The memeification of China’s Twitter diplomacy, 2019–2022: Adding memes to the toolkit of China’s wolf warrior diplomats

Global Media and Communication, Ahead of Print. This study examines the use of memes as part of China’s digital diplomacy between 2019 and 2022. Few studies have examined how memes are used to advance state interests in relation to China’s public diplo…

Hollywood, a platform for shaping cultural coherence/divergence: A critical textual analysis of the representation of Iranians in contemporary Hollywood action films

Global Media and Communication, Volume 20, Issue 3, Page 357-375, December 2024. This study critically analyses how the film industry shapes cultural norms and values, particularly through political agenda-setting. Using Edward Said’s concept of orient…