Jinman Zhang
Biographic Data
| ID | 4267032 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jinman Zhang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jinman |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHANG J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4888-4824 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Digital Resilience in Social Media Feminist Activism
Past studies have shown the value of social media for feminist activism in China. Yet, activists encounter strict censorship, negatively impacting their mobilization efforts. Existing studies have documented the strategies activists use to circumvent censorship by analyzing digital trace data but have not yet examined their censorship experiences. To fill this gap, the present study draws on reactance theory to investigate the experiences of soci…
Committing (to) Digital Sociology
The Evolution of #MeToo
Drawing from a thematic analysis of 960 tweets for English, 960 tweets for German, and 753 tweets for Mandarin, this article explores how the #MeToo movement was taken up and used in different ways in the first 12 months. The article achieves this by drawing on the concept of platform vernacular, identifying three new, at times overlapping, vernacular practices: spotlighting, interconnectivity, and meta conversations. We argue that these vernacul…
Feminist responses to Covid-19 in China through the lens of affect
The COVID −19 pandemic has affected men and women differently since its outbreak. However, we still know little about the challenges that women in China have experienced and how they struggled to make their voices heard in the big story of confronting the pandemic. This study draws on affect theories to understand the affective dimension of feminist responses to the pandemic locally. By examining feminist groups and activists who have been vocal …
Vernacular practices in digital feminist activism on Twitter
In 2017, the #MeToo movement garnered international attention when millions of people used it to share experiences of sexual violence via social media. Through an analysis of 570 tweets randomly and purposively sampled within the first 24 hours of the movement, we were interested in answering the following questions: (1) What emotions are present in #MeToo tweets?; and (2) What are the vernacular practices in the #MeToo movement, and how do they …
Vernacular practices in digital feminist activism on Twitter
In 2017, the #MeToo movement garnered international attention when millions of people used it to share experiences of sexual violence via social media. Through an analysis of 570 tweets randomly and purposively sampled within the first 24 hours of the movement, we were interested in answering the following questions: (1) What emotions are present in #MeToo tweets?; and (2) What are the vernacular practices in the #MeToo movement, and how do they …
Feminist responses to Covid-19 in China through the lens of affect
The COVID −19 pandemic has affected men and women differently since its outbreak. However, we still know little about the challenges that women in China have experienced and how they struggled to make their voices heard in the big story of confronting the pandemic. This study draws on affect theories to understand the affective dimension of feminist responses to the pandemic locally. By examining feminist groups and activists who have been vocal …
The Evolution of #MeToo
Drawing from a thematic analysis of 960 tweets for English, 960 tweets for German, and 753 tweets for Mandarin, this article explores how the #MeToo movement was taken up and used in different ways in the first 12 months. The article achieves this by drawing on the concept of platform vernacular, identifying three new, at times overlapping, vernacular practices: spotlighting, interconnectivity, and meta conversations. We argue that these vernacul…
Feminist responses to Covid-19 in China through the lens of affect
The COVID −19 pandemic has affected men and women differently since its outbreak. However, we still know little about the challenges that women in China have experienced and how they struggled to make their voices heard in the big story of confronting the pandemic. This study draws on affect theories to understand the affective dimension of feminist responses to the pandemic locally. By examining feminist groups and activists who have been vocal …
Vernacular practices in digital feminist activism on Twitter
In 2017, the #MeToo movement garnered international attention when millions of people used it to share experiences of sexual violence via social media. Through an analysis of 570 tweets randomly and purposively sampled within the first 24 hours of the movement, we were interested in answering the following questions: (1) What emotions are present in #MeToo tweets?; and (2) What are the vernacular practices in the #MeToo movement, and how do they …
The Evolution of #MeToo
Drawing from a thematic analysis of 960 tweets for English, 960 tweets for German, and 753 tweets for Mandarin, this article explores how the #MeToo movement was taken up and used in different ways in the first 12 months. The article achieves this by drawing on the concept of platform vernacular, identifying three new, at times overlapping, vernacular practices: spotlighting, interconnectivity, and meta conversations. We argue that these vernacul…
Committing (to) Digital Sociology
Digital Resilience in Social Media Feminist Activism
Past studies have shown the value of social media for feminist activism in China. Yet, activists encounter strict censorship, negatively impacting their mobilization efforts. Existing studies have documented the strategies activists use to circumvent censorship by analyzing digital trace data but have not yet examined their censorship experiences. To fill this gap, the present study draws on reactance theory to investigate the experiences of soci…
Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Affect (linguistics (2 works) · Communication (2 works) · Communication (2 works)