1st Edition
Douyin, TikTok and China’s Online Screen Industry The Rise of Short-Video Platforms
By Chunmeizi Su
Copyright 2024
160 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
160 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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TikTok has drawn attention from all over the world. Even if you have never used it before, you would still be familiar with its name. Many people have assumed that it is a US-generated platform, and normally awed at its real origin – a Chinese born and operated platform, a sister or parallel platform of Douyin. Because of the short-video platform–TikTok, and also its dispute with the US... Read more
Introduction: Telling Chinese Stories. Part 1. Chinese soil 1. The power of platforms in the digital age 2. Dancing with giants: birth of ByteDance 3. The migration of creative labour Part 2. Leap forward 4. Swipe craze 5. Two souls in one shell 6. Fortune-telling business. Tales of the people. List of interviewees
Biography
Chunmeizi Su is a Lecturer of Digital Cultures at The University of Sydney. Her research interests include platform studies, algorithms, digital policy and platform governance. She has published extensively on Media, Culture & Society, Television and New Media, Global Media and China , etc.
