經濟、文化、性 : 臺灣對東南亞男性移工的想像

Abstract

臺灣目前的研究中，關於東南亞籍女性配偶與移工的研究已經累積一定的數量，而東南亞男性移工的文獻有限，且大部分是從政策和法律的角度探討。本研究從後殖民(postcolonial)脈絡，從經濟、文化、性的角度瞭解臺灣社會對於東南亞的既定眼光與刻板印象是如何形成。接著以臺灣官方資料與民間媒體報導為主軸，運用心理分析的方式梳理臺灣對於東南亞男性移工的想像建構。藉著臺灣與東南亞男性移工之間所隱含的階級關係，瞭解與東南亞的矛盾情結將為臺灣帶來什麼樣的啟示。

The research on female spouses and migrant workers of Southeast Asia in Taiwan has accumulated a certain amount. However, the literature on male migrant workers of Southeast Asia is limited, and most of them are discussed from the perspective of policy and law. This thesis explores how the stereotypes of Southeast Asia workers in Taiwan are formed and shaped in the context of postcolonial history and from the perspective of economic, culture, and sexual. Then, using Taiwan`s official data and private media reports as the main axis, this paper uses psychoanalysis to sort out Taiwan`s imaginary construction of male migrant workers in Southeast Asia. Through the class differences between the male workers in Taiwanese and Southeast, this research provides a better understanding of the problems the Southeastern Asian male workers are facing and the possible solutions.