From Cyber-Nationalism to Fandom Nationalism
Douban
The Case of Diba Expedition In China
overview
This book analyzes a new trend in Chinese cyber-nationalism by studying the incident of “Diba expedition” in 2016. Written by communica tion scholars from the U.S. and China, the eight chapters examine the history, mobilization and organization of the new cyber-nationalism, the evolution of symbolic devices, and the impact of ICTs, consumerism, fan culture, and internet subcultures on cyber nationalism. Situating the “Diba expedition” and the new cyber-nationalism in the media ecology of social media, mobile internet, smart mobile phones and other new-generation ICTs, the authors illuminate the changing meanings of Chinese political culture under the influences of official nationalistic education, commercial culture, and grassroots internet culture.
https://www.routledge.com/From-Cyber-Nationalism-to-Fandom-Nationalism-The-Case-of-Diba-Expedition/Hailong/p/book/9781138330641
contents
1. Performing cyber-nationalism in twenty-first-century China: The case of the Diba Expedition
Guobin Yang
2. Understanding Chinese nationalism: A historical perspective
Hongmei Li
3. From fans to “little pink”: 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. The 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