Chinese Social Media: Social, Cultural, and Political Implications by Mike Kent

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This book brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to address critical perspectives on Chinese language social media, internationalizing the state of social media studies beyond the Anglophone paradigm.

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This book brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to address critical perspectives on Chinese language social media, internationalizing the state of social media studies beyond the Anglophone paradigm. The collection focuses on the intersections between Chinese language social media and disability, celebrity, sexuality, interpersonal communication, charity, diaspora, public health, political activism and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The book is not only rich in its theoretical perspectives but also in its methodologies. Contributors use both qualitative and quantitative methods to study Chinese social media and its social–cultural–political implications, such as case studies, in-depth interviews, participatory observations, discourse analysis, content analysis and data mining.

Author Biography

Mike Kent is Head of Department and a senior lecturer in the Internet Studies Department at Curtin University, AustraliaKatie Ellis is a senior research fellow in the Internet Studies Department and convenor of the Critical Disability Studies Research Network at Curtin University, AustraliaJian Xu is a research fellow at the School of Communications and Creative Arts at Deakin University, Australia

Table of Contents

Foreword Michael Keane 1. Chinese social media todayMike Kent, Katie Ellis and Jian XuPart I: Chinese Social Media and the Public2. Micro-philanthropy and new grassroots associations: Social media and the rights discourse in China.Haiqing Yu3.Social media and legitimization tactics of grassroots NGOs in China: A case study of Love Save PneumoconiosisDianlin Huang4. The "Making" of online celebrity – A case Study of Chinese rural same-sex male couple Anwei and YebinTianyang Zhou and Lianrui Jia5. Populist sentiments and digital ethos in the social media space: Revelations of Weibo celebrities in ChinaZixue Tai, Xiaolong Liu and Jiang LiangPart II: Chinese Social Media and (Re)Presentation6. Framing food safety issues in China: The interplay of official discourse and civil discourse Yang Wang7. Face-work on social media: The presentation of self on Renren and FacebookXiaoli Tian8. RenRen and social capital in contemporary ChinaNaziat Choudhury and David HolmesPart III: Chinese Social Media and Disability9. WeChat and the Voice Donor campaign: an example of 'doing good' on social mediaMike Kent, Katie Ellis, Joy Zhang, and He Zhang10. Accessibility in China: a Peep at a Leopard through a tubeYao Ding and G. Anthony Giannoumis11. The Accessibility of Chinese Social Media Applications: A heuristic evaluation of WeChat appWeiqin Chen, Way Kiat Bong and Nan LiPart IV: Chinese Social Media in Greater China and Overseas12. From (anti-mainland) sinophobia and shibboleths to mobilisation on a Taiwanese message boardJoshua Cader13. The Chineseness of Chinese Internet companies

Long Description

This book brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines to address critical perspectives on Chinese language social media, internationalizing the state of social media studies beyond the Anglophone paradigm. The collection focuses on the intersections between Chinese language social media and disability, celebrity, sexuality, interpersonal communication, charity, diaspora, public health, political activism and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The book is not only rich in its theoretical perspectives but also in its methodologies. Contributors use both qualitative and quantitative methods to study Chinese social media and its social-cultural-political implications, such as case studies, in-depth interviews, participatory observations, discourse analysis, content analysis and data mining.

Details ISBN0367889412 Pages 246 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2019 ISBN-10 0367889412 ISBN-13 9780367889418 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Subtitle Social, Cultural, and Political Implications Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Jian Xu Publication Date 2019-12-10 Short Title Chinese Social Media Language English DEWEY 302.2310951 UK Release Date 2019-12-10 AU Release Date 2019-12-10 NZ Release Date 2019-12-10 Series Routledge Research in Digital Media and Culture in Asia Author Jian Xu Alternative 9781138064775 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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