Genre borrowing in Chinese digital culture: Narrative imagination and grassroots storytelling on social media
China Information: A Journal on Contemporary China Studies
Published online on October 06, 2025
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 ...
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 ...