近年来，“史料研究”成为中国当代文学重要的研究潮流，“史料热”“史料转向”成为描述这一现象的关键词。“史料研究”兴起的主要原因有二：其一，长期以来，当代文学研究由于其研究对象的当下性而呈现出“批评化”倾向，该倾向有可能导致文学史写作历史维度的阙失；其二，当代文学主流文学史观中一直强调“断裂论”，忽视了文学史自身的延续性。对于当代文学来说，“史料研究”可以夯实学科研究的基础，打开研究的新空间，从而塑造新的文学史观。同时，因为当代文学的进行时状态，“史料研究”中也出现了重复化、碎片化、为史料而史料的不良倾向，需要对之进行反思与克服。

The study on historical materials,often dubbed as “historical material fever” or a sort of new “turn to historical materials,” has become extremely popular in the field of Contemporary Chinese Literature in recent yearsTwo factors lead to such trend in this fieldThe first factor is related to the focus of the study of Contemporary Chinese Literature on the present conditions that may cause the lack of a historical dimension in the writing of the history of Chinese LiteratureThe other factor is associated with a widely accepted view that overemphasizes discontinuity in the unfolding of Chinese Literature and consequently neglects its continuityFor contemporary literature,the study of historical materials could establish a solid foundation and expand the academic scope for writing the history of literatureIn the meantime,however,this academic trend also leads to such shortcomings as repetition and fragmentation,which deserve serious consideration in research