Li Wenjun 李文君

Education:
B.A., Sichuan University
M.A., National University of Singapore

Research Interest:
Modern literature; Contemporary literature; Ecocriticism

Self-Introduction:
Born in Changsha, Hunan. My current research uses the figure of the child as a methodological lens to explore ecological imagination in contemporary Chinese literature and culture, and to critically reflect on related discourses of social development.

Thesis Advisor: A/P Xu Lanjun

Thesis Title: Towards an Eco-Childism: Discursive Constructions of Child-Nature Relations in Contemporary Chinese Bildungsroman (tentative)

Thesis Research Area:
This study uses the figure of the child as a methodological lens, integrating ecocritical approaches to analyze representations of children in contemporary Chinese Bildungsroman. It focuses on how ecological narratives are culturally articulated through children’s personal development and their connection to China’s modernization, ultimately seeking to develop a framework of “Eco-Childism” with Chinese characteristics.