When it comes to our digitalised language practices, we often remember 'firsts': our first
email, learning to type in a foreign language, or the first conversation we had with a fridge …

This article explores the cultural complexities of participatory censorship among young
Chinese netizens, particularly within and beyond fan communities, through a digital …

This Element examines the semiotics of Sino-Muslim heritage literacy in a way that
integrates its Perso-Arabic textual qualities with broader cultural semiotic forms. Using data …

Chinese creators and Douyin (a prominent Chinese short-video platform) are building a
strong relationship in cultural production. Based on the social exchange theory, this study …

Contributing to the growing literature on discursive strategies against male-dominated
gender discourse in the Chinese digital space (eg, Chen and Gong, 2023), this study …

This essay surveys the scholarship on Chinese cultural politics in the reform era and argues
that popular culture is a crucial realm where politics is manifested, shaped, and challenged …

The advances and proliferation of social media technologies have not only empowered
Chinese users with more opportunities for opinion expression and public participation, but …

Objective: to acquire new knowledge about the liability for violating the rules of managing
technical means of counteracting the threats to information security; to elaborate theoretical …

This article examines the continuity of heteropatriarchal discourse within China's population
policies, focusing on the transition from the one-child policy to the current three-children …

This study analyzes the role of discursive strategies in the politics of self-censorship in
Afghanistan, where political pressure, and independent media work together, and language …