建構臺中城市主體性：城市運動的懷舊現代性與社群想像

Construction Subjectivity of City: Nostalgia Modernity and Imagined Communities in Taichung City

本文旨在探討臺中歷經城市運動，民間團體與政府如何以日治時期懷舊現代性作為城市意象並重新建構臺中城市主體性。日治時期市區改正使臺中成為現代都市，至今仍為臺中引以為傲的現代化過程。百年後的現代，面對中區的「衰敗」前任市長胡志強以開發思維重整中區，將拆除部分日治建築。拆除過程卻產生文史團體以「保留臺中城市起源」的城市運動並影響政策。現任林佳龍上任後，市政府肯認舊城區作為都市意象，並接受運動團體提議保留舊有日治時期空間。面對不同主政者與社會運動，本文企圖理解日治時期何以成為文史團體的保存運動的時代和意象基準。研究顯示保存運動強化了日本殖民現代性的美好，企圖以想像共同體創造臺中主體論述。因此本文主張社會運動背後除了懷舊情懷之外，懷舊現代性的都市溯源反映了當前臺中的主體焦慮，並以日本殖民現代性作為開發主義下的城市意義和參照點。

This article aims to explain citizen how to use Japanese style old building to create imagined communities of Taichung City. Taichung City was built by Japan government in 1910. During this period, urban planning made Taichung to be a modernization. After a century, Taichung City keeps urbanization but central district. Because the core of city move to west district, central district decrease population and economic activity. Former mayor-Hu tried to rebuild central district. His policy wants to build new infrastructure and demolishes old structure; however, it brought citizen resistance. Citizen collected information during the Japanese colonial period, and claim city is for Citizen. Thus, Citizen created association to resist Hu government that demolishes old structure. After mayoral election 2014, Lin had elected. Lin accepted citizen proposal, and this proposal turn to be part of urban policy. In this empirical study shows how citizen emphasis Japanese style old building and claim the important image of Taichung. The association use conservation issues to evoke people sense of belonging. They launch Social movement appealing people to recognize how important historical issue in the Taichung City. The associations, who launch this social movement, not only care historical issue but also think what Subjectivity of Taichung City is. Therefore, citizen's social movement cannot seem to be a nostalgic, instead create Taichung city of Subjectivity, building an imagined communities in Taichung.