Recently, the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences announced the results of the annual approval of projects under the National Social Science Fund of China in 2024. Associate Professor Zhou Caishu's project, A Study on the Reproduction of Digital Literature and Art in Contemporary China, was approved as a general project under the Fund.
In the digital media age, the existence and expression of literature have undergone tremendous changes. Digital literature and art relies on digital technology for production, dissemination, and reception. Through comprehensive expressive techniques combining traditional literary and new forms of art, it forms a diverse and interactive literary practice. Reproduction refers to the re-production of the original text, including secondary creation of the text and AI generation of works. It reshapes the author's intentions and the aura of the original work, and reconstructs the relationship between the original text and the audience. As a prominent literary production mechanism today, the reproduction of digital literature and art, incorporating human-computer collaborative creation and expanding the boundaries of literary creation, urgently needs in-depth research. Addressing the phenomenon of digital literature and art in China, this project explores the multi-dimensional academic issue of the reproduction of digital literature and art in each dimension, aiming to achieve theoretical breakthroughs.
Our School focuses on the central task of discipline construction, actively responds to national strategic needs, and continuously strengthens the promotion of organized scientific research. We have successfully obtained project approvals from the National Social Science Fund of China for two consecutive years, and our research work continues to make new breakthroughs.
