后殖民理论视角下《天生有罪》中的身份认同研究

Ethnic Identity Research in Born a Crime from the Perspective of Post-Colonial Theory

《天生有罪》讲述了南非混血儿特雷弗•诺亚在种族隔离制度背景下的成长经历。有色人种的身份让他用独特的视角讲述了后殖民时代少数族裔群体的生活和复杂的身份认同过程。文章从霍米•巴巴的后殖民理论框架中的少数族裔角度出发,分析了诺亚成为少数族裔的历史社会成因,影响其身份认同的包括社会、家庭等因素的成长经历,以及其面对身份认同的认知困境。旨在让少数族裔的声音不湮没与世界主义的浪潮之中,消减世界种族歧视,促进全人类的和谐共生。

Born a Crime tells the story of South African hybrid Trevor Noah in the background of apartheid. As a colored person, he narrates the lives and complex ethnic identity recognition process of Post-Colonial minority groups in a unique way. From the perspective of minority in the framework of Post-Colonial Theory of Homi Bhabha, this paper analyzes the historical and social causes of Noah’s becoming a minority, the social and family factors in his growth experience which leads to his identity recognition and the cognitive dilemma when he has to choose an ethnic identity. It aims to keep the voices of minorities from disappearing in the tide of cosmopolitanism, eliminate the color bar and promote the harmonious coexistence of all mankind.