重写文明史:为何重写,如何重写?(笔谈续)  

Rewriting the History of Civilization:Why and How?(A Seminar Continued)

作　　者： 余佳临 托马斯·比比 李歆蕤(译)  明钰(译) 王斌华[5] David Damrosch;Thomas O.Beebee;Ipshita Chanda

机构地区：[1]哈佛大学,美国马萨诸塞州剑桥市02138 [2]宾夕法尼亚州立大学,美国宾夕法尼亚州斯泰特科利奇19104 [3]四川大学文学与新闻学院,成都610064 [4]印度海德拉巴外国语大学比较文学和英语系,印度泰伦加纳邦海德拉巴市500007 [5]英国利兹大学,英国利兹市LS29JT

出　　处：《四川大学学报（哲学社会科学版）》2023年第5期5-31,190,191,共29页Journal of Sichuan University：Philosophy and Social Science Edition

摘　　要：本期笔谈刊载四位海外学者关于“重写文明史”的讨论成果,作者分别为美国科学院院士、哈佛大学教授大卫·达姆罗什(David Damrosch),美国《比较文学评论》主编、宾夕法尼亚州立大学教授托马斯·比比(Thomas O.BeeBee),印度海德拉巴外国语大学教授伊普希塔·茜达(Ipshita Chanda),英国利兹大学教授王斌华。多元的学术背景为相关讨论带来了全球多元视角,体现出通过“重写文明史”超越单一文明史观,在平等、互鉴、对话、包容中弘扬全球文明蕴含的全人类共同价值的学术立场。This seminar focuses on the discussion of four overseas scholars on the“rewriting the history of civilization.”Their different backgrounds enable us to see different perspectives in this subject,showing that the rewriting of the history of civilization must go beyond a singular view of human civilization,and such rewriting must treat different civilizations equally with an inclusive attitude that encourages dialogues and mutual learning between civilizations.David Damrosch,in his“Toward a History of Histories of Civilizations”,traces the cases of Western scholars non-Eurocentric writing of the history of civilizations,giving us a glimpse into the origins and current status of the“post-Eurocentrism”movement in the Western world since the second half of the twentieth century.“The prefix‘post’,Damrosch argues,acknowledges that Eurocentrism still figures within the expanded presentation,”but in the practice of writing the history of civilization“this is no longer an unreflective portrayal of civilization as essentially Western.”Meanwhile,he raises the question of whether it would better to discuss civilization in singular or multiple terms,or even to replace it with a more broadly applicable term such as‘culture’.He argues that even though“the notion of civilization is pluralized,it tends to favor enduring continuity,usually centered on a few great powers”and therefore believes that“it may be better to speak of individual and regional‘cultures’rather than generalized‘civilizations’”.Thomas Beebee s“World Literary Histories as Rewritings of World Historiography”explores the interconnection between civilization,history and“world literature”through a retrospective reflection on the writing of world literary history by Western scholars.He argues that“the concept of civilization refers to either the whole of cultural achievements,or to an essential feature that runs through the various spheres.”And“not coincidentally,the use of‘civilization’in either of these s

关 键 词：英国利兹大学 美国科学院 外国语大学 比较文学 文明史观 海外学者 多元视角 学术立场 

分 类 号：K103[历史地理—历史学]