Reading the history of the Chinese internet through metaphors
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This essay examines the history of Chinese digital media, specifically the internet, through social imaginaries and metaphors. The text identifies three different set of metaphors that reflects the roles of the government, business sector, and civil society in the last 30 years of the Chinese internet.
Source: Communication and the Public
Author: Gianluigi Negro
Institution: University of Siena
Language: English
Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402320303