The Digitalisation of Memory Practices in China
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The Digitalisation of Memory Practices in China

Contesting the Curating State

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eBook - ePub

The Digitalisation of Memory Practices in China

Contesting the Curating State

About this book

How is memory in China curated in the digital era?

This pioneering volume investigates the transformation of collective memory in China amid rapid technological change.

Introducing the concept of the "curating state," it reveals how digitalisation both supports and challenges official memories, giving rise to more hybrid and, at times, democratised memory practices. Bringing together leading Chinese and international scholars, the book examines the use of digital tools by state, private and commercial actors to curate their own versions of the past.

Combining theoretical innovation with rich empirical research, this is a vital resource for understanding the dynamic interplay between memory, media and power in contemporary China—and beyond.

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Information

Publisher
Bristol University Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781529253603
Edition
1
Subtopic
Political Process

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Figures and Tables
  6. List of Contributors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction: The Digitalisation of Curating Collective Memories and Heritage in China
  9. 1 From the Archive to the Public Sphere: The Digital Rebirth of an Underground Journal
  10. 2 How Do Netizens Remember? Digital Memory Work in the History of the Chinese Internet
  11. 3 Digital Memory and Islam in China: Archiving ‘Arab style’ Mosques on Social Media
  12. 4 Mediating Queer Memory in Chinese Digital Video Documentaries
  13. 5 Resistance of the Stone and Fragmented Digital Collective Memory in Gulou, China
  14. 6 Minitrue in Action: Contesting ‘Correct Collective Memory’ on Chinese Social Media
  15. 7 Curating the ‘Real Xinjiang’: Hyperreal Spectacles and the Making of Collective Memory
  16. 8 Assembling Digital Memories: The Curation of Baiku Yao Costumes
  17. 9 Curating the Rural: Douyin’s Rural Guardians and Platformised Memory-making
  18. 10 Potato Patriotism: Consuming War Memory in China
  19. 11 Smart Museums, Heritage and Curation: An Empirical Study in Hangzhou, China
  20. 12 Digital Documentaries, Making Memory, Solitary Spectatorship
  21. Conclusion: China’s Evolving Curatorial Practices
  22. Index