藉由檢視莫妮卡‧阿里(Monica Ali)在《廚房》(In the Kitchen)中所呈現的各種隱蔽空間，本論文探討受全球化影響下的當代英國社會存在的移民剝削問題。除了揭露移民勞工在英國社會的隱蔽空間裡過著朝不保夕的悲慘生活之外，本論文也試圖提供另一種觀點，以較為正面的方式來重新思考隱蔽空間所代表的意義。更確切的來說，本論文探討阿里小說中的移民勞工如何挪用隱蔽空間，賦予充斥剝削的空間嶄新的面貌，並從中轉換他們與身為小說主人翁的英國大廚之間所扮演的角色身分。序論簡述當今的空間論述，並定義我所謂的「顯而易見的空間」，有別於其他三章所討論的小說中的隱蔽空間。第一章檢視阿里在小說中所呈現的各種隱蔽空間，其中包含座落於倫敦市中心的帝國大飯店裡的地下室、廚房以及客房。藉此，本章節指出移民勞工的剝削問題不僅只充斥在飯店裡；從英國大廚的公寓和諾福克郡的農場中可以發現，移民勞工的剝削問題在飯店之外同樣猖獗。第二章藉由討論移民勞工在隱蔽空間裡所扮演的不同角色，以及其回應剝削生活的方式，以較為正面的解讀方式看待移民勞工的生活。第三章將焦點轉移到小說主人翁嘉百利身上，藉由嘉百利身為飯店中英國大廚的角色，探索英國社會與移民勞工之間的互動關係。此章節分析嘉百利如何透過和移民勞工在隱蔽空間的彼此互動，經歷了身分認同轉變的過程。以嘉百利為例，本論文認為小說的隱蔽空間裡所展現出的社會網絡和權力關係，不僅對移民勞工產生影響，同時也對英國社會造成衝擊。結論總結此論文，說明探討小說中不同層次的隱蔽空間對瞭解當代英國移民社會與空間論述的重要性。

By examining various hidden spaces represented in Monica Ali’s In the Kitchen, this thesis explores the exploitation of migrant workers in contemporary Britain and in an era of globalization. In addition to bringing to light migrant workers’ precarious lives in the hidden spaces of Britain, this thesis also attempts to offer an alternative perspective from which to rethink the meaning of hidden spaces in a more positive way. More specifically, I look into how migrant workers in Ali’s novel appropriate the hidden space and recreate it with vitality and how their identities, as well as the white chef’s, are transformed in the process. Introductory Chapter briefly reviews current theories of space and gives a definition of what I call the “overt space” as opposed to the hidden space in Ali’s novel. Chapter One examines various hidden spaces in the novel, including the basement, the kitchen, and the guest room in the Imperial Hotel located in central London. I point out that migrant workers are exploited not only inside the hotel but outside of it, as seen in the white chef’s flat and the onion farm in Norfolk. Chapter Two carries out a more positive reading of the migrant workers’ lives by portraying their alternative roles and their responses to exploitation in the hidden spaces. Chapter Three shifts the focus of attention to Gabriel, the white chef in the hotel, to explore the interaction and the relationship between the migrant workers and the host society. I analyze how Gabriel experiences an identity transformation through his interaction with migrant workers in the hidden spaces. Taking Gabriel as an example, I argue that the social network and power relations manifested in the novel’s hidden spaces have impacted not only the migrant workers but the white British society. Finally, I conclude the thesis by stating the contribution that my exploration of the novel’s hidden spaces at various levels has made to our understanding of the migration society in contemporary Britain and to current theories of space.

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