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A Feminist Reading of China’s Digital Public Sphere

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Authors:
  1. Altman Yuzhu Peng

    1. Media Culture and Heritage, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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  • Articulates how feminism and pseudo-feminism become confused in contemporary Chinese society, and how this confusion is invoked by misogynist voices to boycott feminist movements in China’s digital public sphere
  • Examines how Western women politicians are stereotyped from a gendered lens in China’s digital public sphere, and how this gendered stereotyping reflects the continuous exclusion of Chinese women in politics and beyond
  • Looks at how nationalist sentiment and patriarchal values converge in the Chinese context, and how nationalist rhetoric is deployed by misogynists to distort gender-issue debates in China’s digital public sphere

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Altman Yuzhu Peng
    Pages 1-15

  3. Social Transformation and Digital Cultures in the Post-Reform Era

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    Pages 17-37

  4. The Gendered Nature of China’s Digital Public Sphere

    • Altman Yuzhu Peng
    Pages 39-62

  5. Pseudo-Feminism and Chinese Digital Influencers

    • Altman Yuzhu Peng
    Pages 63-82

  6. Debates between Women and Men on Gender Issues

    • Altman Yuzhu Peng
    Pages 83-103

  7. Stereotyping Women in Powerful Positions

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    Pages 105-123

  8. Conclusion

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    Pages 125-131

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 133-134
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About this book

This book makes an original contribution to the field of feminist cultural studies through an analysis of the gender-politics axis established in China’s digital public sphere. While a growing body of literature in contemporary feminist cultural studies has turned attention to the Chinese environment, scholarship remains limited in exploring the intersection of gender and politics in the context of Chinese digital cultures. This book addresses this timely topic. It will appeal to both scholars and students interested in exploring the complex, dynamic interplay between digital cultures, public expressions, as well as representations and perceptions of gender reflected in Chinese Internet users’ everyday communicative practice from a feminist media studies perspective.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Media Culture and Heritage, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Altman Yuzhu Peng

About the author

Altman Yuzhu Peng (PhD, Newcastle University, UK) is a Lecturer in PR & Global Communications at Newcastle University (UK).

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