澳大利亚文学中存在一个独特的亚类型——"入侵小说"，这类作品长期以来都在反映这个国家关于外来威胁、移民和种族认同的深层文化焦虑。1根据文学学者卡特里奥娜·罗斯的统计，澳大利亚文学中几乎有100部入侵叙事作品。1这些小说的出现与澳大利亚政治话语的演变相辅相成，从19世纪末对亚洲移民的恐惧，到当代对"西方价值观"的担忧。1
这个文学传统的源头可追溯至1888年威廉·莱恩的《白色或黄色》，该书成为19世纪晚期澳大利亚第一个工会运动的"圣经"，帮助推广了白澳政策。1进入现代，约翰·马斯登的畅销系列《明天，战争开始时》在1980-90年代出版，因宣传关于移民和边境管制的焦虑而受到批评。1马斯登本人在2018年反思道："我现在不会写那本书"。11990年代初期衰退期间，民调显示超过70%的澳大利亚人认为移民水平过高。1进入21世纪，这类小说仍在持续产生，如B.C.科尔曼2016年的《越界太远》在亚马逊上获得近800条评论。1
这种文学反映与政治言论形成互动。1保琳·汉森30年前在议会处女演讲中声称澳大利亚面临被"亚洲人淹没"的危险，近期她又谈论澳大利亚"西方价值观""遭到围困"。1从冷战到9·11之后的各个历史时期，入侵小说都在投射当代的特定焦虑。1
Australian literature has long grappled with fears of foreign invasion, with a distinct subgenre of "invasion novels" serving as a cultural barometer for the nation's evolving anxieties about race and immigration. According to literary scholar Catriona Ross, nearly 100 invasion narratives exist within Australian literature as of 2006.1 These works span from William Lane's 1888 novel "White or Yellow," which became a foundational text for the late-19th-century union movement and helped promote White Australia policy,1 to more recent works such as Michelle de Kretser's 2021 novel "Scary Monsters."1
The popularity and persistence of invasion fiction have corresponded with shifts in Australia's political climate. During the economic recession of the early 1990s, polls indicated that over 70 percent of Australians believed immigration levels were too high.1 John Marsden's bestselling series "Tomorrow, When the War Began," published during the 1980s–1990s, drew criticism for amplifying anxieties about immigration and border control; Marsden himself stated in 2018 that "I would not write that book now."1 More recent examples include B.C. Coleman's 2016 novel "Trespassing Too Far," which accumulated nearly 800 reviews on Amazon.1 Political discourse has reinforced these literary preoccupations: Pauline Hanson declared three decades ago in her parliamentary maiden speech that Australia faced the danger of being "swamped by Asians,"1 and continues to speak of Australian "Western values" being "under siege."1
评论
还没有评论，欢迎留下第一条。