{"id":181038,"date":"2015-02-03T15:31:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T23:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=181038"},"modified":"2015-02-03T15:31:38","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T23:31:38","slug":"recommended-readings-chinese-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2015\/02\/recommended-readings-chinese-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Readings on the Chinese Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Chinet.cz, the University of Nottingham’s Jonathan Sullivan describes the search for a textbook for his Chinese media and internet class<\/strong><\/a>, and provides an array of reading recommendations in the process.<\/p>\n

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[\u2026] The sub-field of Chinese internet studies has grown spectacularly in recent years. When I wrote this article<\/a> on online social networks in China in 2007, I cited a mere 15 books and articles on the Chinese internet. A comprehensive bibliography, including journal articles, would today run to hundreds of references. And that\u2019s before even considering the massive number of general theoretical works, studies in non-Chinese contexts, and the numerous fields that comprise \u201cinternet studies\u201d (a good example from political communication here<\/a>). Despite this abundance, choosing a major text focusing specifically on China was relatively straightforward using a process of elimination.<\/p>\n

[\u2026] Ultimately, [\u2026] I went with Yang Guobin\u2019s The Power of the Internet in China<\/a> (my review here<\/a>). This wasn\u2019t much of a revelation given that I have chosen this book in all the previous iterations of the module. It\u2019s a pioneering study that takes students right up close to the action but also gives them a theoretical lens so they can step back to get some perspective and avoid getting lost in the squall. Although originally published pre-Weibo (2009), it has aged remarkably well and there is an updated 2011 paperback edition. The cherry on top is that the softback and Kindle are under \u00a315, which is an issue when you\u2019re asking students to make a purchase. [Source<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On Twitter, Jeffrey Wasserstrom suggests<\/a> the reading list for Anna Greenspan’s NYU Shanghai course on Chinese cyberculture<\/a> as an additional resource.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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