Hashtag mourning and moralized affect: Emergence, circulation, and publicity in China's #FarewellAndMemory
International Journal of Cultural Studies
Published online on April 01, 2026
Abstract
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print.
This study theorizes the formation of affective publics by analyzing the hashtag mourning event #FarewellAndMemory surrounding Zhu Ling in China. Drawing on sentiment, thematic, and discourse analysis, it maps a three-stage process of affective publics: ...
This study theorizes the formation of affective publics by analyzing the hashtag mourning event #FarewellAndMemory surrounding Zhu Ling in China. Drawing on sentiment, thematic, and discourse analysis, it maps a three-stage process of affective publics: ...