由「人妖曾秋皇事件」暨相關新聞看媒體報導之跨性別建構論述產製

Analyzing Media Representation in Transgender Construction Discourse: Insights from the "Renyao Zeng Qiuhuang" Case and Related News

王浩翔(Hao-Hsiang Wang)

《中科大學報》 10卷1期 (2023/12) Pp. 123-145

https://doi.org/10.6902/JNTUST.202312_10(1).0007

摘要

國府播遷來臺後，媒體的跨性別建構論述產製，主要源自於兩大事件：一為「謝尖順事件」，另一件即為「人妖曾秋皇事件」。前者形塑了社會對於「變性」後成為正常／正統性別身體的鼓勵與讚許，後者則象徵了整體社會文化對於「異常身體」的規訓與懲戒。本文以1950年代的「人妖曾秋皇事件」媒體報導為研究對象，採取女性主義視角與媒體識讀的思考框架，對相關新聞進行分析與批判，並指出媒體報導背後的性別意識型態與其跨性別建構論述樣貌。同時，本文希望能藉由對於「人妖曾秋皇事件」的探討，讓日趨傳媒化的今日，能對於媒體所提供的「建構性真實」保持批判反思、覺察相關訊息背後所隱藏的強迫性別常規價值觀，據以形塑性別識讀能力。

關鍵字

性別越界 ； 媒體再現 ； 性別政治 ； 他者 ； 性別識讀

並列摘要

In Taiwan during the 1950s, the media's discourse on transgender construction primarily stems from two significant events: the "Xie Jianshun Case" and the "Renyao Zeng Qiuhuang Case." The former event shaped societal encouragement and approval for "sex reassignment" to what is considered a "normal" or "conventional" body. The latter, on the other hand, symbolizes the social discipline and punishment of "abnormal bodies." This article focuses on media reports of the "Renyao Zeng Qiuhuang Case" from the 1950s, employing a feminist perspective and a media literacy framework to critically analyze the relevant news reports. It examines the related news and highlights the gender ideologies and transgender construction discourse embedded within media reporting. Additionally, this article strives to encourage critical reflection on the "constructed reality" presented by the media in today's increasingly mediated world. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing the underlying compulsory gender norms and values concealed within the information, and use this as a foundation to shape the ability of gender literacy for everybody.

並列關鍵字

gender normativity-crossing ； media representation ； gender politics ； the Other ； gender literacy

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