「異族」新聞與俗識／視：「點石齋畫報」的帝國南方

Faces of Ethnic Others in Press: Dianshizhai Pictorial's Southern Chinese Empire

晚清時期創刊於上海的《點石齋畫報》，在中國媒體傳播的視覺轉向上，具有舉足輕重的地位。本研究擬分析該刊四千多幅圖像報導中，有關清帝國南方異族的描繪。《點石齋畫報》的出現，顯示上海新興的都會生活，進入一個講求新聞時效與視覺性的社會，在此情境下，有關南方異族的紀錄型態，在口語傳說、方志記載，與苗蠻圖繪之外，又增添了新聞報導和圖像，成為通俗知識與共同想像。本文的目的之一是探究南方異族如何在此新型態傳媒中，被賦予各種傳奇獸貌及敗德陋俗，其二是分析畫報中之廣東連州猺人與臺灣番人，在連串征伐、綏撫的新聞事件裡，如何具像地呈現，進而檢視南方異族的視覺表現，如何從凝滯的無時間性狀態，躍進快速變動的國家征伐和帝國競奪裡。

First published in Shanghai during the late Qing dynasty, the Dianshizhai Pictorial has been regarded as a pivotal visual shift in Chinese press history. This study aims to analyze the paper's depictions of Southern Chinese ethnic 'others' from over four thousand illustrations during its decade-long publication. The release of the Dianshizhai Pictorial established Shanghai as a fast-changing metropolitan with a newfound demand for news efficiency and visual effectiveness. Under such circumstances, the understanding of Southern ethnic 'others' transformed from oral traditions, historical records, and Miao-Man portraits to easily accessible illustrations that fostered a common perception amongst its readers. The first purpose of this study is to investigate how the Southern Chinese ethnic 'others' came to be assigned negative stereotypes such as being animal-like and uncivilized, while the second goal is to investigate the impact of Dianshizhai Pictorial on public perception regarding the conquest and pacification of the Yao of Guangdong and Taiwanese aborigines. From detailed analysis of both texts and pictures, this study shows how late 19th-century mass media visual representations affected traditionally timeless views of Southern Chinese ethnic 'others' amidst a rapidly changing society during an era of state conquest and Sino-Japanese empire conflicts.