“东方主义”与“西方”话语权力——对萨义德“东方主义”的反思

Orientalism and Western Rhetorical Power——reflecting upon E.W.Said's Orientalism

萨义德的《东方学》是后殖民主义理论的奠基之作。文章从对东方主义含义的分析开始 ,以承接和递进的关系探讨东方及东方文化的真实性、质疑西方文化的纯粹性和独立性、论述东方主义话语的权力内质及萨义德的双重身份和处境。最后 ,止笔于中国该如何定义自身文化 ,向新世纪的知识分子提出了问题和要求。

Said's Orientalism is regarded as a foundation work of post-colonialism theory. Attempting to offer an analysis on Orientalism as its starting point, this essay analyzes the authenticities of the East and eastern culture by a connective and progressive way, queries the purity and independence of western culture, expounds on the power essence of orientalism rhetoric and Said's dual identifications and positions, and finally ends the writing by proposing a question and requirement of how China should define its own culture to the intellectuals of the new century.