當代台灣小說中的資本主義體制

研究論文
Research Article

當代台灣小說中的資本主義體制
The Capitalist Institution in Contemporary Taiwan Fiction

林運鴻
Lin, Yun-Hong

摘要

        隨著全球資本主義的擴張，台灣的經濟生活與社會結構也發生了重大的改變。本文所要觀察的是，在台灣當代小說中，資本主義制度以甚麼樣的面貌呈現。本文主要討論四個面相：一、農村勞動力的遷移，以及城鄉差距帶來的弊病。二、在台灣社會的資本主義化歷史過程中，國家在市場領域中扮演的角色。三、隨著台灣進入全球市場，在地的工人與跨國流動的資本階級之間的緊張。四、現代資本主義社會內部的階級衝突。除了分析當代台灣小說文本中，所再現的資本主義經濟之外，本文同時透過馬克思主義的觀點，去討論小說中可能存在的「階級意識」及其侷限。

關鍵詞：台灣文學史、都市化、國家、跨國資本主義、階級衝突、階級意識

Abstract

    With the expansion of capitalism, the economic life and social structure in Taiwan have undergone major shifts. This paper aims to explore the way capitalism is represented in contemporary Taiwan fiction. Four major aspects are discussed: 1. the movement of labor in farming communities as well as the drawbacks brought about by the development gap between urban and rural areas; 2. the role of the state in the market over the course of capitalist history in Taiwanese society; 3. the tensions between local laborers and the transnational capitalist-class, with the entry of Taiwan into the global market; and, 4. the class conflict within modern capitalist societies. Apart from analyzing the representation of capitalism in contemporary Taiwan fiction, this paper also discusses the
potential “class consciousness” and its limits from a Marxist perspective.

Keywords: Taiwanese literary history, urbanization, state, global capitalism, class conflict, class consciousness

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