課程簡介

中文課程名稱：臺灣小說與戰後都市經驗
英文課程名稱：Taiwan Fiction and Postwar Urban Experience
授課教師：陳榮彬
學分數：3 學分
開課單位：臺灣文學研究所
建立日期：2013 年 9 月

課程概述

本課程之重點在大量閱讀戰後臺灣小說之英文譯本，期能藉此深入了解從一九四九年以後到二十世紀末的臺灣小說中所反映出之都市經驗。與臺灣小說有關之都市自然以臺北為主，但同時也包括了其他都市，例如林海音的北平、白先勇的紐約與芝加哥，以及楊青矗筆下的高雄。
　　此一課程分成兩個部分。在一週的導論過後，第一組指定閱讀作業以各個不同時期作家分類：包括「五零年代懷鄉書寫」的林海音（《城南舊事》）、「六零年代現代主義」的白先勇（《孽子》與關於其他城市的短篇小說）、「七零年代鄉土寫實主義」的陳映真（「華盛頓大樓」系列短篇小說）與黃春明（短篇小說〈小寡婦〉），以及「八零年代都市文學」的黃凡（〈人人需要秦德夫〉、〈東埔街〉與〈雨夜〉等短篇小說）與張大春（短篇小說〈公寓導遊〉、〈遼寧街116巷〉與長篇小說《野孩子》）等等。
　　第二組指定閱讀作業以五個不同主題來進行分類，包括：「都市與婚姻」、「都市與勞動」、「都市與政治」、「都市與眷村」以及「都市與消費」。第一個主題探討都市人婚姻中外遇與離婚的問題（李昂、朱天文與朱天心），第二個主題探討都市人的工作問題（楊青矗、袁瓊瓊與蕭颯），第三、第四個主題探討都市生活的政治面向，聚焦1987年解嚴後都市生活的種種改變（黃凡、張　大春、朱天心與張啟疆），第五個主題則以朱天文與朱天心姊妹的短篇作品探討世紀末都市生活中的消費文化。
By reading extensively the works of postwar Taiwan fiction in English translation, this course aims at exploring the urban experience as reflected in the Taiwan fiction from 1949 to the end of the 20th century. The focus, of course, should be Taipei, but we also include the Peking of Lin Hai-yin [林海音], the New York and Chicago of Pai Hsien-yung [白先勇], and the Kaohsiung of Yang Ch’ing-ch’u [楊青矗].
This course can be seen as divided into two parts. First, after the introduction after the first week, the first group of assigned readings include works of writers from different periods: Lin Hai-yin of the 50s (Memories of Peking), Pai Hsien-yung (Crystal Boys) of the Modernist 60s, Chen Ying-chen (the “Washington Building” series stories) and Huang Chun-ming (“The Young Widow”) of the Nativist-realist 70s, and Haung Fan (“Tung-pu Street” and “Rainy Night”) and Chang Ta-chun (“A Guided Tour of the Apartment Complex,” “Alley 116, Liaoning Street,” and Wild Kids) of the urban-fiction 80s.
The second group of readings focuses on five different themes, which are “the city and marriage,” “the city and labor,” “the city and politics,” “the city and compounds of military families,” and “the city and consumption.” The first theme explores city people’s problems of extramarital affairs and divorce, the second the problems the working class in the city faces, the third and fourth the political aspects of city life after the 1987 lift of martial law in Taiwan, and, finally, the fifth the consumption culture in the fin-de-siecle city. The writers included in this groups are Li Ang [李昂], the Chu sisters [朱天文與朱天心], Hsiao Sa [蕭颯], Yang Ch’ing-ch’u [楊青矗], and Chang Chi-jiang [張啟疆].

課程目標

這門課的目標在教導同學如何從結構與主題的觀點去探討臺灣小說與戰後都市經驗的關係。所謂「結構」的觀點，除了都市內部空間結構（例如《孽子》中所隱含的東西區結構，鄉土寫實小說所隱含的城鄉結構）與社經結構之外，還要注意臺灣的都市在世界的現代化歷程中與其他國際都市之間可能產生的比較（相似）與對照（相異）關係，因此每一個都市背後其實都有一個更廣大的「全球化結構」。
　　其次，透過主題研究的角度，我們可以看出，自從「都市」從十八世紀末成為歐洲與英美小說的主要題材以來，寫實主義、自然主義、現代主義以及後現代主義所要探討的，不外乎就是「何謂都市？」這個問題。因此，透過本課程的閱讀與討論，同學們在修課過程中將可以觀察到都市與人的關係。都市對鄉村有何影響？都市對人有何影響？都市內部的居民如何互動？種種互動所建構出的兩性關係、社會階級、經濟模式與政治體制為何？這些重要的問題都將獲得初步的解答。
This course is a preliminary attempt to show the enrolled students some ways to appreciate how Taiwan fiction and postwar urban experience can be related from structural and thematic perspectives. Aside from the spatial structures inherent in the city (for example, the east-west division implied in Crystal Boys and the city-country division in the works of nativist-realism) and the socio-economic structures, what should be given due attention is how Taiwan can be compared and contrasted with other international cities in the process of modernization. Therefore, every city has a more comprehensive structure which is the so-called phenomenon of globalization.
Secondly, from a thematic perspective, it can be seen that, ever since “the city” became the main theme of European and Anglo-American fiction in the late 18th century, what Realism, Naturalism, Modernism and Post-modernism have tried to answer is no more than the question of “What is the city?” Therefore, through all the readings and discussions in class, students should be able to observe the relationship between the city and its people. How does the city affect the country? In what way people are influenced by the city? How the city people interact with one another? And what are the gender relationship, social classes, economic models, and political institutions formed by their interaction? This course will try to bring forth some tentative answers.

課程要求

學生必須事先閱讀小說文本，並於課堂上發表自己之意見。因此一課程為全英文課程，課堂討論將以英文文本為準。
The students are required to participate actively in class discussions, so they should be able to finish the reading assignments for each week.　All the enrolled students have to make two oral presentations in class, one before the midterm exam week, the other after it. This course is not only for foreign students, and the instructor encourages Taiwanese students to be a part of this course, so that they can develop their own capabilities in making presentations and writing academic essays in English.

成績評量方式

1. 課堂參與 40% 課堂參與是評分之重要憑據，如無故缺課將影響成績。同學必須把每週之指定讀物唸完，以便參與討論。每週報告與課堂表現佔40%。
2. 期中報告 30% 期中報告之篇幅最少三張A4紙（單行間距，最多五張），以電腦打字方式完成。
3. 期中報告 30% 期中報告之篇幅最少三張A4紙（單行間距，最多五張），以電腦打字方式完成。
1. Class Participation 40% Class attendance is always important, and unexcused absences will affect grades. Students should try to answer the questions proposed by the instructor during class. (A list of questions will be prepared in advance.) Two oral presentations will be required during the semester.
2. Final Paper 30% All participants are required to submit midterm and final papers with the minimum length of 3 pages of typed A 4 paper (single-spaced, 5 pages maximum).
3. Midterm Paper 30% All participants are required to submit midterm and final papers with the minimum length of 3 pages of typed A 4 paper (single-spaced, 5 pages maximum).

In most cases, midterm and final papers are written on the basis of oral presentations, but the writing should follow the academic format with which the students are the most familiar (for example, MLA or APA).