Nanking Massacre Films Traumatic Narrative In The Horizons Of “Post-Memory”

Since the late 1980 s, With characteristics of national trauma "nanjing massacre" event is cinematic express has experienced three generations(testimony- reflection-consumption).In this period, emergence of a large amount of diversity movie about“history trauma”. As is known to all, The horizons of “Traumatic” has become a hot field of overseas chinese-language film studies. So This paper attempts to focus on the nanjing massacre film the trauma of the narrative, With newly arisen in the study of trauma "Post-Memory" horizon to begin, In the field of narrative to the nanjing massacre film studies opened up a new path, And the jewish holocaust as the main frame of reference, Further revealed and discussed in the text, the nanjing massacre film narrative mode and trauma.This paper is divided into an introduction section and five chapters in total:First of all is introduction section, This chapter keywords through literature collection combed the research achievements of predecessors, and do the academic analysis.It is concluded that the nanjing massacre film of domestic research on the theory of "trauma" in-depth conclusions, Further determine the framework and the research of this paper. In the introduction part, it explains the origin of research,literature review, research purposes, research methods, innovation and other major topic,it laid the tone for the entire article.The first chapter is “ The collective trauma of image: Nanjing Memory”, combed the history of all the films about the nanjing massacre(Including feature films and documentaries), And expounds the imaging performance of these characteristics. Thischapter divides the nanjing massacre film creation three generations of narrative change change, Testimony, reflection and consumer respectively. For the full understanding of the nanjing massacre film creation made a detailed arrangement.The second chapter is “ Post-Memory and Traumatic narrative”, clear definition of the applicable related trauma theory, And with "Post-Memory" defined the creation of the nanjing massacre film generation in China. From trauma novels borrow the framework used to trauma, Analysis and discusses the related trauma theory of three kinds of themes and narrative form: “As the ghost of the past”,“Trauma and testimony”and“Trauma and Memory Space”. Trying to find the nanjing massacre film creation wound express frame of reference.The third chapter is “Timeliness trauma narrative ”, Mainly from the movie the narrative of time dimension, namely to study the linear performance of the. And discussed in this chapter the timeliness of the narrative, is limited in the nanjing massacre occurred time big framework, this paper is exploring the internal structure of the nanjing massacre film "signifier"(form), expect to find one and trauma theory mentioned "traumatic event itself" and the image point of "trauma symptoms".The fourth chapter is “Spatiality trauma narrative ”, Mainly from narrative discussion of a movie’s spatial dimensions, emphasize the importance of spatial narrative in the film trauma expression.Trauma and memory space link of spatial narrative plays a special role in this kind of subject matter, this chapter will compare the nanjing massacre film indicator of the phenomenon of homogeneity of the narrative space, and to further explore the holocaust movies claustrophobic space narrative was chosen.The fifth chapter is “ Holocaust film discourse thinking between east and west”,Ethical considerations theme has the characteristic of the holocaust and political intentions, so need to carefully consider the creation of discourse.This chapter around the different words to compare inspection of holocaust movies in the east and west,think about how to merge national characteristics, standing at the right point to express "memory" of nanjing with film.The epilogue is “Carving time: heal and across the path of the trauma ”, To illustrate the importance of image recording to save the traumatic memories, and pointed out its role to heal and across the trauma, to further discuss how to go out of the traumatic memories?Do really remember history, to reflect on history.