Journal article
Avoiding online censorship through 'fatty' memes: How Chinese social media users talk about North Korea
Global media and communication, Vol.18(2), pp.199-218
08/01/2022
DOI: 10.1177/17427665221100596
Abstract
Memes are humorous images, often featuring captions with superimposed text, that are shared online. To avoid censorship, Chinese netizens strategically use memes to discuss political issues. This study content analyses memes that feature an image or likeness of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un posted by Chinese social media users on the Weibo platform. Results highlight how politically astute, tech-savvy publics can express political opinions and dissent in humorous ways, even in a high censorship online environment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Avoiding online censorship through 'fatty' memes: How Chinese social media users talk about North Korea
- Creators
- Bingbing Zhang - Pennsylvania State UniversitySherice Gearhart - Texas Tech UniversityDavid D. Perlmutter - Texas Tech University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Global media and communication, Vol.18(2), pp.199-218
- DOI
- 10.1177/17427665221100596
- ISSN
- 1742-7665
- eISSN
- 1742-7673
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 20
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Record Identifier
- 9984446559502771
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