International Journal of Geographical and Spatial Studies
JGSS Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp. 140-151.
Print ISSN: 3105-1294; Online ISSN: 3105-1308
Journal homepage: https://www.gssjournal.com
DOI：https://doi.org/10.64058/JGSS.26.1.13
MEI Xinlin and the Construction of Chinese New Literary Geography
徐超超（XU Chaochao），李 莉（LI Li）
Abstract: In response to the challenge of “Rewriting Chinese Literary History” in the late 20th century, Professor MEI Xinlin and his team have worked on constructing a disciplinary system, developing theoretical discourse, and innovating research methods for Chinese New Literary Geography, which has gained widespread recognition from Chinese academia. For many years, MEI has managed to cross the boundaries between Chinese and Western literature, integrating Chinese spatial research traditions with Western geocritical thoughts, making him a key figure in Chinese New Literary Geography. Core concepts in MEI’s Chinese New Literary Geography include regional criticism, geo-criticism, map criticism, and geopoetics, which demonstrate clearly China’s response and solution to the challenge of rewriting literary history. Therefore, introduction and promotion of MEI’s Chinese New Literary Geography is particularly crucial to keep the world up to date with the new achievement in Chinese literary theory.
Keywords: MEI Xinlin; Chinese New Literary Geography; theoretical genesis; future development
Author Biography: XU Chaochao is a PhD candidate at the School of Foreign Studies, Nankai University, specializing in British and American literature and literary geography (Email: 1120220988@mail.nankai.edu.cn); LI Li (corresponding author) is a professor at the School of Foreign Studies, Nankai University, specializing in British and American literature and Western literary theory (Email: Li.Li@nankai.edu.cn).
标题：梅新林与中国新文学地理学建构
摘要：面对20世纪末“重写中国文学史”的时代命题，梅新林教授及其学术团队致力于建构中国新文学地理学的学科体系、理论话语和研究方法，得到了中国学术界的广泛认可。多年以来，梅新林游走于中国文学与西方文学、西方地理批评（空间批评）思想流变与中国文学地理学研究传统，展现出独到的学术思想。“地域批评”“地理批评”“地图批评”“地理诗学”是梅新林所建中国新文学地理学的核心概念，是应对“重写文学史”的中国声音与中国方案。因此，推介梅新林的中国新文学地理学对于世界学界了解中国文学理论尤为重要。
关键词：梅新林；中国新文学地理学；理论缘起；发展趋势
作者简介：徐超超，南开大学外国语学院博士生，研究方向为英美文学与文学地理学，电子邮箱为1120220988@mail.nankai.edu.cn；李 莉（通讯作者），南开大学外国语学院教授，研究方向为英美文学与西方文论，电子邮箱为Li.Li @nankai.edu.cn。
Received: 01 Mar 2026 / Revised: 19 Apr 2026 / Accepted: 30 Apr 2026 / Published online: 30 May 2026 / Print published: 30 Jun 2026.
