后殖民理论及其意义

后殖民理论的先驱是一批旅居西欧的非洲知识分子 ,他们在 2 0世纪 5 0、6 0年代对殖民主义给殖民地遗留的问题进行思考。 2 0世纪 80、90年代 ,后殖民主义成为流行世界的文化思潮。作为后殖民主义的原创性理论 ,主要包括赛义德的“东方主义“、“文化霸权”理论 ;斯皮瓦克的“边缘中心化”理论 ;霍米·巴巴的“含混矛盾的杂糅”、“文化差异性发布”、“第三度空间”理论。后殖民理论呈现出复杂性、理论对抗性和两重性的特点 ,但其文化贡献和社会意义非常明显 :对“欧洲中心论”文化立场的批判、东方民族的文化建设和民主进程的推进都具有重要价值。

Postcolonial Theory and its Significance

The pioneers of postcolonial theory were a group of A frican intellectuals who lived in western Europe. They thought about the question of colony which was left by colonialism in 1950s and 1960s. In 1980s and 1990s, postcolonial theory became a cultural trend in all over the world. The original theory mainly included Edward W.Said's theory of "Orientalism", "The difference between culture", "The third space". Though the postcolonial theory has the character of complication, duality and confrontation, it has culture and society value: it can advanced the criticism of "European-centre", oriental nation's culture and democray.