Great honour that my paper titled Reading through communication: The impact of social media on the construction of minzu subjectivity in Sibe’s self-led ethnogenesis has been accepted by #IAMCR (The International Association for Media and Communication Research)

My academic monograph on minzu as technology is about to be published by Palgrave. I would like to thanks my colleagues for their support and help along the way!

Agreed. What matters is to change the business model and the ownership of its algorithms.

Highly recommend to those who want to learn on China’s streaming platform. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Domesticated machine monkey king spotted in Dali old town helping local people push a mill

From 1906 to 1945, the SMR carried out a detailed ethnography on north-eastern China based anthropological theories. Those information may provide an interesting addition to our understanding of the social landscape of north-eastern China in the early 20th century.

This is the first bridge built by the Russians after the establishment of the port in Dalian. It was called the Lucian Bridge. After the Japanese occupation of Dalian in 1905, the bridge was renamed as Japanese Bridge. After 1945, the bridge became known as Victory Bridge.

It is an honour to present my recent research at the Media Anthropology Research Conference: Minzu Subject and Media of Becoming: On the Temporal Structure of the Minzu Subject

Thrilled to share that my academic monograph, "Minzu as Technology," will soon be published by Palgrave! A huge thanks to friends and colleagues for their unwavering support throughout this journey. #AcademicPublishing #Minzu #EthnicIdentity #SocialMedia #China

Excited to announce my latest book, "Minzu as Technology," is now published! Read it here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…. Softcover coming in 2024! Your ongoing support means the world—can't wait to hear your insights! #NewBook #MinzuAsTechnology

Revisited Jincheng, the setting of Liu Xiaodong's story in Hou Hsiao-hsien's doc “Jincheng Xiao Zi.” Once a Japanese-established site (1939), it transformed under socialist restructuring and market reforms. Now facing shutdown. #Jincheng #LiuXiaodong #HouHsiaohsien

Today, Dongguan Street is more than a historical echo; it's a vivid display of a city reinventing itself amidst changes. #China #modernity #dalian

For the Sibe, home transcends physical place, embodying a sacred longing rooted in tradition since 1764. It's a spiritual sanctuary, not just bricks and stones. To those Sibe journeying home, Icae aniya amba urgun! #SibePeople #CulturalHeritage #HappyNewYear

Thrilled to present my paper on #Douyin’s #algorithmicinfluence on ethnic minority #wanghong’s #representation at #ICA2024. Grateful for the opportunity to share with leading scholars. Loved reconnecting with old friends and making new ones in the beautiful #GoldCoast.

Great to attend the University of Westminster’s CAMRI 2024 conference on “Regulating Digital Media in the #GlobalSouth.” Grateful for the platform to share my research on #Douyin’s #algorithmicinfluence on ethnic minority #wanghong’s representation

Thrilled to announce my book "Minzu as Technology" has been reviewed by The China Journal! Grateful to the reviewer & editorial team for this opportunity. Read the full review here: journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73… #China #SocialMedia #EthnicMinority

Each encounter with Eder’s work reveals new dimensions of inquiry. His fusion of traditional Mongolian music with Dub exemplifies a fearless exploration of sound and a profound interrogation of cultural hybridity.

Thrilled to share my open-access article in Global Media & China: how Douyin’s algorithms shape the visibility of ethnic minority wanghongs, and how creators renegotiate identity. Read: doi.org/10.1177/205943… #Douyin #TikTok #PlatformStudies #AlgorithmicGovernance

I recently joined Walter Lee on IERLab podcast to discuss my research on how ethnic minority Wanghongs on Douyin produce content under platform driven regimes of visibility youtu.be/bFpESKSYPp8

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