say a few words about

The new materialism has become an interdisciplinary theoretical trend since the beginning of the 21st century, influencing multiple fields such as philosophy, literature, and geography. It is a heterogeneous theoretical space that encompasses new discourses for rethinking the relationship between humans and the material world, such as materialism, new vitality theory, and so on. New materialism rejects binary thinking, focuses on marginalized objects, opens up non anthropocentric research paths, and reshapes the relationships between humans and non-human, living and non living, and subject and object. Although scholars such as Harman refuse to be classified as new materialism, their object oriented ontology is still included as it led to a shift in criticism after post structuralism. The real challenges of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and environmental crises in the 21st century have led to the emergence of new materialism, providing new theoretical models to help humanity reinterpret the material world. The breakthrough of new materialism from the deadlock of traditional materialism theory is a theoretical transformation forced by practical challenges. Since its establishment in academia in 2010, New Materialism has become an active theoretical trend in the field of Western humanities and social sciences, with its influence spreading to more disciplines. It integrates interdisciplinary theoretical discourse, provides rich resources for literary criticism, and shapes new critical spaces such as material ecological criticism. The literary criticism community in our country has also shown a trend of material and non-human transformation, and the concept of new materialism has aroused interest in academia. The inclusiveness and heterogeneity of new materialism attract scholars' attention, but it also brings a dazzling feeling. It is urgent for the academic community to study the origin, development, and core assumptions of new materialism, and to consider how it can expand the research space of Western literature. The new materialism influenced by quantum physics is related to traditional Chinese philosophy and has reference significance for constructing a discourse system of ecological criticism with Chinese characteristics.

review

The origin and development of New Materialism, as a Copernican revolution, can be traced back to 2010, which marked the formal establishment of New Materialism as an independent research field. The two important literary events of 2010- the first annual conference on "New Materialism and Digital Culture" and the publication of the collection of papers on "New Materialism: Ontology, Momentum, and Politics" - provided decisive impetus for the rapid development of new materialism. In 2012, the publication of "New Materialism: Interviews and Mapping" and the special issue of "New Literary History" magazine further promoted the development of the theory of new materialism. Research books and papers on new materialism have sprung up like mushrooms after 2012, demonstrating the strong interest of the Western academic community in this trend.

conclusion

As an interdisciplinary research platform, New Materialism brings together researchers from different theoretical sources, providing academic resources and theoretical interfaces for rethinking the relationship between humans and the material world. It constructs a new concept of equality and democracy based on core concepts such as "kinetic energy" and "intrinsic interaction", providing theoretical solutions for addressing environmental and ethical crises in the 21st century. The new materialism has driven the ontological shift in Western philosophy, which is seen as a Copernican style change in thinking. Its theory is in line with traditional Chinese philosophy, such as the concepts of yin and yang arising from each other and the concept of 'life is easy'. The philosophical views of "generativity" and "processualization" of new materialistic scholars are in line with the change thinking and process thinking of traditional Chinese culture. From the perspective of mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilizations, exploring the "new materialistic genes" in China's ecological wisdom is of great significance for building an academic community and spreading Chinese ecological civilization ideas.