Modern Media Studies

MMS, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2025, pp.332-338.

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

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

DOI: Https://doi.org/10.64058/MMS.25.2.17

Seeking Self-Space Under Postmodern Media: A Review of Fang Ying's Literary Spatial Criticism

Lin Jin（林    锦），Tian Ying（田    颖）

Abstract: Professor Fang Ying’s latest work, Spatial Literary Criticism, transcends mere literary analysis or academic inquiry for the author herself; it is, at its core, a profound interrogation of the human existential predicament and a philosophical exploration of life’s meaning. The book’s construction of literary critical theory disrupts monolithic narratives of spatial theory, examining power dynamics and existential dilemmas through a spatial lens, thereby defining the central research domain of spatial literary criticism. Against the backdrop of postmodern media, this approach not only charts a groundbreaking direction for literary studies but also serves as a navigational map for individuals seeking self-existence.

Keywords: Spatial Literary Criticism; postmodern media; power; existence

Author Biography: Lin Jin, Doctoral Candidate, School of Humanities, Zhejiang University. Research Interests: Comparative Literature, Literary Cartography. Email: jasonlin99@qq.com.Tian Ying (Corresponding Author), Professor, School of Foreign Languages, Hangzhou

Normal University. Research Interests: Literary Cartography, Literary Spatial Criticism,

American Literature. E-mail: yingtian@hznu.edu.cn.

题目：后现代传媒下找寻自我空间——评方英的《文学空间批评》

摘要：方英教授的新作《文学空间批评》对于作者本人而言超越了单纯的文学分析或学术研究，它本质上是对人类生存困境的深层叩问，是对生命意义的哲学探寻。该书对文学批评理论的建构打破了对空间理论的单一叙述，并从空间维度审视权力关系与存在困境，构成了文学空间批评的核心研究领域。在后现代传媒的背景下，文学空间批评不仅为文学研究提供了全新的方向指导，还为人们找寻自我存在提供了地图。

关键词：文学空间批评；后现代传媒；权力；存在

作者简介：林锦，浙江大学文学院博士研究生，研究方向：比较文学、文学绘图。电邮：jasonlin99@qq.com。田颖（通信作者），杭州师范大学外国语学院教授，研究方向：文学绘图、文学空间批评与美国文学。电邮：yingtian@hznu.edu.cn。

Received: 17 May 2025 / Revised: 10 Nov 2025 / Accepted: 13 Nov 2025 / Published online: 30 Nov 2025 / Print published: 30 Dec 2025