Affective Beta Males: Wonangfei, Precarity, and the Ambivalent Soft Masculinities in Post-2020 China
Published online on June 16, 2026
Abstract
Men and Masculinities, Ahead of Print.
In post-2020 Chinese film and TV dramas, a non-hegemonic masculinity has emerged and gained popularity, which this article theorizes as the Beta-male imaginary. Originating from the ABO fanfiction trope and transcreated within contemporary Chinese screen ...
In post-2020 Chinese film and TV dramas, a non-hegemonic masculinity has emerged and gained popularity, which this article theorizes as the Beta-male imaginary. Originating from the ABO fanfiction trope and transcreated within contemporary Chinese screen ...