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Dorothy Wai Sim Lau

Chinese Stardom in Participatory Cyberculture

Chinese Stardom in Participatory Cyberculture

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Chinese performers' professional images have been relayed and reworked by film fans through web technology, creating a new mode of personality construction. This book examines transnational Chinese stardom as a Web-based phenomenon and the participatory practices of cyber fans.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 31 August 2020
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press


Chinese performers have gained increased visibility on global screens, leading to the relayed and reworked professional images by film fans. Web technology has made searching, poaching, editing, posting, and sharing texts significantly easier, leading to the development of a new mode of personality construction. This ground-breaking book examines transnational Chinese stardom as a Web-based phenomenon and an outcome of the participatory practices of cyber fans. Case studies of high-profile stars like Jet Li, Jackie Chan, and Donnie Yen provide insights into the phenomenon.

Weight: 350g
Dimension: 155 x 232 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474430340

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