Owczarzak Jill
Focaal. 2009 Apr 1;2009(53):3-19. doi: 10.3167/fcl.2009.530101.
The introduction to this special section explores the ways in which postcolonial studies contribute a deeper understanding of postsocialist change in Central and Eastern Europe. Since the collapse of socialism, anthropological and other social science studies of Eastern Europe have highlighted deep divides between "East" and "West" and drawn attention to the ways in which socialist practices persist into the postsocialist period. We seek to move beyond discourses of the East/West divide by examining the postsocialist context through the lens of postcolonial studies. We look at four aspects of postcolonial studies and explore their relevance for understanding postsocialist Eastern Europe: orientalism, nation and identity, hybridity, and voice. These themes are particular salient from the perspective of gender and sexuality, key concepts through which both postcolonialism and postsocialism can be understood. We thus pay particular attention to the exchange of ideas between East/West, local/global, and national/international arenas.
本专题的引言探讨了后殖民研究如何有助于更深入地理解中东欧的后社会主义变革。自社会主义解体以来，东欧的人类学及其他社会科学研究突出了“东方”与“西方”之间的深刻分歧，并关注社会主义实践在后社会主义时期持续存在的方式。我们试图通过后殖民研究的视角审视后社会主义背景，从而超越关于东西方分歧的论述。我们考察后殖民研究的四个方面，并探讨它们对于理解后社会主义东欧的相关性：东方主义、民族与身份、混杂性和声音。从性别与性取向的角度来看，这些主题尤为突出，它们是理解后殖民主义和后社会主义的关键概念。因此，我们特别关注东西方、地方/全球以及国家/国际领域之间的思想交流。
