The thesis is a short review of The Vienna Paradox:A Memoir by Marjorie Perloff,one of the major contemporary American critics.The thesis explores the Vienna paradox from the following three perspectives,namely,the pa...The thesis is a short review of The Vienna Paradox:A Memoir by Marjorie Perloff,one of the major contemporary American critics.The thesis explores the Vienna paradox from the following three perspectives,namely,the paraox of the city Vienna itself,the paradox between the identification of Perloff’s family with the Austrian culture and their Jewish identity,and the paradox between the élite European culture of the pre-World War II era and the more inclusive American democracy.It maintains that Perloff has produced a unique memoir full of intellectual speculations and cultural critique by making a collage of the contradictory cultural memories hidden in her mind.展开更多
美国华裔作家刘柏川在其自传性作品《偶然生为亚裔》(The Accident al Asian)中称自己被叫作"香蕉人",即外"黄"里"白",也就是从外表来看是中国人,但内在的他却是美国人。然而刘柏川的身份认同却没有那么...美国华裔作家刘柏川在其自传性作品《偶然生为亚裔》(The Accident al Asian)中称自己被叫作"香蕉人",即外"黄"里"白",也就是从外表来看是中国人,但内在的他却是美国人。然而刘柏川的身份认同却没有那么简单。研究发现对于"香蕉人"来说,变"白"既是一个无意识的自然过程,也是一个有意识主动寻求融合的漫长痛苦过程,一个从无种族身份意识到渐渐意识到种族身份,继而努力超越种族限制,再到不断探寻身份积极寻求融合,最后偶然间成为亚裔身份代言人并开始正面积极构建自我身份认同的成长过程。研究还发现在身份认同和融合方面,当代美国华裔海二代与他们的父辈海一代呈现出了复杂而微妙的差异。展开更多
文摘The thesis is a short review of The Vienna Paradox:A Memoir by Marjorie Perloff,one of the major contemporary American critics.The thesis explores the Vienna paradox from the following three perspectives,namely,the paraox of the city Vienna itself,the paradox between the identification of Perloff’s family with the Austrian culture and their Jewish identity,and the paradox between the élite European culture of the pre-World War II era and the more inclusive American democracy.It maintains that Perloff has produced a unique memoir full of intellectual speculations and cultural critique by making a collage of the contradictory cultural memories hidden in her mind.
文摘美国华裔作家刘柏川在其自传性作品《偶然生为亚裔》(The Accident al Asian)中称自己被叫作"香蕉人",即外"黄"里"白",也就是从外表来看是中国人,但内在的他却是美国人。然而刘柏川的身份认同却没有那么简单。研究发现对于"香蕉人"来说,变"白"既是一个无意识的自然过程,也是一个有意识主动寻求融合的漫长痛苦过程,一个从无种族身份意识到渐渐意识到种族身份,继而努力超越种族限制,再到不断探寻身份积极寻求融合,最后偶然间成为亚裔身份代言人并开始正面积极构建自我身份认同的成长过程。研究还发现在身份认同和融合方面,当代美国华裔海二代与他们的父辈海一代呈现出了复杂而微妙的差异。
