Monica Liu
Biographic Data
| ID | 3887950 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Monica Liu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Monica |
| FAMILY NAME | Liu |
| SIGNATURE | LIU M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-7757-2316 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Changing Asian Economies and Divergent Impressions of Western Masculinity
Based on ethnographic research conducted at online dating agencies in China and the Philippines, this article examines the life histories and decision-making processes of local women who seek marriages with Western men. The Western media often portrays the stereotypical Asian 'email-order bride' as a young, financially struggling woman marrying an older man for material benefits. However, recent research shows that poverty is not the sole motivat…
Modified Bodies Material Selves
Seeking Western Men
Devoted, Caring, and Home loving
Discussions of cross-border marriages between women from developing countries and men from economically advanced countries often focus on the objectification of women, while the process through which men are presented as 'marriageable entities' is rarely examined. In this article, I explore the case of China, where middle-aged, divorced women are seeking second-chance marriages with Western men via international cyber-dating agencies. Contrary to…
The internet, citizens, and public policy
This special issue includes six of the best papers from the 17th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2016) that explore the intersection among the Internet, citizens, and public policy. As a theme, these papers ask how citizens and governments deliberate, engage, an d interact in online spaces related to public policy and problems. The studies present two noteworthy observations on this theme. First, public delibe…
Surrogate Dating and the Translation of Gendered Meanings across Borders
The spread of the Internet is altering courtship practices and remaking marriage markets worldwide. Today, international cyberdating agencies that facilitate e-mail exchanges, romance tours, and marriages between women from developing countries and men from economically advanced countries constitute a $2 billion dollar industry equal in size to the entire online-dating industry in the United States. My study examines China-based matchmaking agenc…
Seeking Western Men
Surrogate Dating and the Translation of Gendered Meanings across Borders
The spread of the Internet is altering courtship practices and remaking marriage markets worldwide. Today, international cyberdating agencies that facilitate e-mail exchanges, romance tours, and marriages between women from developing countries and men from economically advanced countries constitute a $2 billion dollar industry equal in size to the entire online-dating industry in the United States. My study examines China-based matchmaking agenc…
Devoted, Caring, and Home loving
Discussions of cross-border marriages between women from developing countries and men from economically advanced countries often focus on the objectification of women, while the process through which men are presented as 'marriageable entities' is rarely examined. In this article, I explore the case of China, where middle-aged, divorced women are seeking second-chance marriages with Western men via international cyber-dating agencies. Contrary to…
Surrogate Dating and the Translation of Gendered Meanings across Borders
The spread of the Internet is altering courtship practices and remaking marriage markets worldwide. Today, international cyberdating agencies that facilitate e-mail exchanges, romance tours, and marriages between women from developing countries and men from economically advanced countries constitute a $2 billion dollar industry equal in size to the entire online-dating industry in the United States. My study examines China-based matchmaking agenc…
The internet, citizens, and public policy
This special issue includes six of the best papers from the 17th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2016) that explore the intersection among the Internet, citizens, and public policy. As a theme, these papers ask how citizens and governments deliberate, engage, an d interact in online spaces related to public policy and problems. The studies present two noteworthy observations on this theme. First, public delibe…
Seeking Western Men
Devoted, Caring, and Home loving
Discussions of cross-border marriages between women from developing countries and men from economically advanced countries often focus on the objectification of women, while the process through which men are presented as 'marriageable entities' is rarely examined. In this article, I explore the case of China, where middle-aged, divorced women are seeking second-chance marriages with Western men via international cyber-dating agencies. Contrary to…
Modified Bodies Material Selves
Changing Asian Economies and Divergent Impressions of Western Masculinity
Based on ethnographic research conducted at online dating agencies in China and the Philippines, this article examines the life histories and decision-making processes of local women who seek marriages with Western men. The Western media often portrays the stereotypical Asian 'email-order bride' as a young, financially struggling woman marrying an older man for material benefits. However, recent research shows that poverty is not the sole motivat…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · China (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sex work and related issues (3 works) · The Internet (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Law (2 works)