1906年，魯迅在仙台醫學專門學校觀看日俄戰爭的幻燈片。這不僅是魯迅棄醫從文的契機，也是中國作家與視覺媒體相遇的初始時刻。隨著現代化和城市化的進程，視覺媒體開始進入大眾的日常生活視野，並改變了作家對文學的思考。縱觀二十世紀華文文學的發展，許多作品在不同的關切面向中，都顯示出影像與視覺性的痕跡。本課程關注視覺性新媒體對現代作家帶來的衝擊與思考，試圖探討以下問題：（一）現代文學如何呈現「視覺感」，並利用技術化的視覺性來回應現代社會；（二）當代電影如何改編文學作品，通過影像手法創造文本的雙聲複調。本課程將通過理論研讀、史料爬梳及文本精讀，以文學文本與理論、史料的對話來討論相關問題。

攝影、幻燈片、電影等由機械運作所產生的視覺影像，不僅以真實細節的再現和蒙太奇的拼貼手法，為大眾帶來前所未有的視覺感知，還為文學提供了新的美學觀念與敘事技巧，形成了兩種可相互參照的藝術模式。正如王文興在〈電影就是文學〉中指出的，影像與文學之間的互通不僅限於改編自文學的電影。影像在剪接、美術場景、音效等方面，展現了類似於文學中的分章、分段與分句，以及空間調度和聲音摹寫。本課程以「視覺」為議題導向，旨在深化學生對「現代文學」的理解，促進在現代技術發展背景下的人文思維。課程強調實踐性教學，注重課堂討論，培養學生的邏輯推理與議題分析能力，並提升其將知識或日常經驗轉化為論述與表達的能力。

In 1906, Lu Xun attended a slide show about the Russo-Japanese War at the Sendai Medical School. This experience not only marked a turning point in his decision to abandon medicine for literature but also signaled the initial encounter between Chinese writers and visual media. With the progress of modernization and urbanization, visual media gradually entered the daily lives of the public and reshaped writers’ reflections on literature. Throughout the development of 20th-century Chinese literature, numerous works reveal traces of imagery and visuality across various dimensions of concern. This course examines the impact of visual media on modern writers and their intellectual responses, addressing the following questions: 1. How does modern literature convey a sense of "visuality," and how does it employ technological visuality to respond to modern society? 2. How do contemporary films adapt literary works, using visual techniques to create textual polyphony? Through theoretical readings, historical research, and close textual analysis, the course fosters a dialogue between literary texts, theory, and historical materials to explore these issues.

Mechanically produced visual images—such as photography, slides, and films—offer unprecedented visual perceptions to the public through realistic detail and montage techniques. These media also provide literature with new aesthetic concepts and narrative strategies, forming two mutually referential artistic modes. As Wang Wenxing observes in his essay *Film Is Literature*, the interplay between imagery and literature extends beyond film adaptations of literary works. Visual media, through editing, set design, and sound effects, parallels literary techniques such as chaptering, segmentation, spatial arrangement, and sound imitation. Guided by the theme of “visuality,” this course aims to deepen students’ understanding of “modern literature” and encourage humanistic thinking within the context of modern technological development. The course emphasizes practical teaching methods, focusing on class discussions to cultivate students’ logical reasoning and analytical skills. It also seeks to enhance their ability to transform knowledge or everyday experiences into coherent arguments and effective expression.