在香港的英屬殖民時期，“混血兒（Eurasian）被限定為一個特別的種族分類。其身份在殖民主義和種族主義的多重迫力下被限定和汙名化，其社會境遇一路荊棘，深受社會道德機制的譴責與排斥。然而，在當代香港的後殖民語境中，混血兒的境遇發生了戲劇性的變化。“混血兒作為“種族分類(racial category)已然消失，現在則普遍以一種美化的象徵性身份（emblematic identity）概念而存在。人們對混血兒的認識亦脫離了種族與階級背景，而更多地建立在一種文化想像上。它甚至成為了“國際化的代名詞和“優生的標準之一，被媒體審美刻板化及商品化。本文觀察了香港混血兒在殖民時期與後殖民時期中的境遇變遷，通過研究“混血兒概念的建立、消失、和回潮，剖析“種族（race）是如何在不同語境中被建構的，並試圖解構種族理論、種族主義的政治、社會與文化淵源。 / Within Hong Kong, the term “Eurasian once designated a stigmatized racial category, a group of “natural aberrations that were positioned in an embarrassing social niche within colonial society. As a consequence of this, Eurasians experienced severe racism and intense social pressures. In keeping pace with the end of colonialism and the rise of the new global capitalist order, the racial category of “Eurasian has been abandoned. However, somewhat surprisingly, the status of Eurasians in this day and age has been dramatically reversed. It now only exists as a descriptive term for a desirable physical type, which is assumed, to some extent, to be emblematic of “natural beauty. Being “Eurasian has now become a locally imagined “superior result of reproduction. By examining the creation, decline, and recent rebirth of the concept of “Eurasian, I hope to raise several important questions about race. Applying historical research to the construction of race requires analysis of how shifting political and social power dynamics have shaped the realization and so-called “authenticity of the “Eurasian category. At a broader level, this study seeks to add to the debate about how the idea of “race is constrained by political, social and cultural factors, and how people culturally imagine “the science of race in different social contexts. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Deng, Yuanye. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 216-227). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts also in Chinese. / Acknowledgment --- p.vi / Figure Caption --- p.vii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Statement of the Problem and Scope of Research --- p.1 / Historical Background and Theoretical Context --- p.8 / Methodology --- p.26 / Chapter Overview --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Eurasians in Early Colonial Hong Kong --- p.34 / Introduction --- p.35 / Stigmatization of Eurasians --- p.38 / Desiring to be Another: “Passing --- p.59 / Eurasians’ Roles in Colonial Hong Kong --- p.68 / Conclusion --- p.75 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Disappearance and the Return of “Eurasian --- p.80 / Introduction --- p.80 / Disappearance of “Eurasian in Post-colonial Hong Kong --- p.82 / The Return of “Eurasian --- p.96 / Conclusion --- p.106 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Eurasians in the Post-Colonial Period --- p.108 / Introduction --- p.108 / “Mixed Beauty: The Fantasized Idea of Eurasians --- p.111 / Approaching Eurasian Beauty --- p.132 / What Do Eurasians Think of the “Eurasian Look? --- p.142 / Conclusion --- p.147 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- The Contemporary Cultural Meaning of “Eurasian --- p.150 / Introduction --- p.150 / “Eurasian Beauty: A Locally Driven Aesthetic --- p.151 / The Cultural Meaning of “Eurasian Today --- p.161 / Living as a Eurasian in Contemporary Hong Kong --- p.167 / Conclusion --- p.184 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.188 / Racialized “Eurasian --- p.188 / Deconstructing the “Scientific Notion of Race --- p.204 / Bibliography --- p.216
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_328113 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Contributors | Deng, Yuanye., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | electronic resource, electronic resource, remote, 1 online resource ([7], 227 leaves) : col. ill. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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