美国汉学史研究之反思

Reflections on the Research History of American Sinology

本文基于作者对汉学的动态认识,专门对美国汉学史研究做出反思,将它视为“生命之学”,着力论证美国汉学的演变过程,分析其主要特点、学科变化。同时,结合笔者的学术研究经历,从跨文化角度入手,对中美两国学者的研究范式及转换做出比较研究,提出注重个案研究、认识论研究,为美国汉学研究的未来发展注入活力。

Based on the author’s understanding of sinology,this paper reflects on the research history of sinology in the United States,demonstrates the evolution of American sinology,and analyzes the changes of its main characteristics.Meanwhile,combined with the author’s academic research experience and the cross-cultural perspective,this paper makes a comparative study on the research paradigms,the exchanges between Chinese and American scholars,then puts that attention should be paid to case studies and epistemological studies,so as to inject vitality into the study of American sinology in the future.