湾区文化沙龙第75期 

在当代中国的公共空间中，“文革”作为一种历史比喻反复出现在关于各种热点问题的讨论里：#MeToo运动、限制民营经济、新冠防疫政策、学生举报老师，甚至是穷游的特种兵大学生都被比喻成文革。近年间，它甚至也在美国的公共空间里愈发常见：例如右翼行动家 Christopher Rufo 就把 critical race theory 描述成“美国的文化大革命”，网飞新剧《三体》开头对文革的表现也在中国和海外都引发了讨论。为什么我们会这样把文革当作历史比喻来使用？这期活动里我们将一同梳理文革记忆在公共空间的历史，来探讨我们使用文革记忆的方法。

In the contemporary public discourse in China, the term ‘Cultural Revolution’ repeatedly emerges as a historical metaphor in discussions about various contentious issues: the #MeToo movement, suppression of private enterprises, COVID-19 prevention policies, student reporting on teachers, and even special forces university students engaged in budget travels are all metaphorically likened to the Cultural Revolution. In recent years, it has become increasingly common in the public discourse in the United States as well. For instance, right-wing activist Christopher Rufo described critical race theory as ‘America’s Cultural Revolution’. The presentation of the Cultural Revolution in Netflix’s “The 3 Body Problem” also provoked debates in both China and overseas. Why do we use the Cultural Revolution as a historical metaphor in this way? In this event, we will together comb through the history of Cultural Revolution memories in the public sphere and discuss the ways in which we use these memories.