從羅蘭巴特（R. Barthes）的符號論解讀「農村再生條例」的意義

2010年8月4日總統公布實施「農村再生條例」，希望以之改善農村現狀，並提升農村生活品質，達成建設富麗新農村的目標。但從報章雜誌中得知，立法委員、學界、社運界、民間團體及農民團體等，對此條例賦予了不同的意義。本研究引用巴特（R. Barthes）的符號論作為研究途徑，因此將「農村再生條例」看成是一個被人符碼化的符號，並進而闡述其意義結構。意義結構包含語言層面的直接意指，以及神話層面的三種文化意義，分別是含蓄意指、迷思與象徵。對於「農村再生條例」的意義，本文是持正面的價值，亦即偏向於引用含蓄意指，肯定「農村再生條例」。質言之，本文認為，一方面，馬總統親率農業部門為農民而努力，應給予正面的肯定，這是愛民的總統希望受到支持與肯定的表現；另一方面，筆者服務於農業部門，從中深刻體會到「農村再生條例」在立法與政策執行的過程中，皆強調主動積極地服務農民及宣導政策。即使如此，筆者從巴特的符號論也深刻感知，答案是因視角而異，而視角又因個人的人生體會與工作經驗而異，所以筆者的理解只是一種「自我理解」，因此應該秉持一種「不執著的肯定」來看待任何答案。

關鍵字

農村再生條例；羅蘭巴特；符號論；自我理解

並列摘要

Rural Regeneration Act (Act for short) was put into effect by President Ma on August 4th, 2010. The Act hopes to improve the life quality of farmers and achieves the goal of enriching farmers. However, different viewpoints regarding to the Act exist among legislators, scholars, non-governmental organizations, and agricultural organizations. This study applies the symbolism of Roland Barthes, treats the Act as a symbol, and discusses the structure of meaning which includes denotation and three kinds of meanings in mythological aspects – connotation, myth and symbol. According to the study’s result, we are supportive of the Act and hold positive attitude toward the efforts made by President Ma along with the Department of Agriculture. On the other hand, as serving in the Department of Agriculture, we also deeply realize that the Act emphasizes relentless service and policy promotion over the course of law-making and law-enforcement. Nevertheless, interpretation of the results of applying Barthes’ symbolism may differ. The difference may reflect an individual’s viewpoint about the life, and his/her working experience. This study’s result is only one of self-understanding and we should be open to other interpretations.