Abstract
Since the spatial turn emerged in the field of world literature studies in the 1990s, it has evolved into an important literary phenomenon. This article examines the representative perspectives within the spatial turn in world literature studies, aiming to explore its approaches, development causes, and its impact on the concept of world literature. This study discerns that the spatial turn in world literature studies has traversed three approaches: firstly, the construction of the world literary system; secondly, the pursuit of spatial justice in world literature; and thirdly, the remapping of world literature. The approaches adapt to changes in the international political and economic situations and prevailing cultural trends, thereby reshaping the concept of world literature. An examination of the spatial turn in world literature studies can complement existing theories of world literature and shed new light on its interdisciplinary studies.
Keywords
world literature studies, spatial turn, world literary system, spatial justice in world literature, remapping world literature
First Page
42
Last Page
52
Recommended Citation
Liu, Liu. 2025. "The Spatial Turn in World Literature Studies." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 45, (5): pp.42-52. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol45/iss5/8
