Zhou Caishu

Theory of Literature and Art, The College of Literature and Journalism, 

    Sichuan University, Ph.D

Theory of Literature and Art, The College of Literature and Journalism, 

    Sichuan University, M.E. 

Chinese language and literature, The College of Literature and Journalism,

    Sichuan University, B.E.

2019.1-               School of Literature, Nankai University,Associate Professor.

2022.9-2023.8    Department of Philosophy, The University of British Columbia, Visiting Professor.

2017.9-2018.12  School of Literature, Nankai University,Assistant Professor.

2014.9-2016.9    Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Fudan University, Post-Doctor.

2013.9-2017.9    School of Humanities and Law, Hangzhou Dianzi University,Assistant Professor.

Caishu Zhou is an associate professor at Nankai University (Tianjin, China). Her research interests include aesthetics, literary theory, film and media study. She published monographs The Cultural Capital of Contemporary Chinese Film Industry(China Social Sciences Press,2016), The Aesthetic Experiences of New Media Literature(Hubei People’s Press, 2024), and more than 50 papers. 

Literary Theory and Criticism, Film and Media Study, Aesthetics  

·2024.9-2026.12 “Research on the Reproduction of Contemporary Chinese Digital Literature and Art”， The National Social Science Fund of China（24BZW128）

·2019.9-2022.9  “Research on the Aesthetic Experience of New Media Literature”, The National Social Science Fund of China（19FZWB061）

·2018.1-2021.1  “Study on Film and Television Communication of Literary Works from the Perspective of Media Convergence”, Tianjin Philosophy and Social Sciences Fund（TJZWQN18-001）

·2017.9-2018.9  “Research on the Role of New Media in Aesthetic Experience”, Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (63182019) 

·2016.1-2017.9  “The Changes of the Aesthetic Experience in the Omnimedia Age”, Zhejiang Humanities and Social Sciences Fund (16NDJC050YB)

·2015.9-2016.9  “The Changes of the Aesthetic Experience and the Development of Literary Theory in the Omnimedia Age”，China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M581503)

Books

1. The Aesthetic Experiences of New Media Literature. Wuhan:Hubei People’s Press, 2024.

2. The Cultural Capital of Contemporary Chinese Film Industry. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press,2016.

Journal Articles

1.Perceptual Change and Aesthetic Criticism of New Media Literature.” Social Science Journal 06(2024):209-215. (in Chinese)

2.“The Debate of Media in the Philosophy of Contemporary Art.” Zhejiang Social Science 09(2024):139-147.(in Chinese)

3.“Transmedia Communication and Aesthetic Consumption of Classical Poetry in TV Variety Show.”Art Panorama 05(2024):85-92.(in Chinese)

4.“Chinese Philosophy and Digital Humanities Development in North America: An Interview with Professor Edward Slingerland.”Philosophical Trends 08(2024):118-123.(in Chinese)

5.“Children's Narrative in Chinese Animated Films--Taking  as an Example’.” Modern Audio-Video Arts 07(2024):51-55.(in Chinese)

6.“Aestheticism and the Secularization Tendency of New Media Literature.”  Research on Marxist Aesthetics 27,01(2024):299-311.(in Chinese)

7.“Hypertext and Media Archaeology of Electronic Literature: An Investigation Beginning with Stuart Moulthrop.” Journal of Xiamen University 03(2024):163-172.(in Chinese)

8.“Friedrich Kittler, German Media Theory, and Chinese Media Studies--An Interview with Geoffrey Winthrop-Young.” Shanghai Journalism Review 03(2024):83-96.(in Chinese)

9.“Aesthetic Engagement in Everyday Life: Reflections on Aesthetic Life and Why It Matters by Dominic Mclver Lopes, Bence Nanay, Nick Riggle.”Contemporary Aesthetics, 21 (2023).   (in English)

10.“Chinese Animation Film in the Context of Digital Media: Art, Technology and Culture.”Contemporary Animation 04(2023):96-101. (in Chinese)

11.“Length and Meaning: The Literary Space-Time Structure and Aesthetic characteristics of Novels.” Aesthetics and Artistic Review 02(2022).  (in Chinese)

12.“A New Exploration of China's Animation Film Industry from the Case of COLOROOM Films.”Modern Audio-Video Arts05(2022):34-38.(in Chinese)

13.“New Media Literary Spectacle and the Materiality of Literature.” Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 01(2022):134-144.(in Chinese)

14.“The Knowledge View and Meaning Variation of ‘Aesthetic Experience’.” Research on Marxist Aesthetics 02(2021):219-229.(in Chinese)

15.“The Media and Multiple Aesthetic Experiences in the Omnimedia Society.”Modern Communication 12(2021):80-83.(in Chinese)

16.“Poetic Rhetoric and Image Aesthetics of Film under the Cross-Media Perspective: On the Documentary Film Like the Dyer's Hand.”Movie Review 05(2021):5-10.(in Chinese) 

17.“Media Reform and the Formation of New Media Literature.”Literature and Culture Studies 01(2021):86-93. (in Chinese)

18.“New Media and The Transformation of Aesthetic Experience Theory.” Literary discussion 09(2020):101-107. (in Chinese)

19.“Visual Nostalgic Experience: Cultural Representation of Chinese Movies.” Journal of Chinese Culture 04(2020):97-102. (in Chinese)

20.“Director Change and Content Transformation of Chinese Film Industry.” Chinese Film Market 04(2020):10-16. (in Chinese)

21.“Film Production and the Force of its Cultural Capital.” Social Science Research 06(2019):187-193. (in Chinese)

22.“The Theoretical Discourse of Chinese Network Literature in the New Era.” Contemporary Literary Criticism 03(2019):108-113. (in Chinese)

23.“From Material Media to Literary Media—A New Interpretation of the Relationship Between Media and Literature.” Academic Journal of Zhongzhou 08(2019):156-161. (in Chinese)

24.“Market Performance and National Elements of Chinese Animated Films.” Chinese Film Market 07(2019):18-21.  (in Chinese)

25.“The Narrative and Transmission of Smaller Movies—Take Zheng Dasheng’s ‘Bandzi Melody’ as An Example.” Sichuan Drama08(2019):30-33.  (in Chinese)

26.“The Sociological Knowledge of ‘aesthetic experience’ in China—A Discussion on a Turn of Literary Aesthetics in the New Era.” Literary Review 04(2018):197-204.  (in Chinese)

27.“The Media and Time Structure of the Literary Works in the Posthuman Context.” Journal of Xiamen University (Arts & Social Sciences) 05(2018):135-143.  (in Chinese)

28.“Cultural Capital and the Development of Chinese Film Industry.” Journal of Zhejiang Vocational Academy of Art 11(2017):89-96.  (in Chinese)

29.“Ethical Literary Criticism on Brecht’s Theory of ‘Alienation Effect’.” Foreign Literature Studies 03(2015):135-142.  (in Chinese)

30.“Cultural Production: A Keyword in Critical Theory.” Foreign Literature,2016,5: 67-76.  (in Chinese)

31.“Statistical Literary Theory: New Literary Research Paradigm in the Era of Big Data.” Theoretical Studies In Literature and Art 05(2016):99-107.  (in Chinese)

32.“Film Aesthetics of Béla Balázs in the Perspective of Marxism View.” Cultural Studies and Literary Theory 33(2016):319-328. (in Chinese)

33.“A Quantitative Analysis and Cultural Interpretation of Audience Reaction in the Chinese Film Industry.” Journal of Nanjing Normal University(Society Science Edition) 04(2015):154-160. (in Chinese)

34.“The Construction of Classic Movies in the Chinese Film Industry.” Journal of Central South University(Social Science) 3.21(2015):229-234. (in Chinese)

35.“Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Film Directors’ Cultural Capital.” Academic Journal of Zhongzhou 7.223(2015):163-168. (in Chinese)

36.“The Aesthetic Dimension of the Film Industry.” Journal of Aesthetic Education 6(2015):56-60.  (in Chinese)

37.“Paraphrase of Dragon-Carving and the Literary Mind·Wind and Bone.” Journal of SJTU(Philosophy and Social Sciences)02(2015):87-94.  (in Chinese)

38.“‘The Gap between Two Selves’: Narrative Tension in Autobiography.” Journal of Aesthetic Education 6.5(2014):66-71.  (in Chinese)

39.“The Media Spectacle in the Postmodern Context.” Journal of Sichuan University 2.2(2012):77-82.  (in Chinese)

40.“Singleness and Pluralism; Domination and Resistance—The Ideology in Media Culture .”Journal of Fujian Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition) 05(2011): 160-165.  (in Chinese)

41.“The Vision and Methodology of Douglas Kellner's Research on Media Culture.” Journal of Northeastern University (Social Science) 05(2011): 460-465.  (in Chinese)

42. “Interpret the theory ‘use understanding to trace it back to what was in the writer's mind’ of Mencius.” Confucius Studies06(2009): 48-54.(in Chinese)

43. “Re-consideration of Hegel’s ‘Theory of Art Ending’.” Journal of Southwest Agricultural University(Social Sciences Edition) 05(2008):102-105. (in Chinese)