Orientalism's Discourse- Said, Foucault and the Anxiety of Influence

《東方主義》之論述：薩伊德、傅柯與影響的焦慮

10.7015/JEAS.201506_45(2).0003

全鎮緒(Jin Suh Jirn)

愛德華．薩伊德 ； 旅行理論 ； 《東方主義》 ； 米歇爾．傅柯 ； 論述 ； Edward W. Said ； traveling theory ； Orienta- lism ； Michel Foucault ； discourse

歐美研究

45卷2期（2015 / 06 / 01）

279 - 299

英文

本文將以愛德華．薩伊德最具影響力的《東方主義》與對米歇爾傳柯論述理論的挪用為起點，重新考量薩伊德「旅行理論」的概念，以後者尤其招致如詹姆斯．克利福德與羅伯特．楊等學者的批評。與其探討薩伊德是否錯誤地挪用了傅柯的作品，我將藉由哈羅德．布魯姆的「誤解」概念，來證論薩伊德「誤讀」傅柯的作品是為了補充原作品裡缺少或薄弱的政治價值。再者，我會說明為何薩伊德較不熱衷於建構東方主義的相關理論，而是選擇對權勢說出在西方藝術和文化中，非歐美他者的形象被扭曲的事實及其對全球政治與歷史的衝擊。

This article will reconsider Edward W. Said's notion of ＂traveling theory＂ in light of his most influential work Orientalism and its appropriation of Michel Foucault's theory of ＂discourse,＂ which has prompted criticism from a number of scholars, including James Clifford and Robert J. C. Young. Rather than looking at the question of whether Said misappropriates the work of Foucault, I will, via Harold Bloom's concept of ＂misprision,＂ argue that he ＂misreads＂ the French philosopher in order to add a political valence that is missing or attenuated in the original work. Also, I will show why Said is less concerned with constructing a theory of Orientalism than with speaking truth to power about the distorted image of the non-EuroAmerican other in Western art and culture, and its impact on global politics and history.

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