ABSTRACT

This article theorizes the affective forms that Asian-Indigenous alliances might take, using examples from contemporary Canadian film and literature as a cultural testing ground. Building on the efforts of scholars like Rita Wong, Larissa Lai, and Malissa Phung to trace a literary genealogy of Asian-Indigenous relations in Canada, the article first considers the structures of feeling which bolster efforts towards coalition-building between Asian settlers and First Nations. Rather than extending an optimistic or redemptive model, the article suggests that negative affect (or, what Sianne Ngai calls “ugly feelings”) ought to be taken seriously as both an unavoidable presence and a potential catalyst in and for active solidarity. The article then analyzes Sto:lo author Lee Maracle’s short story “Yin Chin” and Peter Blow’s documentary film A Village of Widows with an eye towards how bad feelings underpin the narrative calls to action in both texts. The article concludes by considering the role that bad feeling can and does play in terms of inter-referencing practices among cultural and historical scholars.

摘要

本文以加拿大当代电影和文学作品为例，对亚洲土著人民联盟可能采取的情感形式进行了理论分析。本文基于黄丽仪（Rita Wong），赖丽莎（Larissa Lai）和玛莉莎·蓬（Malissa Phung）等学者的努力来追溯加拿大亚洲与土著关系的文学谱系，本文首先考虑了情感结构，这些情感结构有助于亚洲定居者与原住民之间建立联盟的努力。该文章建议不要严肃对待消极影响（或者说，Sianne Ngai称之为“丑陋的感觉”），因为这既是不可避免的存在，又是积极团结的潜在催化剂，并且不是积极主动团结的潜在催化剂。然后，文章分析了Sto：lo的作者Lee Maracle的短篇小说“ Yin Chin”和Peter Blow的纪录片寡妇村，着眼于不好的心情如何支撑了两种文本的叙事性诉求。本文的最后考虑了不良情绪可以并且确实在文化和历史学者之间的相互参照实践中所起的作用。