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Record Nr.

UNINA9910745597603321

Autore

Lau Dorothy Wai Sim

Titolo

Chinese stardom in participatory cyberculture / / Dorothy Wai Sim Lau [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2019

ISBN

1-4744-3035-X

1-4744-6004-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 210 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

International film stars

Disciplina

791.4309861

Soggetti

Motion picture actors and actresses - China

Motion pictures - China

Digital media - China

Popular culture - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: ; 1. Blogging Donnie Yen: remaking the martial arts body as a cyber-intertext -- ; 2. `Flickering' Jackie Chan: the actor-ambassadorial persona on photo-sharing sites -- ; 3. `Friending' Jet Li on Facebook: the celebrity-philanthropist persona in online social networks -- ; 4. YouTubing Zhang Ziyi: Chinese female stardom in fan videos on video-sharing sites -- ; 5. Discussing Takeshi Kaneshiro: the pan-Asian star image on fan forums.

Sommario/riassunto

With case studies of high-profile stars like Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen, this ground-breaking book examines transnational Chinese stardom as a Web-based phenomenon, and as an outcome of the participatory practices of cyber fans.