A5041131454- Asian Culture and Media Studies
- Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics
- Chinese history and philosophy
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
- Music History and Culture
- Japanese History and Culture
- Socioeconomic Development in Asia
- Cultural Industries and Urban Development
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Social Media and Politics
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Philippine History and Culture
- Cinema and Media Studies
- Media Studies and Communication
- China's Global Influence and Migration
- Sports, Gender, and Society
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Diverse Musicological Studies
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Themes in Literature Analysis
- Travel Writing and Literature
- VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques
University of Amsterdam
2014-2024
Communication University of China
2019-2023
The University of Melbourne
2019-2023
Goethe University Frankfurt
2019-2023
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2016-2023
RMIT University
2019-2023
University of Nottingham
2019-2023
Tokyo University of the Arts
2019-2023
Amsterdam University of the Arts
2016-2022
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
2020
This article studies the platformization of cultural production in China through specific lens Kuaishou, an algorithm-based video-sharing platform targeting second- and third-tier cities as well countryside. It enables forming “unlikely” creative class contemporary China. Kuaishou’s business fits into Party State’s socio-economic agenda “Internet+” “Mass Entrepreneurship Innovation,” is also folded state’s demand for censorship social stability. As we will show, this state-commerce...
By adopting a universal perspective, several scholars have called upon governments and other regulatory bodies to intervene in the emerging platform society, not leaving its development solely dynamics of market (Khan, 2017; Pasquale, 2018; Srnicek, Van Dijck, Poell, & de Waal, 2018). Although this call for increased regulation is particularly welcome US Europe, it seems problematic, if ironic, Chinese context. We are currently witnessing fast process platformization society. The ubiquity...
The COVID-19 pandemic stirs up strong nationalist and localist sentiments; places pride themselves on containing the virus more effectively: We are doing better. call this ‘biopolitical nationalism’, understood by us as dynamics between body, geopolitics affect. When looking at mainland China, Taiwan Hong Kong, we analyse how biopolitical efforts of these being compared, applauded supported. Under a discourse life survival, celebration control does not fall into classic reproduction capital,...
In this special issue, we explore the geopolitics, aesthetics and future potentiality surrounding TikTok to assess possibility implications of a new phase digital globalisation. A in which China-based innovative platform technologies, infused with state power, generate potentially disrupt cultures places outside China. We will further next part introduction, showing how global rise is feeding into increasing geopolitical anxieties worldwide. At same time, argue for need diversify our...
While digital platforms have reconfigured the institutions and practices of cultural production around globe, current research is dominated by studies that take as their reference point Anglo-American world--and, to a lesser extent--China (Cunningham & Craig 2019; Kaye et al. 2021; Poell Zhao 2019). Aside from totalizing theories platform imperialism (Jin, 2013), “rest world” has thus received relatively scant attention. Consequently, central concepts in study platform-based bear strong...
Social media platforms have become key participants in Chinese political contention. Global eagerly report on cases involving social media, often celebrating them as signs of change. This article analyzes the involvement Sina Weibo two instances contention: one concerns Huili picture scandal June 2011, and other a controversy around popular rally racer novelist Han that started December 2011. Drawing inspiration from actor-network theory (ANT), we show how Weibo's particular technological...
Deze studie naar Chinese populaire muziek geeft een unieke inkijk in de sociaal-culturele, economische en politieke betekenissen die snelle veranderingen China sinds jaren negentig hebben veroorzaakt. Van punk uit Beijing tot pop Hong Kong Taiwan. Dit boek is het resultaat van zestien jaar onderzoek. Jeroen Kloet ging Beijing, Shanhai analyseerde opkomst diverse scenes China, fans ontwikkelingen muziekindustrie. Hij besteedt uitgebreid aandacht aan dakou cultuur. Dakou zijn illegaal vanuit...
Research on platforms and cultural production is dominated by studies that take the Anglo-American world Northwestern Europe as their main points of reference. Central concepts in field, consequently, bear imprint Western institutions, practices, ideals. Critically responding to this state affairs, opening essay special issue Global Perspectives Platforms Cultural Production, consisting 20 articles, aims to: 1) challenge universalism, 2) provincialize US, 3) multiply our frames Pursuing...
the import of illegal, cut cds from west ( dakou cds) in mid-1990s marked revitalization chinese rock culture. this article analyses rise culture context interrelated processes globalization and marketization contrary to accounts that proclaim crisis or death rock, describes re-emergence since mid-1990s. it presents an overview on three different scenes, part among youth. fashionable bands are inspired by a cosmopolitan aspiration, underground signify return political urban folk singers...
In this article, we analyse the most popular stories that circulated on WeChat public accounts concerning personalized experiences of COVID-19 in China during first three months 2020. Among these non-fictional online writings, probe into ‘individual’ and mediated with coronavirus by questioning visualizations discourses their producers, as well concomitant emotions they invoked. Parallel to changing situation pandemic, observe a diachronic evolution emotions, from fear doubt (nationalist)...
In this introduction to special issue on creative labour in East Asia, we explore how the industries discourse, and related debates around labour, continue be haunted by a Eurocentric cum Anglocentric bias. The critical language of discourse often directs all discussion “inequality”, “precarity” “self-exploitation” towards critique “neoliberalism”, thus running risk overlooking different socio-political contexts. We point at urgency contextualize globalize, if not decolonize, work studies,...
While songs with distinct Chinese characteristics, whether musically or lyrically, have always been part of local pop history, "China Wind" (zhongguofeng) is a novel phenomenon. Above all, China Wind owes its production and circulation as discursive formation to endorsement by mainstream artists, notably from Taiwan, much popularity among audiences in Greater China. yet be systematically documented, researched analyzed, popular media attention has generally focused on Taiwan-based artists...
This introduction starts with an exploration of the ambiguity idea Europe. In particular, two tropes – Europe-as-theory and Europe-as-power continue to haunt knowledge production cultural studies in Asia. How proceed? What should do if it is embrace this historical conjuncture shifting modes power production, how deal its Anglocentrism Eurocentrism? While special issue allies itself attempts unsettle Eurocentrism not making any plea for regionally-rooted practices or theories. It argues...
Shanghai’s Pudong financial district is known for its spectacular skyline, which Michelle Huang has referred to as ‘a copy of a global city’ – reading that this article pushes further. What does ‘copy tell us about the intricate relationships between globalisation, capitalism and urbanity? Whereas Koolhaas proposed notion ‘generic grasp future Asian city, argues his reifies conservative premise globalisation equals homogenisation. Although Abbas’ concept ‘fake’ comes closer what we see...
Given its transnational character the Internet is often perceived as a technology that will challenge frontiers of nation-state. Asian governments, however, eagerly include in their policies, thereby inscribing this into narrative In article I argue such uses to legitimise governments and policies deserve much attention globalised movements at times policies. More empirically grounded research - moves beyond utopian/dystopian, online/offline virtual/real dichotomies important grasp...
This article explores the connections between field of China studies and gender sexuality studies. It engages with three questions. First, why is it that theoretical, conceptual methodological cross-fertilization cultural remains quite scarce? Second, are popular culture art important domains academic inquiry? Third, crucial to theorize problematize “Chineseness”? Drawing on debates surrounding translation alleged “Western” theories related sex—gender distinction, feminism, queer a “Chinese”...
Abstract To theorize further global and regional flows of popular culture, this article provides a critical analysis “authentic” rock music from Beijing as well “commercial” pop Hong Kong. Following Appadurai, I hard cultural form, which, under the scrutinizing eyes West, demands localization when it travels to places outside its perceived homeland, West. By comparing hardcore punk Cantopop, discuss whether soft relates does rock. conclude not. The transient, intertextual, multivocal opaque...