ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|68 pages
Chinese Social Media and the Public
chapter 3|20 pages
Social Media and Activism of Grassroots NGOs in China
chapter 4|17 pages
The ‘Making’ of an Online Celebrity
chapter 5|16 pages
Populist Sentiments and Digital Ethos in the Social Media Space
part II|42 pages
Chinese Social Media and (Re)Presentation
chapter 6|15 pages
Framing Food Safety Issues in China
chapter 7|14 pages
Face-work on Social Media in China
part III|43 pages
Chinese Social Media and Disability
chapter 10|14 pages
Information and Communications Technology and Social Media Accessibility in China
chapter 11|17 pages
The Accessibility of Chinese Social Media Applications
part IV|46 pages
Chinese Social Media in Greater China and Overseas
part V|30 pages
Chinese Social Media Critique