History and Frontiers of Literary Geography Studies: An Interview with Professor MEI Xinlin

International Journal of Geographical and Spatial Studies

JGSS Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp. 152-161.

Print ISSN: 3105-1294; Online ISSN: 3105-1308

Journal homepage: https://www.gssjournal.com

DOI：https://doi.org/10.64058/JGSS.26.1.14

文学地理学研究历史回顾与前沿探索——梅新林教授访谈录

徐超超（XU Chaochao）,李 莉（LI Li），梅新林（MEI Xinlin）

摘要：本文是对浙江工业大学梅新林教授的访谈。主要内容涉及文学地理学的研究缘起与概念界说、文学地理学的理论建构与研究路径、当前中国文学地理学的研究现状与研究趋势。关于文学地理学的研究缘起及概念界说，梅新林教授结合中西文学地理学的发展趋势以及自己的学术经历与创新探索，回答了建立具有自主创新体系的中国“新文学地理学”的逻辑基点，西方空间理论对于中国文艺理论的重大影响与借鉴意义，文学地理学与文化地理学异同的问题，指明了文学地理学的学科定位。论及文学地理学的理论建构与研究路径，他在访谈中扼要介绍了“总概念—亚概念”的设计逻辑，“三原理论”的建构与发展脉络，“双重空间”“三重模式”的学术理路，并从批评实践维度阐释了地理信息技术在文学研究中的可能运用。访谈结尾，梅新林教授总结了当前文学地理学的研究现状与研究趋势，内容涉及四大失衡问题，所主持国家重大社科项目的顶层设计与研究进展，文学地理学的学科价值与现实意义等话题。以上问题的探讨将为中外文学地理学研究提供多元的思考路径。

关键词：文学地理学；学科定位；理论建构；研究路径；未来趋势

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；梅新林，浙江工业大学人文学院教授，研究方向为文学地理学、红学、中国学术史，电子邮箱为mxl@zjut.edu.cn。

Title: History and Frontiers of Literary Geography Studies: An Interview with Professor MEI Xinlin

Abstract: This is an interview with Professor MEI Xinlin of Zhejiang University of Technology, which covers the following topics: 1) The origin and definition of literary geography; 2) The theoretical construction and research approaches of literary geography; 3) The current research status and future trends of literary geography in China. As for the origin and definition of literary geography, Professor MEI, integrating the developmental trends of Chinese and Western literary geography with his own academic experiences and innovative explorations, addressed the logical starting point for establishing a Chinese New Literary Geography with an autonomous and innovative system, the profound influence and referential significance of Western spatial theory on Chinese literary theory, and the similarities and differences between literary geography and cultural geography, thereby clarifying the disciplinary orientation of literary geography. Regarding the theoretical construction and research approaches of literary geography, he briefly introduced the design logic of “General-sub Concept”, the construction and evolution of “Three Originals”, the academic framework of “Dual Space” and “Triple Spatial Model”, and the potential application of geographic information technology in literary research from the critical practice dimension. At the end of interview, Professor MEI summarized the research status and development of literary geography concerning four major imbalances, the top-level design and research progress of National Major Social Science Foundation Program he directs, and the disciplinary value and practical significance of literary geography. His insights on the above topics will enrich the scope of researches on literary geography home and abroad.

Keywords: literary geography; disciplinary orientation; theory construction; research approaches; future development

Author Biographies: 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); MEI Xinlin is a professor at the School of Humanities, Zhejiang University of Technology, specializing in literary geography, Redology, and Chinese academic history (Email: mxl@zjut.edu.cn).