Abstract: This study examines representative trauma narratives from both China and the United States through an intercultural perspective. The research reveals that trauma narratives in contemporary American fiction emphasize the unassimilable alterity of trauma through temporal fragmentation, psychological spatialization, and formal experimentation. In contrast, modern and contemporary Chinese trauma narratives highlight the historical and collective embeddedness of trauma through temporal continuity, social spatialization, and testimonial content. Moving beyond binary opposition, this study argues that these two narrative paradigms constitute complementary perspectives for understanding the multiple dimensions of trauma. In the context of globalization, such intercultural dialogue provides crucial resources for developing more complex trauma theories and more diverse literary practices.

Key words: trauma narrative, cross-cultural comparison, interculturality, collective memory

摘要： 本文以中美代表性创伤叙事文本为研究对象,从文化间性视角对中美创伤叙事展开比较研究。研究发现,美国当代小说中的创伤叙事通过时间的碎片化、空间的心理化和形式的实验性,着力呈现创伤不可同化的异质性;中国现当代创伤叙事则通过时间的延续性、空间的社会化和内容的见证性,凸显创伤的历史嵌入性与集体经验维度。本文超越二元对立思维,论证两种叙事范式构成理解创伤多重面向的互补视角。在全球化语境下,这种文化间对话为发展更具包容性的创伤理论和更加多元的文学实践提供了重要资源。

关键词: 创伤叙事, 跨文化比较, 文化间性, 集体记忆