The Cultural Intervention of Chinese Science Fiction: A Review of Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction Writers

Modern Media Studies

MMS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2025, pp.157-162.

Print ISSN: 3078-3151; Online ISSN: 3104-5049

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

DOI: Https://doi.org/10.64058/MMS.25.1.17

中国科幻小说的文化干预力量

——评《中国当代科幻作家访谈录》

李艾泽（Li Aize）

摘要：《中国当代科幻作家访谈录》收录了对活跃于当代中国科幻界的十三位代表性作家的访谈。该书鼓励作家结合读者、教育工作者和编辑等多重视角，深入探讨中国科幻文学如何与现实对接，分析其在不同教育阶段的文化干预作用、对读者思想层面的疗愈功能，以及作为推动城市发展的文化内驱力的潜力。书中访谈不仅为理解当代中国科幻的社会功能提供了新的视角，同时也为国内科幻文学研究提供了重要的第一手学术文献。

关键词：中国科幻；表演性理论；文化干预；城市文化资本

作者简介：李艾泽，南京大学全球人文研究院博士研究生，研究方向：推想小说研究，英美文学研究。电邮：aizeli@smail.nju.edu.cn。

Title: The Cultural Intervention of Chinese Science Fiction: A Review of Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction Writers

Abstract: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction Writers compiles interviews with thirteen prominent writers active in contemporary Chinese science fiction. The interviews encourage authors to engage with multiple perspectives, including those of readers, educators, and editors, to explore how Chinese science fiction interacts with reality. It examines its role as a cultural intervention in different educational stages, its therapeutic impact on readers’ intellectual development, and its potential as a cultural driving force for urban development. These interviews offer new insights into the social functions of contemporary Chinese science fiction and provide valuable first-hand academic resources for its study.

Keywords: Chinese science fiction; a theory of performativity; cultural intervention; urban cultural capital

Author Biography: Li Aize, Ph. D. candidate, School of Global Humanities, Nanjing University. Research Interests: Speculative Fiction and Anglo-American Literature. E-mail: aizeli@smail.nju.edu.cn.