2007年10月10日,由《文学评论》编辑部和新疆师范大学联合举办、伊犁师范学院协办的“中国西部文学学术研讨会”在新疆师范大学召开。来自全国二十余所高校、研究机构和出版单位的中国古代文学、现当代文学和文学评论界的专家学者近四十人参加了此次研讨会。“西部文学”是近年来中同文学研究领域中一个处于学术前沿的充满热力的学术话题。《文学评论》常务副主编胡明研究员在开幕式上指出,“西部文学”在文学领域内有自己约定的边界和鲜明的特色,有自己独立的学术框架和学术谱系。近年来“西部文学”这一概念越来越成为一个热 On October 10, 2007, “China Western Literature Symposium” co-organized by Editorial Department of Literature Review and Xinjiang Normal University and co-organized by Ili Normal University was held in Xinjiang Normal University. Nearly 40 experts and scholars from ancient Chinese literature, modern and contemporary literature and literary critics from more than 20 universities, research institutes and publishing houses nationwide attended the seminar. “Western Literature ” is a hot academic topic at the academic front in the field of literature research in the same year in recent years. At the opening ceremony, researcher Hu Ming, executive deputy editor of “Literary Criticism”, pointed out: “Western Literature” has its own agreed boundaries and distinctive features in the field of literature, with its own independent academic framework and academic pedigree. In recent years, the concept of “western literature” has become more and more a hot topic