06/03/2026
#週五論壇
#蕭阿勤研究員
🐟 週五論壇｜臺灣三魚誌（加一）：魚種、漁村觀光化與臺灣國族認同 / 蕭阿勤研究員
近30年來，臺灣許多漁村與濱海社區逐漸走向觀光化，各式以魚種為主題的節慶活動也隨之興起，例如烏魚季、虱目魚節等。當一種魚不只是食物，而逐漸成為地方文化甚至國族象徵時，背後反映的是什麼樣的社會與文化變遷？
本次演講將以 烏魚、虱目魚、吳郭魚與黑鮪魚 為案例，從「在地性」與物質「示能性（affordance）」的角度出發，探討魚種如何在漁村觀光化的過程中，被賦予新的社會、文化與政治意涵。演講也將比較不同魚種在地方節慶、歷史文化與象徵建構上的差異，思考它們如何形塑臺灣的地方認同與國族想像。
📌 活動資訊
👤 主講人：蕭阿勤（中央研究院社會學研究所研究員）
🎤 主持人：連家郁（中央研究院社會學研究所助研究員）
📅 時間：2026/04/24（五）14:30–17:00
📍 地點：中央研究院社會學研究所 802會議室（人文館南棟8樓）
📝 報名連結：https://forms.gle/N44cu3Rn9f17oT1C7
📩 活動聯絡：陳怡雯｜[email protected]
歡迎對 臺灣社會、地方文化、觀光與國族認同 有興趣的朋友一同參與！🌊
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臺灣三魚誌（加一）：魚種、漁村觀光化與臺灣國族認同
主講人：蕭阿勤（中央研究院社會學研究所研究員）
主持人：連家郁（中央研究院社會學研究所助研究員）
時間：2026-04-24 14:30~ 17:00
地點：中央研究院社會學研究所802會議室（人文館南棟8樓）
報名連結：https://forms.gle/N44cu3Rn9f17oT1C7
聯絡人：陳怡雯，[email protected]
【演講簡介】
近30年臺灣漁村及濱海社區顯著的變遷之一為觀光化，尤其是許多以特定魚種為主題的新興節慶蓬勃發展。本次演講分析漁村觀光化變遷中，兩個重要的節慶主題魚種──烏魚與虱目魚──的象徵意涵變化，並與臺灣另一關鍵的養殖魚種吳郭魚對照，又略論黑鮪魚的情形。演講將從魚種在臺灣歷史文化上的「在地性」與物質上的「示能性」（affordance），討論烏魚與虱目魚如何在漁村觀光化推助下，被人們增添其社會、文化、政治意涵，提升象徵地位而發展高度的「國族性」；同時指出，吳郭魚在漁村觀光化中相對缺席，缺乏地方節慶的行銷宣傳，加上其他重要因素影響，使其難以建構出高度的地方性與國族性；至於黑鮪魚雖因「屏東黑鮪魚文化觀光季」而聲名大噪，但缺乏歷史文化深度，在國族意涵塑造上也更加不易。
【講者簡介】
蕭阿勤，中央研究院社會學研究所研究員、台灣史研究所合聘研究員，研究領域為民族主義、世代認同、歷史敘事、集體記憶、領土爭端、觀光社會學，著有《回歸現實：台灣一九七０年代的戰後世代與文化政治變遷》、《重構台灣：當代民族主義的文化政治》、Contemporary Taiwanese Cultural Nationalism、Politics and Cultural Nativism in 1970s Taiwan: Youth, Narrative, Nationalism、《당대當代 타이완의 민족주의의 문화정치》；共同主編論文集《族群、民族與現代國家：經驗與理論的反思》、《記憶的紐帶：台灣的歷程》、Cultural, Ethnic, and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan: Bentuhua、Les Liens de la Memoire: Itineraires Taïwanais (The Bonds of Memory: Taiwanese Itineraries)。即將完成《體驗地方：海洋、漁村旅遊與台灣的國族想像》書稿。
【活動說明】
本場次演講規劃現場參與形式。
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Topic: A Tale of Three Fishes (Plus One): Species, the Touristification of Fishing Villages, and Taiwanese National Identity
Speaker: A-Chin Hsiau (Research Fellow and Professor, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica)
Host: Chia-Yu Lien (Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica)
Time: 2026-04-24 14:30~ 17:00
Location: 8F, Room802, Institute of Sociology, South Wing, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Academia Sinica
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/N44cu3Rn9f17oT1C7
Contact：I-Wen Chen, [email protected]
【Abstract】
Over the past thirty years, one of the most prominent transformations in Taiwan’s fishing villages and coastal communities has been their rapid "touristification," marked specifically by the proliferation of new festivals centered on iconic marine species. This lecture analyzes the shifting symbolic meanings of two primary festival subjects—Grey mullet and Milkfish—within the context of this tourism-driven evolution. These are contrasted with Tilapia, a critical aquaculture species, alongside a brief examination of the Pacific bluefin tuna. Drawing on the concepts of historical "indigeneity" and material "affordance," this talk explores how Grey mullet and Milkfish have been imbued with heightened social, cultural, and political significance. Propelled by the machinery of rural tourism, these species have seen their symbolic status elevated to embody a robust sense of "nationness." In contrast, the relative absence of Tilapia from the tourist landscape which has resulted in a lack of promotional marketing through local festivals as well as other significant specific factors has hindered the construction of its locality and, by extension, its national character. Finally, while the Pacific bluefin tuna has risen to fame through festive branding, its lack of historical and cultural depth presents unique challenges in the shaping of national meaning.
【Bio】
A-chin HSIAU is a research fellow and professor at the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica. He works on the areas of nationalism, generational identity, historical narrative, collective memory, territorial disputes, and tourism. He is the author of Contemporary Taiwanese Cultural Nationalism (2000), Politics and Cultural Nativism in 1970s Taiwan: Youth, Narrative, Nationalism (2021), Return to Reality: Political and Cultural Change in 1970s Taiwan and the Postwar Generation (in Chinese, 2nd edition, 2010), Reconstructing Taiwan: Contemporary Cultural Politics of Nationalism (in Chinese, 2012), and Contemporary Cultural Politics of Taiwanese Nationalism (in Korean, 2024). He is the co-editor of Cultural, Ethnic, and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan: Bentuhua (2005), Ethnicity, Nation, and the Modern State: Rethinking Theory and Experience in Taiwan and China (in Chinese, 2016), Les Liens de la Memoire: Itineraires Taïwanais (2024), and The Bonds of Memory: Taiwanese Itineraries (in Chinese, forthcoming). He is about to finish a book in Chinese entitled Experiencing the Local: the Ocean, Fishing Village Tourism, and Taiwan's National Imaginary.
