Abstract An (un)conventional encounter between humans and alien beings has long been one of the main thematic preoccupations of the genre of science fiction. Such stories would thus include typical invasion narratives, as in the case of the three science fiction films I will discuss in the present paper: the Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956; Philip Kaufman, 1978; Abel Ferrara, 1993), The Host (Andrew Niccol, 2013), and Avatar (James Cameron, 2009). I will examine the films in relation to postcolonial theories, while attempting to look at the ways of revisiting one’s history and culture (both alien and human) in the films’ worlds that takes place in order to uncover and heal the violent effects of colonization. In my reading of the films I will shed light on the specific processes of identity formation (of an individual or a group), and the possibilities of individual and communal recuperation through memories, rites of passages, as well as hybridization. I will argue that the colonized human or alien body can serve either as a mediator between the two cultures, or as an agent which fundamentally distances two separate civilizations, thus irrevocably bringing about the loss of identity, as well as the lack of comprehension of cultural differences.

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科幻小说中的外星人遭遇：后殖民视角

摘要长期以来，人类与外星人之间的（非常规）接触一直是科幻小说类型的主要主题关注之一。因此，这些故事将包括典型的入侵叙事，例如我将在本文中讨论的三部科幻电影：身体抢夺者的入侵（Don Siegel，1956年； Philip Kaufman，1978年； Abel Ferrara，1993年），主持人（Andrew Niccol，2013年）和《阿凡达》（James Cameron，2009年）。我将研究与后殖民理论相关的电影，同时试图探讨在电影世界中重新发现一个人的历史和文化（外星人和人类）的方式，以发现并治愈殖民化的暴力影响。在阅读电影时，我将阐明（个人或群体）身份形成的具体过程，以及通过记忆，段落仪式以及杂交带来的个人和社区休养的可能性。我将争辩说，被殖民的人类或异物可以充当两种文化之间的调解者，或者可以作为根本上隔开两个不同文明的媒介，从而不可避免地造成身份丧失以及对文化的缺乏理解。差异。