Culture Performance and Identity: Traditional and Contemporary Elements in the Harvest Festival of Fatt’an Amis.

[[abstract]]「馬太鞍是個燻黑的部落，是阿美族最大的部落，是屹立不搖的部落」。這句話除了是馬太鞍阿美族人在豐年祭中所作的一個自我身分宣稱外，同時也藉由此句話，對外強調馬太鞍部落的悠久歷史地位。作為展現自我及文化宣揚的最重要媒介，豐年祭的所有節目及活動皆透過執行的年齡階級組織精心設計而變得更具文化意義。當中不僅有傳統的元素，也有許多由部落文化團體所表演的創新內涵。除了豐年祭之外，近年來觀光表演也成為這些團體再現文化與認同的另一場域。雖然過去的消失無法完全回復，有關過去的記憶，以及對於馬太鞍阿美身分的認定卻是不可抹滅的。換句話說，透過每年的豐年祭和日益蓬勃的觀光活動，馬太鞍阿美以不同形式的文化展演來表達其自我認同，在創新中延續了文化的傳承。本論文的主旨即針對當代馬太鞍阿美文化展演與認同之間的關連，進行描述與分析。[[abstract]]“Fatt’an is a ‘Blackened Tribe’. It is the biggest Amis tribe and it never declines.” Through these words, Fatt’an Amis not only make a declaration of self-identity but also emphasize the long-standing historical status of their tribe to outsiders. “ As the most important medium which can display their self-expression and propagate their culture, all programs and activities in Harvest Festival are well-designed and executed by the age-organization in order to make it more culturally meaningful. The festival include both traditional elements and many creative parts that several modern cultural organizations of Fatt’an Amis perform. In addition to Harvest Festival, these days performances for tourists also become another field in which these cultural organizations of Fatt’an Amis represent their culture and identity. Although the lost parts of culture cannot be completely recovered, the memory about the past and the identity of Fatt’an Amis cannot be erasable In other words, through the annual “Harvest Festival” and touristic activities, culture of Fatt’an Amis can be continuously passed on by cultural performances in various creative forms. The main purpose of this thesis is making a comprehensive description and analysis of the relationship between cultural performance and identity of modern Fatt’an Amis.[[note]]碩