ABSTRACT

Although African-born U.S. immigrants and African Americans share some aspects of physical appearance, communication in the U.S. cultural context is fraught with myriad discursive tensions. Framed through standpoint theory, this study takes a qualitative, interpretive approach to explore discursive tensions occurring between African Americans and African-born immigrants from narrative interview data. Differences in racial consciousness and their impact on communication are presented, and the idea of a homogenous racial social location is challenged. Data analysis revealed several communicative oppositions related to varying levels of racial consciousness about being Black and/or African in the U.S. Three main themes emerged: (a) cultural differences, (b) I am/You are not Black enough, and (c) mutual stereotyping/pejorative media constructions.

摘要

尽管非洲裔美国移民和非洲裔美国人在外表上有一些共同之处，但在美国文化背景下的交流充满了各种各样的话语张力。本研究以观点理论为框架，采用定性，解释性方法，从叙述性访谈数据中探究非洲裔美国人与非裔移民之间发生的话语张力。提出了种族意识的差异及其对交流的影响，并且对同质的种族社会地位提出了挑战。数据分析显示，在美国，与黑人和/或非洲裔的种族意识水平不同有关的交流障碍出现了三个主要主题：（a）文化差异，（b）我/您不够黑人，以及（c）相互刻板印象/贬义的媒体结构。