1st Edition
Social Media in the Lives of Young Connected Migrants Making and Unmaking Boundaries
Introduction 1. Digital Connectivity, Migration and Young People 2. Chinese International Student Mobility and Digital China 3. Digitised Diasporic Connections and Boundaries 4. Social Media as Intercultural Contact Zone 5. Disconnective Intimacy in Transnational Family 6. Online Privacy and Boundary Work in Daigou 7. Conclusion – A Boundary Lens for Digital Migration Studies Appendix I. A note on methods Appendix II. Participant snapshots
Biography
Xinyu Zhao is Research Fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Deakin University, Australia. His research interests include transnational mobility, digital diaspora, Chinese Internet, and family media practices. Xinyu is currently researching digital parenting in China and in the context of the Chinese diasporic families.
