民族走廊研究的区域方法论以西南边疆为中心的考察

The Regional Methodology of Ethnic Corridor Studies:An Exploration on the Southwest Boarder Area

既往关于民族走廊的研究多倾向于对走廊概念、范围的界定,以及各民族构成与民族文化产业的发掘利用等方面,这使得“线性通道”或“线性空间”的研究取向具有统摄地位。针对这一不足,尝试提出民族走廊研究的区域方法论,主张从西南边疆民族走廊的地理、文化空间出发,建立起与更大区域范围的关联性,通过走廊、通道连接的网络体系,呈现出区域“内外”“上下”的关系结构和历史脉络。在研究中,既要关注西南边疆走廊、通道内部少数民族群体之间互动演进的历史,同时也要把国家力量、汉族移民、汉文化传播等之前被忽略的内容纳入其中,才能突破相对局限的“民族叙事”模式,把研究视野提升到一个更为广阔的领域。

Previous studies on ethnic corridors tend to focus on the definition of the concept and scope of the corridor,the composition of ethnic groups and the exploitation and utilization of ethnic cultural industries.Thus,the research orientations on“linear passage”or“linear space”have a dominant position.In view of this shortcoming,this paper tries to put forward a regional methodology for ethnic corridor research,advocating that the ethnic corridor in the southwest border area,based on its geographical and cultural space,should establish a correlation with a larger regional scope.Through the network system formed by the corridors and channels,it presents the structural relationships and historical context of the“inside”and“outside”,as well as the“upper”and“lower”levels within the region.In conducting research,it is important to not only focus on the historical interactions and developments among ethnic minority groups within the corridors and channels of the southwest borderlands,but also incorporate previously overlooked factors such as state power,Han migration,and the spread of Han culture.Only by doing so can we break free from the relatively limited“ethnic narrative”model and elevate our research perspectives to a broader domain.