人類學與歷史學的對話？一點反省與建議

Dialogue between Anthropology and History?-Comments and Suggestions

林開世(Kai-Shyh Lin)

《臺大文史哲學報》 59期 (2003/11) Pp. 11-29

https://doi.org/10.6258/bcla.2003.59.02

摘要

所謂「歷史與人類學的對話」是建立在我們認為這兩個學科各具有一些知識上本質，可以透過對話來達到互惠互補的效果，這樣的假設之上。然而我們從這兩個學科的歷史發展與互相採借的成果來看，我們會發現他們引起的問題上比解決的問題更多更複雜。因此，我建議應當問的問題是為什麼歷史學與人類學會被置於這個對話的地位？它們在知識系譜學上的地位為何？特別是他們與近代殖民主義脈絡中的權力運作之間的關係為何？這樣的問題，將打破傳統的學科界限，挑戰我們習以為常的分析範疇，進而警覺到各種知識與權力的形式如何構成改變社會現實。

關鍵字

殖民主義 ； 歷史編撰學 ； 歷史人類學 ； 檔案

並列摘要

The so-called ”dialogue between History and Anthropology” assumes that each discipline occupies its own epistemological space and that the exchange between historians and anthropologists will result in a more well-rounded understanding of historical phenomena. I find this assumption highly questionable, and suggest that the exchange often create more problems than intended. Thus, I believe we should question the existing disciplinary boundaries and trace the genealogies of History and Anthropology to their modern formations, particularly in their colonial contexts. This new investigation will reveal traces of power/knowledge maneuvers in the consolidation of colonial order, and render the established division of knowledge domains problematic.

並列關鍵字

Colonialism ； historiography ； historical anthropology ； archive

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