International Journal of Geographical and Spatial Studies
JGSS Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp. 106-118.
Print ISSN: 3105-1294; Online ISSN: 3105-1308
Journal homepage: https://www.gssjournal.com
DOI：https://doi.org/10.64058/JGSS.26.1.10
空间认知的辩证重构与多元阐释：韦斯特法尔“地理批评”的理论范式与实践路径
黄继刚（HUANG Jigang），杨自豪（YANG Zihao）
摘要：法国学者贝尔唐·韦斯特法尔提出的“地理批评”理论，包含五大核心要素，分别是“地理中心主义”“跨学科”“多聚焦”“多感官”和“时空分层视角”。其中，“地理中心主义”和“跨学科”明确了“地理批评”研究的核心方向与本质属性，共同构建起这一理论的基础框架。而“多聚焦”“多感官”与“时空分层视角”则是具体的研究方法，为“地理批评”的实际应用指明了路径。作为西方文学地理学的代表性理论，“地理批评”在理论边界与实践路径方面都能为当下中国文学地理学研究提供有益的启发。
关键词：文学地理学；地理批评；地理中心主义；多聚焦；时空分层视角
作者简介：黄继刚（通讯作者），汕头大学文学院教授，研究方向为文艺美学，电子邮箱为757423414@qq.com；杨自豪，汕头大学文学院研究生，研究方向为文艺学，电子邮箱为24zhyang@stu.edu.cn。
Title: The Dialectical Reconstruction and Pluralistic Interpretation of Spatial Cognition: The Theoretical Paradigm and Practical Path of Westphal’s Geocriticism
Abstract: The theory of geocriticism proposed by French scholar Bertrand Westphal encompasses five core elements: a geocentered approach, an interdisciplinary approach, multifocalization, polysensoriality, and a stratigraphic vision. Among these, a geocentered approach and an interdisciplinary approach define the core orientation and essential attributes of geocritical research, and jointly construct the foundational framework of the theory. By contrast, multifocalization, polysensoriality, and a stratigraphic vision serve as concrete research methods that chart the path for the practical application of geocriticism. As a representative theory of Western literary geography, geocriticism provides valuable inspiration for contemporary Chinese literary geography studies in respect of both theoretical boundaries and practical pathways.
Keywords: literary geography; geocriticism; geocentered approach; multifocalization; stratigraphic vision
Author Biographies: HUANG Jigang (Corresponding author), Professor at the College of Liberal Arts, Shantou University. His research interests focus on Literary Aesthetics. His Email is 757423414@qq.com; YANG Zihao, postgraduate student at the College of Liberal Arts, Shantou University. His research interests focus on Literary Theory. Email: 24zhyang@stu.edu.cn
Received: 16 Jan 2026 / Revised: 22 Apr 2026 / Accepted: 27 Apr 2026 / Published online: 30 May 2026 / Print published: 30 Jun 2026.
