这个时代的创伤焦虑

杰弗瑞·亚历山大针对传统的“文化的社会学”提出了“文化社会学”的概念，后者强调文化的自主性。在此理论要求下，亚历山大所提出的“文化创伤”问题的核心是创伤表征。这个时代的社会症候之一即为创伤焦虑，也就是因表征失效而引起社会性焦虑并导致生活政治的失效。亚历山大通过“表演和权力”之间的微妙关系探讨了有效表征创伤的可能性，只有如此，不可见的社会表演才能成功，才能令权力的实施自然可信。创伤表征也应当关注表征边界的问题。受其文化社会学的影响，亚历山大较少讨论创伤治疗的问题，在正确表征创伤的前提下，这是我们未来努力的方向。

Jeffrey C Alexander creates the conception “cultural sociology” instead of “sociology of culture” and the former focuses on “cultural autonomy” In this context, the conception “cultural trauma” also by Alexander pays more attention to representation of trauma As one of social symptoms, traumatic anxiety is rooted from failed representation of trauma and then results in social anxiety and failed life politics Alexander explores multiple possibilities of efficient representation of trauma with the subtle relationship between “performance and power”. In his opinion, social performance is successful only if it is invisible and with it implementation of power is believable Representation of trauma also should focuses on the border of representation In his theory of cultural sociology, Alexander seldom discusses the issue of curing trauma However, on the base of efficient and correct representation of trauma, curing trauma should be our future which we fight for.