是補充歷史抑或改寫歷史？近廿五年來台灣地區的近代中國與台灣婦女史研究

To Supplement History or Rewrite History? Studies of Modern Chinese and Taiwanese Women's History in Taiwan over the Past Twenty-Five Years

游鑑明(Chen-Ming Yu)

《近代中國婦女史研究》 13期 (2005/12) Pp. 65-105

https://doi.org/10.6352/mhwomen.200512.0065

摘要

關於台灣地區的近代中國或台灣婦女史的研究成果，已有不少學者做了分析，爲避免重覆，本文以再思的角度進行討論。本文首先對台灣地區的近代中國與台灣婦女史研究的緣起、發展及研究方法做概括說明。其次，從三個議題「女性主體的迷思」、「解放了誰？新式的婚姻與家庭制度」、「是承續抑斷裂？近代台灣婦女史與近代中國婦女史」，審視近廿五年來台灣地區的近代中國與台灣婦女史研究，前兩個議題主要分析台灣學者的近代中國婦女史研究，後一個議題，則放在學者的台灣婦女史研究上。最後本文提出，從這三個議題可以看出，台灣地區的近代中國或台灣婦女史的研究學者，在補充歷史也在改寫歷史，建構一個多元非零碎的婦女世界；但本文認爲台灣的近代中國或台灣婦女史的研究雖然累積不少成果，在史料選擇、問題意識提出和研究視野上，可以再提昇；同時，對「爲何研究婦女史？」應該有更清楚的認識，並把各自不同的研究匯聚成完整的婦女歷史，才能讓不是婦女史的研究學者正視婦女歷史，願意在他們書寫的歷史中添加婦女歷史，甚至改寫歷史。

關鍵字

近代中國婦女史 ； 近代台灣婦女史 ； 改寫歷史

並列摘要

Numerous scholars have already provided indepth analyses of the research achievements and contributions in the study of modem Chinese and Taiwanese women's history in Taiwan. In avoiding reiteration, this article adopts an angle of reflection and rethinking in the study of modern Chinese and Taiwanese women's history in Taiwan. First, an elaboration on the origin, development, and research methods is provided. Then, through discussions of three major topics: ”The Myth of the Female Subject,” ”Who Got Emancipated? The New Form of Marriage and Family Institution,” ”Continuation or Disruption? The Modern Taiwanese Women's History and The Modern Chinese Women's History,” this article examines studies of modern Chinese and Taiwanese women's history in Taiwan over the past twenty-five years. The first two topics are mainly based on the analysis of studies done by Taiwanese scholars on the subject of modern Chinese women's history. The last topic emphasizes studies of modern Taiwanese women's history.
Based on its discussion of these three major topics, this article proposes that Taiwanese research on modern Chinese and Taiwanese women's history have been supplementing history and at the same time rewriting history to establish a multicultural yet not fragmentary world of women. Nevertheless, if fruitful achievements have accumulated in the realm of modern Chinese and Taiwanese history, the choices of historical materials, the proposition of research questions, and the scope of research perspective still have room for improvement. At the same time, scholars should have a better understanding of ”why they study women's history” and compile different research together to piece out a more complete women's history . In this way, they can influence scholars outside the field of non-women's history to confront women's history and also encourage them to add women's history as they write and even rewrite history. Numerous scholars have already provided indepth analyses of the research achievements and contributions in the study of modem Chinese and Taiwanese women's history in Taiwan. In avoiding reiteration, this article adopts an angle of reflection and rethinking in the study of modern Chinese and Taiwanese women's history in Taiwan. First, an elaboration on the origin, development, and research methods is provided. Then, through discussions of three major topics: ”The Myth of the Female Subject,” ”Who Got Emancipated? The New Form of Marriage and Family Institution,” ”Continuation or Disruption? The Modern Taiwanese Women's History and The Modern Chinese Women's History,” this article examines studies of modern Chinese and Taiwanese women's history in Taiwan over the past twenty-five years. The first two topics are mainly based on the analysis of studies done by Taiwanese scholars on the subject of modern Chinese women's history. The last topic emphasizes studies of modern Taiwanese women's history.
Based on its discussion of these three major topics, this article proposes that Taiwanese research on modern Chinese and Taiwanese women's history have been supplementing history and at the same time rewriting history to establish a multicultural yet not fragmentary world of women. Nevertheless, if fruitful achievements have accumulated in the realm of modern Chinese and Taiwanese history, the choices of historical materials, the proposition of research questions, and the scope of research perspective still have room for improvement. At the same time, scholars should have a better understanding of ”why they study women's history” and compile different research together to piece out a more complete women's history. In this way, they can influence scholars outside the field of non-women's history to confront women's history and also encourage them to add women's history as they write and even rewrite history.

並列關鍵字

modem Chinese women's history ； modem Taiwanese women's history ； rewriting history

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