Nationalist and Popular Culture Practices on Social Media - A Digital Ethnography of Chinese Online Fandom Nationalists

Summary

Digital nationalist and populist movements have shaped the political sphere for years, with their manifold channels and forms of political communication. Chenyang Song investigates how Chinese online fandom nationalists entangle online political, nationalist and pop-cultural practices, facilitated by social media affordances and nuanced online practices. This study shows how they mobilize and conduct cross-platform trolling and reporting campaigns under the banner of idolized Chinese nation and politicians to spread their political messages. 

Product details

• Authors: Chenyang Song
• Publisher: Transcript
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.09.2025
• EAN: 9783837679267
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-7926-7
• No. of pages: 250
• Weight: 393 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, farbige Illustrationen
• Series: Kultur und soziale Praxis
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); EDUCATION / General, Education, Sociology, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, Political Ideologies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, The arts: general issues, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, ART / Film & Video, ART / Art & Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, International Relations, Political structure & processes, Fascism & Nazism, auseinandersetzen, Human Geography, Demonstrations & protest movements, Electronic, holographic & video art, Central government policies, Culture and institutions, The political process, Factors affecting social behavior, Social processes, Groups of people, Political science (Politics and government), Computer art (Digital art), Philosophy and theory of fine and decorative arts