Social Media in the Lives of Young Connected Migrants

ISBN-13: 9781032045191 / Twarda / 2023 / 232 str.

Australia) Zhao Xinyu (Deakin University

Opis

Drawing on ethnographic and interview data among overseas Chinese students, this volume explores the everyday social media practices of mobile young people and considers the implications of digital connectivity through analyses of the ways in which they cope by making and unmaking boundaries in online interactions.

Spis treści

Introduction.  1. Digital Connectivity, Migration and Young People  2. Chinese International Student Mobility and Digital China  3. Digitised Diasporic Connections and Boundaries  4. Social Media as Intercultural Contact Zone  5. Disconnective Intimacy in Transnational Family  6. Online Privacy and Boundary Work in Daigou  Chapter 7. Conclusion – A Boundary Lens for Digital Migration Studies  Appendix I. A note on methods  Appendix II. Participant snapshots

O autorze

Xinyu (Andy) Zhao is a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Deakin University, Australia. His research interests include transnational mobility, digital diaspora, Chinese Internet, and digital family practices. Xinyu is currently researching digital parenting in China and in the context of the Chinese diasporic families.