關富烈的《鑽石燒烤店》為類自傳小說，作者運用短文及小故事，並添加少許虛構成分來呈現作者的一生。書中內容與自傳類似，但形式卻有所不同，敘事方式非按照時間先後順序，而是現在與過去穿插敘述。透過時空交錯的故事，作者運用特殊的形式，展現自我身分的多重性及多變性。從這個角度，本論文試圖探討文本中內容與形式之間的關係，並討論時空、記憶與身分之關聯。第一章以巴赫汀的時空體理論為主軸，探討形式以及不同的時空，並試圖闡述作者如何運用文本中的時空體呈現自我與社會的關係，也探討離散主體乃至社群歷經家鄉到他鄉時空轉換的斷裂後，如何透過延續同樣的習慣以及共同的記憶使家鄉的時空彷彿近在眼前，不再遙不可及，並使離散社群即使走過時空變動，仍維持團結一心。第二章以霍布瓦克的理論檢視集體記憶對社群的重要性，思考其對於離散主體及社群的意義。《鑽石燒烤店》中的記憶並非單純為個人的，而是受到群體的影響，而透過蒐集家族的陳年往事，作者試圖確立自己對華人離散社群的歸屬感以及嘗試尋求自我身分的定位。第三章則分析文本中呈現的身分流動性及混雜性。身為混血兒，作者／主角有四分之一的華人血統，本章將以史書美華語語系的概念，探討似有若無的「中國性」，並接著以霍米巴巴文化抉擇的角度，分析作者選擇身分時的依據，並指出這樣變化多端的身分，是為了生存而不斷協調出來之結果。

With essays and anecdotes, Fred Wah’s biotext Diamond Grill delineates and adds a few fictional elements to the life of Fred Wah, a hybrid with Chinese ethnicity. While its content resembles that of an autobiography, its form is innovative for its nonlinear timeline. Presenting stories of different time-spaces, Wah reveals that there are different aspects of self and that identity can never be sure. From this perspective, this thesis explores the significant relation between form and content, discussing the connection between time-spaces, memory and identity in the text. In Chapter One, I use Bakhtin’s concept of chronotope to analyze the form and the different time-spaces. Also, I will show that through these chronotopes Wah exhibits the relation between self and society as well as how the diasporic subjects waver between chronotopes of their homelands and that of their host country. Despite having a gap between different chronotopes, diasporic communities maintain continuity and solidarity by keeping their practices and memories. Chapter Two examines how memory is presented in the work and analyzes the way it strengthens the connection between individual and the community. With Halbwach’s theory of collective memory, I will demonstrate that memory in Diamond Grill is more social than personal and that through (re)collecting familial stories of the past, Wah assures himself of his sense of belongingness in the community as well as to explore his identity. In Chapter Three, I will discuss the fluidity of identity. I will first discuss Wah’s “chinessness” with Shih Shu-mei’s concept of Sinophone. Questioning his in/visible chineseness, I will then analyze Wah’s changing identity with Bhabha’s notion of cultural choice. Feeling connected with Chinese diaspora community, with the appearance of a westerner, Wah has the privilege to choose, at different times, of being white or not. His chameleon identity is a result of constant negotiation for survival.

論文審定書……………………………………………………………….. ..i
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………. …...iii
中文摘要………………………………………………………….………...v
Abstract………………………………………..……………………….....vii
Introduction………………………………………………………………..1
Chapter One: Chronotopes and Diaspora in Wah’s Biotext………….25
Chapter Two: Memory and Community in Diamond Grill…………….47
Chapter Three: Uncertain Identity, and In/visible “Chineseness” in Diamond Grill………………………………………...........................................63
Conclusion…………………………………………………………….......83
Works Cited………………………………………………………………..89

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