Journal of Digital Humanities and Science Fiction Studies
DHSFS, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp. 156-163.
Print ISSN: 3105-1278; Online ISSN: 3105-1286
Journal homepage: https://www.dhsfs.com
DOI: Https://doi.org/10.64058/DHSFS.26.1.14
The Evolution of Chinese Science Fiction through the Lens of Contemporary Literary History and Technological Change—A Review of Zhan Ling’s A Study on the Transformation of Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction
Gao Yixuan
Abstract: In her monograph A Study on the Transformation of Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction, Zhan Ling situates the development of Chinese science fiction within a dual framework: the history of contemporary Chinese literature and the global landscape of science fiction. By systematically tracing its historical trajectory and conducting comparative studies of creative differences between Chinese and foreign works, she reconstructs a comprehensive map of the evolution of contemporary Chinese science fiction. The monograph divides science fiction production from 1949 to the early twenty-first century into four distinct periods. Drawing on close textual analyses of hundreds of works, it offers in-depth examinations of the pivotal turning points and internal logics underpinning transitions between these periods. Furthermore, it provides nuanced investigations into representative subgenres such as historical science fiction and cyberpunk narratives featuring cyborgs. Rigorously argued and informed by both literary-historical consciousness and an international perspective, this study not only furnishes scholars with a multidimensional analytical framework but also opens new avenues for science fiction enthusiasts to grasp the distinctive local characteristics and shared challenges inherent in Chinese science fiction.
Keywords: Science fiction; History of science fiction literature; Technological change; Genre transformation
Author Biography: Gao Yixuan, Master’s candidate at the School of Humanities, Hangzhou Normal University. Research Area: Modern and Contemporary Literature. E-mail: 2025111006025@stu.hznu.edu.cn.
题目：当代文学史与技术变革视野下的中国科幻小说流变考察——评詹玲《当代中国科幻小说转型研究》
摘要：詹玲在《当代中国科幻小说转型研究》专著中，将中国科幻小说的发展置于当代中国文学史与世界科幻文学的双重坐标系下，通过纵向梳理其发展脉络与横向比较中外创作差异，系统重构了中国当代科幻小说的流变图谱。专著将1949年至21世纪初的科幻创作划分为四个时期，立足于数百部作品的文本批评，深入剖析了各个时期转变的关键节点与内在逻辑，并对历史科幻、赛博格等代表性类型进行了细致考察。该书论证扎实，兼具文学史意识与国际视野，不仅为学术界提供了立体的研究框架参考，也为科幻爱好者理解中国科幻的本土特质与普遍困境打开了新的入口。
关键词：科幻小说；科幻文学史；技术变革；文类转型
作者简介：高忆璇，杭州师范大学人文学院硕士研究生，研究方向：现当代文学。电邮：2025111006025@stu.hznu.edu.cn。
Received: 16 Jan 2026 / Revised: 21 Feb 2026 / Accepted: 13 Apr 2026 / Published online: 30 Apr 2026 / Print published: 30 May 2026.
