Works
Wang has authored books throughout his career. In 1997,he authored the book The Sublime Figure of History:Aesthetics and Politics in Twentieth-Century. The book offered a cultural history examining the intersection of aesthetics and politics in modern China,exploring how various political projects shape personal and collective identity through aesthetic manifestations across a range of cultural materials and contexts. [5] Richard Krauss,in his review of the book termed the book "stimulating" and said "the book is much more interesting than an account of the Chinese reception of Kant,Hegel,Schiller,and Schopenhauer". [8] His 2002 book Narrative Perspective and Irony in Chinese and American Fiction analyzed how various authors from different cultural backgrounds employ irony as a tool for critical commentary on prevailing social norms and discourses. Through this book,he explored the works of Chinese writers such as Lu Xun,Ah Cheng,and Yu Hua,as well as English writers like Jane Austen,Charles Dickens,and Mark Twain. [9]
In 2004,Wang authored the book Illuminations from the Past:Trauma,Memory,and History in Modern China,offering a cultural analysis of modern China. The book also explored how Chinese intellectuals and artists grapple with trauma,social change,and globalization. [10] Arif Dirlik reviewed the book and said,"Illuminations from the Past is one of the most rewarding books I have ever read on contemporary China in recent years." He further commended the author's effort to challenge historical claims as sources of truth yet acknowledged that the truths from the past are likely the most accurate we have. His 2022 book China in the World:Culture,Politics,and World Vision explored China's modern evolution,examining its national identity in relation to global engagement. The book also discussed the tension between traditional concepts and Western influences,analyzing China's pursuit of unity,equality,and solidarity with Third World nations. [6] The book was reviewed by Julia Keblinska,who said "Wang offers a serious and urgent critique of Chinese Studies and a call to political awareness at a moment when Cold War logics threaten to flatten the nuance and complexity of our field. In accomplishing this task,China in the World is an elegantly efficient volume." [11] More recently in 2023,he authored the book At Home in Nature:Technology,Labor,and Critical Ecology in Modern China. The book examined how anthropocentrism and technoscientific arrogance in modern China have led to ecological crises and human alienation,proposing utopian ideals of non alienated labor as a potential solution for fostering resonance between humans and the Earth. [12]
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