From cultural to toxic capital: Algorithmic and capitalised toxicity in a platformised ACG culture
International Journal of Cultural Studies
Published online on June 09, 2026
Abstract
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print.
This article develops the concept of toxic capital to explain how antagonism, derision, and nationalist outrage are converted into value within China's platformised anime, comic, and game culture. Moving beyond celebratory accounts of participatory fandom ...
This article develops the concept of toxic capital to explain how antagonism, derision, and nationalist outrage are converted into value within China's platformised anime, comic, and game culture. Moving beyond celebratory accounts of participatory fandom ...