经世致用:西南民族大学民族学学科70年建设发展启示——访著名学者西南民族大学万果教授

Practice-Oriented Learning:Insights Gained from the Construction and Development of the Ethnology Discipline at SMU over the Past 70 Years——An Interview with the Famous Scholar,Professor Wan Guo of SMU

西南民族大学民族学学科建立于1951年4月,是西南民族大学建立最早、最为重要、成果最丰硕的王牌学科之一。文章通过对西南民族大学民族学学科负责人、著名学者万果教授的访谈,了解西南民族大学民族学学科70年建设历程、科学研究、文化传承、教育教学、学位点建设、科研成果等内容,文章最后总结民族学学科70年发展建设的启示,揭示了该学科经世致用的学科属性,并对学科未来发展做了规划和展望。

The ethnology discipline of Southwest Minzu University(SMU)was first established in April 1951,and is one of the earliest,most important,and fruitful subject fields of SMU.An interview with Professor Wan Guo,the person in charge of the development of ethnology discipline of SMU,enabled us to understand clearly progression of the academic field of ethnology at SMU over the past 70 years,including its construction process,education and teaching,degree program development,scientific research achievements,and other related aspects.In the interview,Prof.Wan summarizes the insights gained from the 70years of development and construction of the ethnology subject field at SMU,reveals the most important function of the ethnology subject area,i.e.practice-oriented learning,and further devises a plan and outlook for the future development of the field of ethnology subject at SMU.After the founding of the People’s Republic of China,the central government proposed that all ethnic groups within the territory of the People’s Republic of China should be considered equal and should pursue unity while helping each other;in addition,the people’s government should help the members of ethnic communities to expand their political,economic,cultural,and educational undertakings.Against this historical background,the central government decided to found the Minzu University of China in Beijing,the Northwest Minzu University in Lanzhou,the Southwest Minzu University in Chengdu,and the South-Central Minzu University in Wuhan.The Mission of Southwest Minzu University was"to cultivate cadres and train talents in political,economic,cultural,educational,and other fields;to study ethnic issues and ethnic languages of Southwestern China,carry forward and introduce the fine history and culture of all ethnic groups".The discipline of ethnology at SMU was born in response to historical conditions and in its early days was able to obtain many important achievements.For instance,the SMU Minzu Museum,building on the support of the ethnology discipline has collected more than 10,000 cultural relics of more than 30 ethnic minorities in Sichuan,Yunnan,Guizhou,Tibet,Hunan,Heilongjiang,and other provinces and regions;the accomplishments in for example concerning Tibetan Studies,Yi Studies,Qiang Studies,Naxi Studies,and Miao Studies at SMU have been substantial as well;finally,cooperation with other universities and research institutions at home and abroad is very frequent.In conclusion,for more than 70 years,the ethnology discipline of SMU has given full play to its discipline motto of practice-oriented learning,and it has achieved fruitful results worthy of the times by firmly relying on faculty and student body,and cadres and the ethnic peoples themselves.What is more,it has attained true academic status for specialized discipline of ethnology,provided strong support for the development of SMU as a whole,and also established a sense of honor,developed a sense of gain and a sense of happiness for the majority of teachers and students.As for the blueprint for the development of the ethnology discipline of SMU,Wan states the ethnology discipline at SMU will make an effort to achieve new and greater progress in its field by adopting"forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation"as its main principle,firmly following the proper path for solving ethnic problems with Chinese characteristics,and to build a common spiritual home for the Chinese nation while promoting communication,interaction,and integration among ethnic groups.