英文摘要 |
The question of identity is critical in Taiwan, while the case of Kinmen plays a special role in this regard because of its geo-historical position. As such, this research elaborates a relational perspective to study the representation of its three main types of museums, which are the minan (閩南), battlefield (戰地), and qiaoxiang (僑鄉), and to demonstrate the communitas of Kinmen’s identity. These museums are constructed mostly in the course of democratization, within which the symbolic struggle between Republic of China and Taiwan plays a central role, and leads to the construction of Kinmen’s identity. In other words, Kinmen’s identity is constructed vis-a-vis Taiwan on the one hand, and represents the communitas of “ROC-Taiwan” on the other. This is because Kinmen not only takes Taiwan as internal Other, but also intertwines itself with Taiwan in the construction of an imagined community, named “ROC-Taiwan”, which is the mainstream discourse of national identity of the present time. Yet, Kinmen’s museums demonstrate much more abundantly the image of the “ROC-Taiwan” among others, with their respective configurations. As a result, these museums represent Kinmen’s local identity and nation identity at the same time. Thus, the concept of fourthspace is capable of demonstrating the elaboration of identity in Kinmen. Moreover, the representation of the three types of museums manifests soundly the fact that the existence of Kinmen itself realizes the idea of social responsibility since it leads not only to the social inclusion and plurality, but also and more importantly to the reminder of “ROC-Taiwan” as a whole. |