Revisiting Networked China - Challenges for the Study of Digital Media and Civic Engagement

This volume uses "Networked China" as a lens to explore a complex communication landscape, characterized by digital platforms, algorithms and global connectivity. This book was originally published as a special issue of Information, Communication & Society.

List of contents

Introduction to revisiting networked China: challenges for the study of digital media and civic engagement 1. 'China' as a 'Black Box?' Rethinking methods through a sociotechnical perspective 2. Extending the research on digital China: the transnational lens 3. Entrepreneurs in China's 'Silicon Valley': state-led financialization and mass entrepreneurship/innovation 4. Politicizing for the idol: China's idol fandom nationalism in pandemic 5. 'Push-and-pull' for visibility: how do fans as users negotiate over algorithms with Chinese digital platforms? 6. GitHub as a collaborative curation platform for memory projects of COVID-19 in China

About the author

Stephen D. Reese, School of Journalism & Media, Moody College of Communication,
University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Wenhong Chen, School of Journalism & Media, Moody College of Communication,
University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Zhongdang Pan, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
USA.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen D. Chen Reese
• Assisted by: Chen Wenhong (Editor), Zhongdang Pan (Editor), Pan Zhongdang (Editor), Reese Stephen D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 14.08.2025
• EAN: 9781041105732
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4110573-2
• No. of pages: 123
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; China, History, Media Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet, Humanities, Social issues & processes, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Social and ethical issues, Development Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies