当代国际儿童文学研究动态——与约翰·斯蒂芬斯教授访

Dynamics in Contemporary International Children’s Literature Research:Interview with Prof. John Stephens

约翰·斯蒂芬斯(John Stephens)教授是国际儿童文学研究领域中的杰出学者。他近年来尤为关注常被西方学术界忽略的西方世界以外的国家和地区的儿童文学,推进不同文化的国家之间的儿童文学学术交流,是联结东西方儿童文学研究界的重要桥梁。谈凤霞与其访谈中讨论的话题主要涉及当代国际儿童文学研究中的多种理论、方法和争议,如意识形态、多元文化主义、民族志诗学、主体性、性别、认知诗学、新兴文类、学科地位等问题。

Professor John Stephens is a distinguished scholar in children′s literature research field. In recent years, he has paid more attention to the worldwide ranges of children′s literature studies especially in Asia, Africa and South America. He devotes himself to promoting equal communications of children′s literature research among countries with different cultures and has been an important bridge connecting the West and the East. The interview covers diverse trends and controversial topics in contemporary international children′s literature studies, e.g., ideology, multiculturalism, subjectivity, gender (masculinity), ethnopoetics, cognitive poetics, new genres, the position of this discipline. Professor Stephens analyzes the development of some special critical theories, points out potential problems and crises, and explores some new directions and possibilities in the field.