Repression, Permeation, and Circulation

Retracing and Reframing Danmei Culture Online in Mainland China

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2979356
AutoresLonglong Ge (0000-0003-1519-455X, University of Nottingham, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen8
Número2
Páginas34
Fecha de publicación2024-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFeminist Encounters A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2468-4414 • E-ISSN: 2468-4414
EditorialLectito Publications (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.20897/femenc/14946
OpenAlexW4402112124
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas30

Danmei (耽美), which is also called 'boy's love' (abbreviated as BL), refers to fantasy textual stories depicting gay male romantic relationships (McLelland and Aoyama, 2015). The rapid proliferation of this popular culture has triggered scholars to reflect on the 'queer culture' in which it is represented. This article aims to explore the intrinsic connection between Chinese danmei culture and Chinese queer culture in digital media. By adopting the research method of media archaeology and culture materialism, I will map the development of danmei culture in mainland China into three periods: repression period (1994-2003) when the state authority compelled danmei and queer culture to find shelter in virtual cyberspace; permeation period (2003-2016) when queer culture reshaped danmei culture, and the former two generate multiple forms of expression on the internet; and circulation period (2016-2021) when digital media industrialised danmei culture. Then, a cultural framework, 'queer-danmei-media' will be proposed, in reference to the interaction of 'affect-body-world' described by Melissa Gregg, Gregory J. Seigworth, and Lisa Blackman, to reinforce the social and political functions of danmei and transfer it from generalised pop culture towards the cultural representation and campaign position of queerness and feminism

China · Circulation (fluid dynamics) · Cognitive reframing · Mainland China · Political science · Psychological repression · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Biochemistry · Chemistry · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology