契约华工历史话语的另一面:抗争与“越界”——以汤亭亭的《中国佬》为例

发布时间：2019-08-19 17:04

【摘要】：论文以美国华裔作家汤亭亭的作品《中国佬》为文本,在当时种族歧视的社会历史语境中,探讨了以伯公和阿公为代表的契约华工抗争和"越界"的行为与策略。以伯公为代表的夏威夷种植园契约华工以"捣蛋鬼"的形象,通过制造麻烦来拒绝被驯化,逾越"不许说话"的戒律;以阿公为代表的铁路契约华工,则通过罢工来争取和白人同工同酬的待遇。他们的"越界"行为既是对华工主体性的宣示,也是对现有契约华工历史话语的一种反拨。正是在不停地跨越或隐或明的边界的过程中,华人才逐步扩展自己在海外的生存空间,改变主流社会对华人的刻板印象。
[Abstract]:Based on the work of Chinese American writer Hong Ting-ting, this paper discusses the behavior and strategy of contract Chinese workers' struggle and "crossing the line" represented by Grandpa and Grandpa in the social and historical context of racial discrimination at that time. The Hawaiian plantation contract Chinese workers, represented by Grandpa, refused to be domesticated by creating trouble and exceeded the precepts of "no talking", while the railway contract Chinese workers represented by Grandpa fought for equal pay for equal work with whites through strikes. Their behavior of "crossing the boundary" is not only a declaration of the subjectivity of Chinese workers, but also a backwash to the historical discourse of the existing contract Chinese workers. It is in the process of constantly crossing or hidden or clear boundaries that the Chinese gradually expand their living space abroad and change the stereotypical impression of the mainstream society on the Chinese.
【作者单位】：南京大学外国语学院;中国矿业大学外文学院;
【基金】：2016年江苏省高校哲学社会科学基金项目“美国华人新移民英语文学中的‘越界’现象研究”(2016SJD750036) 2016年教育部人文社会科学研究青年基金项目“跨越时空的沟通与救赎——科伦·麦凯恩小说的空间解读”(16YJC752005)的研究成果
【分类号】：D634.3

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