"反对阐释"的文化批判向度——关于桑塔格《疾病的隐喻》

《疾病的隐喻》是桑塔格对于疾病隐喻的质疑与批判。桑塔格通过考察诸如结核病、癌症、艾滋病等疾病如何在社会的演绎中,从仅仅是身体的一种病,被隐喻成一种道德评判、心理评判的过程,揭露了意义"阐释"的荒谬性和压迫性。这部文集是桑塔格从文化批判的角度对"反对阐释"理论的进一步阐发,是一部文化批判的经典之作。

Culture-critical Dimension of "Against Interpretation": ——On Metaphor of Illness by Susan Sontag

Metaphor of Illness as used by Sontag questions and criticizes the metaphor of illness.Sontag reveals that any interpretation of meaning is absurd and oppressive by examining how illness such as tuberculosis,cancer and AIDS is metaphorized as a moral and mental judgement from a mere physical illness.The collection further expatiates upon her theory on "against interpretation" from a culture-critical point of view and is a classic on cultural criticism.