“后记忆”之后——“后记忆”概念之探微

After “Postmemory”

随着以"后现代"为代表的多个"后"概念不断遭到质疑甚至颠覆,玛丽安·赫希提出的"后记忆"概念岌岌可危。"后记忆"描述了大屠杀幸存者后代的隔代记忆,强调创伤影响跨越代际距离的持续存在。本文以大屠杀亲历者后代的纪实叙事以及小说《噩梦父亲》为例分析记忆与后记忆的关系,展现幸存者无论沉默还是健谈都会导致与子女之间话语交流不畅、情感交流失败的问题,从而质疑后记忆中创伤影响的跨代延续,进而推翻后记忆的存在。

Many ＂post-＂ terms, especially ＂postmodernism＂, are being questioned and subverted, which threatens the existence of ＂postmemory＂ proposed by Marianne Hirsch. ＂Postmemory＂ describes the ＂memory＂ of Holocaust survivors＇ children, emphasizing the transmission and continuation of traumatic effects from one generation to the next. By taking as examples the documentary narratives and the novel Nightfather by Holocaust survivors＇ children, this article analyzes the relationship between memory and postmemory, shows the failure of discursive and emotional communication between survivors, whether silent or talkative, and their children, and questions the inter-generational transmission of trauma, thus denies the validity of postmemory.