美国的美国研究:基于学科发展视角

A Disciplinary Perspective on American Studies in America

美国本土的美国研究是20世纪20年代社会和思想变革的产物,其根本属性是政治性,研究领域具有跨学科特点,并呈现出明显的跨国性。因深受美国社会的矛盾冲突和各种思潮的影响,美国的美国研究始终充满了问题、争辩、机遇与挑战。美国的美国研究在学科发展、范式、研究路径、研究对象、目标、任务以及人才培养模式等方面都具有明显的“本土性”。在当前世界处于百年未有之大变局的背景下,推动构建具有中国特色的美国研究学科体系,培养国家需要的美国研究人才,具有重要的现实意义和学术价值。

After nearly one hundred years of development,the discipline of American Studies in America has displayed its distinctive character.The United States'American Studies is essentially a product of social changes and shifting intellectual tides.It is political by its very nature as well as academic,interdisciplinary and transnational.Under the strong influence from America's social conflicts and intellectual currents,American Studies in the U.S.has been growing amidst questions,debates,opportunities and challenges.American Studies in America reflects its regionality in terms of disciplinary development,paradigms,approaches,research targets,purposes and tasks,and the training of students with interdisciplinary methods.In the context of great global changes,it is highly important to promote American Studies as a discipline and an area of study for both undergraduate and graduate programs in Chinese universities and colleges.