Pawns in the power struggle: Navigating creative labor precarity across MCNs, platforms, and state regulation in China
International Journal of Cultural Studies
Published online on October 09, 2025
Abstract
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 509-526, May 2026.
This study examines how digital creators navigate the precarious Chinese digital creative industries (DCCIs), shaped by multi-channel networks (MCNs), platform logic, and intensifying state intervention. Drawing on interviews with 34 creators, I ...
This study examines how digital creators navigate the precarious Chinese digital creative industries (DCCIs), shaped by multi-channel networks (MCNs), platform logic, and intensifying state intervention. Drawing on interviews with 34 creators, I ...