不完美的求证___大卫·奥本的《求证》的女性主义解读.docVIP

论文摘要 美国剧作家大卫奥本的《求证》自出版以来广受好评，获得了包括普利策奖 在内的多个奖项。对该剧本的评论多集中于作者对数学这一题材的选择以及女性在 数学研究领域的表现，而国内对于该剧本的研究还处于空白。因此，本文作者通过 对该剧本的文本阅读，分析其主题，以求填补国内对改剧本研究的空白。 本文借助女性主义理论中的角色理论和地位期望理论，着重分析女主人公的性 别角色、行为期待和自我身份，探讨了女性的困境在《求证》一剧中的体现。通过 对女主人公凯瑟琳与剧中男性及女性角色的互动的分析，本文作者指出，该剧表面 上挑战了父权社会的固有思想，即女性无法在有男性起主导作用的数学领域有所成 就，然而对父权主义的认同隐藏在其表面之下。纵然剧本中的数学理论得到了求证， 作者无法对女性的地位和能力做出完美的求证。在当今社会，尤其是学术领域，女 性仍然受困于父权社会的影响。 关键词：大卫奥本，《求证》，性别角色，行为期待，性别身份  作  者：徐雯彦  指导教师：朱新福 ii Abstract The Pulitzer Prize winning play (also a film) Proof by the American playwright David Auburn gained much acclaim and multiple awards. The initial reviews focus on Auburns choice of a mathematical proof and the affirmation of womens ability to compete in the field of higher mathematics. In China, few researches are found concerning this play. Therefore, the author of this thesis explores the theme of the play by doing a close reading of Auburns script, trying to evoke more researches on the play Proof, especially in China. Under the guidance of feminist theory including role theory and expectation states theory, this thesis attempts to explore the predicament of women represented in David Auburn’s Play Proof, especially the heroines gender role, performance expectations and identity. The study is based on the analysis of the heroine, Catherine’s interactions with other characters in the play, both male and female characters. It is to state that on its surface, Proof deceptively claims to challenge perceptions of women as incapable of authority in fields that have been traditionally dominated by men; however, the author of this thesis argues that the familiar affirmation of patriarchal hegemony lurks beneath the  surface. Though the mathematic theory is proved in the play, the  proof of the status and  competence of women is far from perfection. In the contemporary era the play is set, women’s trapped situation in patriarchal societies, especially in the academic field, is still noteworthy. Key Words David Auburn, Proof, gende