女性解放与新文学中的性别启蒙书写

Women’s Emancipation and Gender Enlightening Writings in Modern Chinese Literature

借言情的框架讲述启蒙故事是“五四”以来新文学的一个重要现象,其文本特征在于利用女性解放表现新思潮的社会影响,两性关系同时也是精神导师与追随者的关系。“五四”以来对此类性别启蒙书写反思不断,揭示出性别政治与启蒙权力的共谋。革命话语继承了此种思路,表现性别压迫也因此具备了特定的政治内涵,但女性固化的“受害者”身份同时也悬置了她们独立发声的可能,产生了新的言情——启蒙模式。在利用性别修辞的同时,如何保持启蒙叙事对女性群体的吸引力及其反思活力值得深入探究。

In the modern Chinese literature after May Fourth Movement,there appeared an important phenomenon,that is weaving enlightenment into romantic fiction.One of its text features is to make female emancipation a metaphor of ever-lasting social changes brought about by modern thoughts.Therefore,romantic relationship also refers to a mentor-follower paradigm.Since May Fourth Movement,reflection related to this topic goes on along with the revelation of the interplay between gender politics and enlightenment hierarchy.Revolution discourse followed this way of thinking and writings on gender oppression has,therefore,become political.Yet,perpetuating women’s image as“victim”makes it harder for them to speak aloud and independently,producing a new romantic—enlightenment mode.It deserves further efforts to figure out how to keep it attractive for women when literature incorporates both enlightenment and gender rhetoric.