The Politics of Dating Apps
Gender, Sexuality, and Emergent Publics in Urban China
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2021
Summary
An examination of dating app culture in China, across user demographics–straight women, straight men, queer women, and queer men.
In this exploration of dating app culture in China, Lik Sam Chan argues that these popular mobile apps are not merely a platform for personal relationships but also an emerging arena for gender and queer politics. Chan examines the opportunities dating apps present for women’s empowerment and men’s performances of masculinity, and he links experiences of qu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262542340 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026254234X |
| Author: | Lik Sam Chan |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | The Information Society |
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“Chan’s innovative research connects everyday digital media uses to China’s larger issues of gender, sexual, and queer politics. Taking neither a utopian nor a pessimistic stance, he unpacks the multiplicity of dating apps’ political and social effects on both marginalized groups and those in power. More importantly, this study precipitates further questions about dating apps’ potential to challenge heteronormativity, and to create space for marginalized individuals, in a society with shrinking room for feminist and queer politics.”—Current History
About The Author
Lik Sam Chan
Lik Sam Chan is Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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