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采掘小说《怪异的天气》中的慢暴力

Slow Violence in the Extractive Fictions Strange as This Weather Has Been

  • 摘要: 采掘小说是20世纪中后期西方兴起的一种以能源采掘为主题的书写形式,通过艺术化的、反乌托邦式的描绘,揭露在资本主义经济体系中,煤炭等能源的采掘对生态和社会产生的巨大影响。本文以慢暴力为视角,分析了美国作家安·潘凯克所著的采掘小说《怪异的天气》对阿巴拉契亚矿区的书写。小说中的山顶移除式煤矿开采是一种慢暴力,其对生态环境、人类健康、社群文化的影响比普通暴力更加严重、更为持久。慢暴力之所以存在,是因为矿业公司的采掘在时间上具有长期性、在方式上注重隐蔽性,同时暴力的承受者是被边缘化地区的自然和民众,其境遇难以进入公共视野。唯有抗争,矿区人民才有可能摆脱慢暴力、维护环境正义。

     

    Abstract: Extractive fictions, a type of literary work characterized by the theme of fuel extraction, emerged in the West in the mid-to-late twentieth century, revealing the ecological and social impact of the extraction of coal and other energy resources in the capitalist economic system through artistic and dystopian writing. This paper analyzes the portrayal Appalachian mining regions in the extractive fictions Strange as This Weather Has Been by American author Ann Pancake through the perspective of slow violence. The mountaintop removal coal mining depicted in the novel exemplifies slow violence, whose impact on the ecological environment, human health, and community culture is more severe and enduring than conventional forms of violence. The existence of slow violence is attributed to the long-term and intentional concealing of mining practices by capitalist companies. Meanwhile, the sufferers of slow violence are the nature and the people in the marginalized mountainous areas, whose plight can hardly arouse the concern of the public. Resistance is the only way for these communities to get rid of the slow violence and ensure environmental justice.

     

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