International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This study investigates the identity negotiation of Chinese cosplayers within the tensions between transcultural fandom and nationalism. Grounded in Manuel Castells’ concepts of space of flows …
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This article reports on a qualitative interview-based study that set out to explore why fax has come to form such an enduring communication medium, particularly within healthcare contexts. We s…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This study examines how digital creators navigate the precarious Chinese digital creative industries (DCCIs), shaped by multi-channel networks (MCNs), platform logic, and intensifying state int…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. A broadly interdisciplinary field is emerging to study creators, referred to as “creator studies”, “platforms and cultural production studies”, “influencer studies”, and “wanghongstudies”. Yet …
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This paper explores a new frontier in Chinese translation fandom: the rise of fan podcasting. Against the backdrop of post-fansubbing, we examine how fan podcasters reconfigure media translatio…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This article examines how social media users engaged in civil repair actions following the 2017 Mexico City earthquake. Drawing on cultural trauma theory, the study investigates audience respon…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. Studies into media and migration have offered significant contributions but often emphasise short-term research, assuming migrants’ nationalism is sustained over time. To address this gap, this…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This study investigates how Chinese nationalism and diasporic media theories shape Douban reviews of Chinese American films and TV shows. I conducted a thematic analysis of 120 Douban reviews f…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. Audience research is widely regarded as a crucial area of media scholarship and needed to understand the role of media in society. Significant changes in how and what we watch in recent decades…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This article explores the relationship between mood, compassion and public values in a world suffused with digital media technologies. Its opening gambit is that mood should n’t be seen either …