英文摘要 |
This study draws on historical literature to analyze the formation and reformation of the collective memory of 'hsiang-t'u literature' 鄉土文學, a genre developed in Taiwan during the 1970s, It points out that the development and interpretation of this new literary genre was originally motivated by a rekindled Chinese nationalism of the 1970s. In the post-1980 period, however, the collective memory of hsiang-t'u literature was reshaped by an emerging Taiwanese nationalism. The findings highlight the fact that collective memory consists mainly of a structured narrative of collective experience and that collective memory and identity are mutually constructed. Finally, the paper critiques the evolutionary and teleological excesses of collective memory that might constituter a barrier to the understanding of Taiwan's past. |