「臺灣日記研究」的回顧與展望

Diary Research in Taiwan: Retrospect and Prospect

日記資料陸續出土，成為臺灣史研究有別於官方史料的重要史料之一，是近一、二十年的事。連續性、跨時代且長期性的日記，既是衝決斷代、結合兩個時代重要而關鍵的史料；又能傳達有異於掌握治權者觀點的歷史敘述，為研究者所不能忽視。臺灣日記研究的展開，雖有賴於記主家屬的諒解與承諾，也應歸功於經過句讀、解讀、數位化、出版、召開研討會，最終完成日記知識庫的建置，這一系列前置性作業。現今由中央研究院臺灣史研究所建置的「臺灣日記知識庫」，方便學術界同時檢索、利用多種日記，更幫助了上百位博、碩士生完成其論文。近來日記的研究，不只限於研究日記的內容，而逐漸重視研究個人精神史與時代氛圍，並經由不同記主針對某些政治事件的反應，來了解其認同。經由本文對臺灣日記研究的介紹，可知臺灣史學界研究日記的過程、成果與現況，以及往後擴充日記知識庫的內容、多召開研討會，加強與國外學者的交流，並增加日記研究人數，是未來要邁進的方向。

The past two decades had seen increasing discovery of diary materials and their growing importance as a source material for research, complementary to official historical records. Diary series stretching over years and across eras not only contain crucial insights of the past epochs but also offer historical narratives from a personal perspective of commoners rather than those in power, thus making dairy materials worthy of in-depth exploration. Diary research in Taiwan began in 1991 with the study of Lin Hsien-t'ang's diary, followed by its publication and the establishment of the Taiwan Diary Knowledge Bank. From the traditional focus on diary contents, the emphasis of diary research has gradually extended to the analysis of the evolution of personal beliefs and attitudes of individual diarists as well as the prevalent mood and thinking of the times. Moreover, examining the reactions of diarists toward events would shed light on their political stance.