The New Path of Chinese New Literature Research from Multiple Perspectives: A Review of Zhang Yu and Dong Huichuan’s The Universe in the Glimmer: The Multidimensional Perspective on the Study of Chinese New Literature

Journal of Integrated Cultural Studies

JICS   Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp.226-232.

Print ISSN: 3105-840X; Online ISSN: 3105-8418

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DOI：Https://doi.org/10.64058/JICS.26.1.22

The New Path of Chinese New Literature Research from Multiple Perspectives: A Review of Zhang Yu and Dong Huichuan’s The Universe in the Glimmer: The Multidimensional Perspective on the Study of Chinese New Literature

Ma Bingyin, Su Xin

Abstract: The Universe in the Glimmer: The Multidimensional Perspective on the Study of Chinese New Literature, co-authored by Zhang Yu and Dong Huichuan, was published by Beijing Publishing House in March 2025. This book revisits the development of Chinese new literature over the past century through the methodology the authors term as “multidimensional vision”. The authors cut into the core of Chinese new literature from different dimensions, covering five distinct themes: gender rethinking, language reconstruction, social imagination, the deep exploration of human nature, and cross-disciplinary breakthroughs. Drawing on a wide range of theoretical approaches, including interdisciplinarity studies, New Historicism, and feminist criticism, the authors bring together detailed historical materials and multiple analytical frameworks to achieve a deep connection between literature and other fields of knowledge. It highlights the authors’ forward-looking, cross-disciplinary thinking, open research horizon, and the continuous in-depth exploration of Chinese century-old literature, offering a stimulating contribution to the rethinking of literature research.

Keywords: The Universe in the Glimmer: The Multidimensional Perspective on the Study of Chinese New Literature; Chinese new literature; multidimensional perspectives; cross-border thinking

Author Biographies: Ma Bingyin, Graduate student at the College of International Education, Qingdao University. Research Interest: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature, International Chinese Language Education. E-mail: moraoffice@163.com. Su Xin, Associate Research Fellow at the School of Chinese Language and Literature, South China Normal University. Research Interest: Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature. E-mail: suxin@scnu.edu.cn.

标题：多重视角下中国新文学研究的新路径：评张宇、董卉川的《微光中的宇宙：中国新文学研究的多维视野》

摘要：《微光中的宇宙：中国新文学研究的多维视野》由张宇、董卉川合著，2025年3月北京出版社出版。本书聚焦于百年中国新文学的发展历程，致力于文学研究边界的拓展与创新。著者从多维视野切入中国新文学的内核，涵盖了五个鲜明的主题：“语言的重构”“社会的想象”“人性的深描”“性别的重思”“跨界的突围”。本书以丰富的理论为基础，以跨学科、新历史主义、女性主义等多维度的视角呈现。本书立足于翔实的史料、依托多元的理论，达成了文学与其他学科的深度联结，既彰显著者前沿创新的跨界思维、多元开阔的研究视域、对中国百年文学的深耕细研与持续探索，也为文学研究带来了全新的启发。

关键词：《微光中的宇宙：中国新文学研究的多维视野》；中国新文学；多维视野；跨界思维

作者简介：马冰寅，青岛大学国际教育学院研究生，研究方向：中国现当代文学、国际中文教育。电邮：moraoffice@163.com。苏鑫（通讯作者），华南师范大学文学院特聘副研究员，研究方向：中国现当代文学。电邮：suxin@scnu.edu.cn。

 Received: 17 Dec.2026 / Revised: 25 Mar. 2026 / Accepted: 02 Apr. 2026 / Published online: 30 Apr. 2026 / Print published: 30 May 2026.