1st Edition

Revisiting Networked China Challenges for the Study of Digital Media and Civic Engagement

Edited By Stephen D. Reese, Wenhong Chen, Zhongdang Pan Copyright 2026
132 Pages
by Routledge

132 Pages
by Routledge

This volume uses “Networked China” as a lens to explore a complex communication landscape, characterized by digital platforms, algorithms, and global connectivity. Essays and empirical case studies cover issues of digital labor, cybernationalism, gaming, disinformation, fan culture, technology entrepreneurs, and the value of digital repositories in preserving collective memory. The... Read more

Introduction to revisiting networked China: challenges for the study of digital media and civic engagement
Stephen D. Reese, Wenhong Chen and Zhongdang Pan

1. ‘China’ as a ‘Black Box?’ Rethinking methods through a sociotechnical perspective
Yuchen Chen, Alex Jiahong Lu and Angela Xiao Wu

2. Extending the research on digital China: the transnational lens
Mengyang Zhao and Kecheng Fang

3. Entrepreneurs in China’s ‘Silicon Valley’: state-led financialization and mass entrepreneurship/innovation
Lin Zhang and Elaine Jingyan Yuan

4. Politicizing for the idol: China’s idol fandom nationalism in pandemic
Yan Wang and Ting Luo

5. ‘Push-and-pull’ for visibility: how do fans as users negotiate over algorithms with Chinese digital platforms?
Yiyan Zhang, Shengchun Huang and Tong Li

6. GitHub as a collaborative curation platform for memory projects of COVID-19 in China
Eileen Le Han

 

 

Biography

Stephen D. Reese, School of Journalism & Media, Moody College of Communication,
University of Texas at Austin, USA.


Wenhong Chen, School of Journalism & Media, Moody College of Communication,
University of Texas at Austin, USA.


Zhongdang Pan, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
USA.