凝视中的他者与自我--评厄德里克《踩影》中的凝视现象

Self and Other in Gaze——Study of “Gaze” in Shadow Tag

厄德里克在小说《踩影》中通过对凝视的思考,一方面折射了男权话语对女性的观看,另一方面也反映了当代印第安文化成为主流文化观看对象的情境。被凝视者被剥夺了自我表达的机会,成为他者话语建构的产物,但是作家通过小说也指出可以通过虚假呈现、混乱男性和主流社会原有的视域框架,形成相互观看的关系;在相互观看的过程中使得凝视者和被凝视者都能反观自我,达到一种对自我的理解和对他者的理解。

Based on various theories on“gaze”,this essay investigates Louise Erdrich’s concern on this phenomenon in her new novel Shadow Tag.The relationship between Irene and Gil reflects two kinds of gaze:man looking at woman,white society looking at Indian culture.On the one hand,the object of gaze is usually deprived of the right of self-expression and thus might employ false narrative so as to shift the direction of gaze and subvert the original power discourse.On the other hand,through the gaze,the subject might attain deeper understanding towards others and self as well.