Visual Social Media and Vernacular Responses to Environmental Issues in China
Access Status
Open access
Authors
Liu, Shanshan
Date
2019Supervisor
Tama Leaver
Henry Siling Li
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Humanities
School
School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
Collection
Abstract
This thesis investigates the role of visual social media in providing ordinary Chinese with an alternative space to articulate their opinions on environmental issues. By studying three notable environmental cases, this thesis explores how ordinary Chinese adopt visual social media practices as a response to environmental issues, and to aid in the fight for environmental justice. This thesis provides a new perspective to understand China’s visual social media practices and its networked civic engagement.
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