1st Edition

From Cyber-Nationalism to Fandom Nationalism The Case of Diba Expedition In China

Edited By Liu Hailong Copyright 2018
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

164 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book gives a deep description of a new trend in Chinese cyber-nationalism through an examination of Diba Expedition 2016. The eight chapters, written by researchers from the United States and China, touch on the topics of history, mobilization, and the organization of new cyber nationalism; the evolution of symbolic devices; and the impact of information and communications... Read more

Contents



List of figures and tables



List of contributors



1 Performing Cyber-nationalism in 21st-century-China: The Case of the Diba Expedition



Guobin Yang





2 Understanding Chinese Nationalism: A Historical Perspective



Hongmei Li





3 From Fans to "Little Pinks": The Production and Mobilization Mechanism of National Identity under New Media Commercial Culture



Jing Wu, Simin Li and Hongzhe Wang





4 "We Are All Diba Members Tonight": Cyber-Nationalism as Emotional and Playful Actions Online



Wang Zhe





5 Memetic Communication and Consensus Mobilization in the Cyber Nationalist Movement



Xiaoan Guo and Shaoting Yang





6 Collective Action as Interaction Ritual in Cyberspace



Guoqiang Liu





7 Contested Visual Activism: Cyber-Nationalism in China from a Visual Communication Perspective



Kui Zhou and Weishan Miao





8 Love Your Nation the Way You Love an Idol: New Media and the Emergence of Fandom Nationalism



Hailong Liu



Biography

Liu Hailong, PhD, is a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University of China, in Beijing. Liu is the chief editor of the Chinese Journal of Journalism and Communication. He is the author of Revisiting the Grey Area: Narration and Memories in the History of Communication Studies and  Propaganda: Ideas, Discourse and Legitimation. His research interests include political communication, the history of Chinese communication study, and intellectual history of communication.