ABSTRACT

Sindiwe Magona’s Mother to Mother, a fictional rendition of Amy Biehl’s murder, has been analyzed as a text that challenges the TRC’s reconciliatory philosophy, generates an empathetic dialogue across the color line, and reclaims the subdued maternal identity and voice. However, Mandisa’s narrative throws light on the condition of motherhood in apartheid South Africa. Examining Mandisa’s position as a girl, woman, and mother through a Foucauldian biopolitical lens, this paper argues that Mandisa’s story reveals the biopolitical construction of motherhood at a crucial historical juncture of South Africa. This analysis reveals that the novel is not a mere maternal testimony; rather, the narrative elucidates the creation of the docile bodies of black women under structural oppression and discursive regulation.

摘要

Sindiwe Magona 的母亲对母亲，Amy Biehl 谋杀案的虚构演绎，已被分析为挑战 TRC 的和解哲学的文本，在整个种族界线产生感同身受的对话，并恢复被压抑的母亲身份和声音。然而，曼迪萨的叙述揭示了种族隔离南非的母性状况。本文通过福柯式的生命政治视角审视曼迪萨作为女孩、女人和母亲的地位，认为曼迪萨的故事揭示了在南非关键的历史节点上母性的生命政治建构。这一分析表明，这部小说不仅仅是一个母亲的证词；相反，叙事阐明了在结构性压迫和话语监管下创造了黑人女性温顺的身体。