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Genre borrowing in Chinese digital culture: Narrative imagination and grassroots storytelling on social media

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China Information: A Journal on Contemporary China Studies

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Abstract

China Information, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 259-278, July 2026.
A notable feature in Chinese digital culture is its playful style. Memes, jokes, parodies, and coded language of all sorts abound on social media. While research has focused on the playful features of individual utterances or eventful protests, this ...