FGS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp.129-137.
Print ISSN: 3106-5503; Online ISSN: 3106-5511
Journal homepage: https://www.fgsjournal.com
DOI：https://doi.org/10.64058/fgs260113wmrjj
“Worlding” as Method:
A Review of Ji Jin’s Worlding Contemporary Literature
Su Tong
Abstract: Worlding Contemporary Literature offers a theoretically informed and historically grounded study of overseas scholarship on contemporary Chinese literature. “Worlding” is not just a geographical concept, but a dynamic framework for understanding literary production, translation, and circulation. Within the broader context of world literature, Ji Jin explores how Chinese literature can be positioned within global literary discourse. By adopting “worlding” as a method, he highlights the theoretical vitality and interpretative potential of cross-cultural dialogue at epistemological and methodological levels. Against the backdrop of an increasingly complex contemporary literary landscape, the book examines the relationship between “Chineseness” and “cosmopolitanism”.
Keywords: worlding; Ji Jin; contemporary Chinese literature; Sinology
Author Biography: Su Tong, Lecturer, College of Military Culture, PLA National Defense University, Research Interests: Military Visual Culture, Contemporary Literature and Art, E-mail: tongsu89@163.com.
标题：作为方法的“世界中”——评季进教授《世界中的当代文学》
摘要：《世界中的当代文学》以高度的理论自觉和历史意识系统阐释了海外中国当代文学研究的丰富性和启示性。“世界中”不仅是地理意义的空间区位，更是理解文学生产、译介和传播的动态参照。季进在全球世界文学的框架之下寻求中国文学与世界文学融合的路径，以“世界中”作为方法，充分释放出跨文化对话在认识论和方法论层面所蕴含的理论活力与阐释潜能，在复杂涌动、持续更新的当代文学共同体中，探讨“中国性”与“世界性”的复杂辩证。
关键词：世界中;季进;当代文学；海外汉学
作者简介：苏桐，国防大学军事文化学院讲师，研究方向：军旅美术、当代文学与艺术，电邮：tongsu89@163.com。
Received: 14 Apr 2026 / Revised: 27 Apr 2026 / Accepted: 28 Apr 2026 / Published online: 30 Apr 2026 / Print published: 30 May 2026.
