Minzu as technology : ethnic identity and social media in post 2000s China / / Lei Hao

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910746069603321
• Autore: Hao Lei <1976->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Macmillan Palgrave, Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023]; ©2023
• ISBN: 981-9954-02-9
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 226 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Disciplina: 302.231
• Soggetti: Digital media - Social aspects; Ethnicity in mass media; Mass media - China
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- 1 Understanding the Pursuit of Ethnic Identity in China -- Minzu as Technology -- What Is Minzu -- Cultural Studies Approach to Minzu Subject Formation -- A Postcolonial Analysis of Minzu -- Why Sibe -- Sibe's Historical Evolution and Its Significance in Understanding Minzu -- Sibe Demographic Landscape -- Chapter Summaries -- References -- 2 A Genealogy of Minzu in China -- Introduction -- Late Qing Dynasty-Emergence of Minzu -- Republic of China-Reinvention and Transformation -- People's Republic of China-The Stalin-Inspired Interpretation of Minzu -- The Minzu Practice in Context -- The Construction of the Concept of Ethnic Minorities in PRC -- Uncovering Agency Through New Media Technology -- Social Media and Minzu -- Minzu as a Technology in Ethnic Subject Formation -- Shifting Power Dynamics in the Network Society -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Evolution of Minzu Among the Sibe -- Introduction -- Dissecting State Historiography: Tracing the Evolution of Minzu -- Marxist-Leninist Theories: A Lens Shaping the Sibe Historical Narrative -- Reinterpretation of Stalin's Four Requirements and the Influence of Local Cosmopolitanism on Sibe History -- History of Sibe Migration -- Relationship with Manchu -- Involvement of the Sibe in the Formation of the Chinese Nation -- ; Unpacking the Transformations of Minzu from Print to Social Media -- Analyzing Discursive Practices of Text Production and Consumption in the Sibe Community -- Online Debate on the Meaning of Westward Migration -- The Discursive Strategies in the Transformation of Minzu -- Keeping the Tradition of the Northeast of China -- Unpacking the Transformation of Minzu in Sibe Society -- Social Sharing Practices on Westward Migration.; Societal Context Shape Sibe's Self-Directed Ethnogenesis Strategies -- Impact of Media Technicity on Minzu -- Media Technicity and Minzu Subject Interpellation -- WeChat's Technicity Impact on Discursive Spaces -- Social Media Technicity's Impact on Depicting Sibe Ethnic Origins -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Reconceptualizing Minzu in Computer-Mediated Communication -- Introduction -- Transliterated Sibe Language and Identity in Social Media -- The Adoption of Transliterated Sibe -- A Genealogy of Sibe Language -- Impact of Minzu on the Selection of Transliterated Sibe in Social Media -- Statements on the Relationship Between Sibe Language and the Manchu Language -- T8 -- H -- S -- The Discourse of Minzu Influenced the Adoption Transliterated Sibe -- K -- T7 -- Z2 -- A -- H2 -- W -- A2 -- Online Debate on Spoken Versus Literary Language -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Networked Ethnicity in Post-2000s China -- Introduction -- Ethnogenesis in the Digital Age -- Digital Articulation of Ethnicity -- Networked Ethnicity -- Conclusion -- References -- Glossary of Chinese Terms -- Glossary of Sibe Terms -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a unique ethnographic approach to the understanding of ethnogenesis in the Chinese context, with a particular focus on how it is being reshaped in the post-2000s era. It reinterprets the Chinese concept of ethnicity, or minzu, by investigating its evolution in relation to the proliferation of media technologies. In an era characterized by digital connectivity, the quest for ethnic identity has taken on new dimensions. Ethnic groups, like the Sibe community from Xinjiang, are now extending beyond the state's traditional interpretations of minzu. Leveraging the power of media technology, they are articulating and expressing their ethnic identities in new and personalised ways. These developments have led to the emergence of what this book terms 'networked ethnicity,' a fresh manifestation of ethnic identity formation in the era of social media. The pivotal question this book attempts to answer is: How does an ethnic group in China today understand its identity, and what role does technology and media play in that process? This exploration offers a critical perspective on the complex interplay between digital technology, individual agency, and ethnic identity formation. This study will be of interest to scholars of cultural studies, Chinese society, ethnic studies, and media studies, or anyone keen to understand the changing landscape of ethnic identity in the digital age.