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Desiring Wanghuang : Live Streaming, Porn Consumption and Acts of Citizenship among Gay Men in Digital China.
- Source :
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Television & New Media . Jul2022, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p498-508. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper investigates Chinese gay men's consumption of domestic pornography on international social network platforms following the country's anti-porn campaigns targeting live streaming. Set against the backdrop of China's illiberal digital landscape characterized by rapid platformization and evolving Internet governance, the paper draws on in-depth interviews with twenty-one Chinese young gay men to explore how they take advantage of digital platforms and algorithms to creatively and resiliently carve out a space for expressing same-sex desires in a precarious environment. It argues that, although these creative acts of sexual citizenship empower gay men in self-understanding and community-building, they are also critically limited by China's intertwining neoliberal and illiberal cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *GAY men
*INTERNET governance
*PORNOGRAPHY
*CITIZENSHIP
*SOCIAL networks
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15274764
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Television & New Media
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157707200
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15274764221080914