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From “Sweet Wild Boy” to “Sharp Cigarette King”: A Brief Analysis of the Logic Behind the “Ding Zhen Ghostly Meme” Carnival

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Bakhtin’s carnival theory highlights a folk-rooted “universal human spirit.” Postmodernist influences have diversified and deconstructed carnival in online spaces. Ding Zhen’s rise, driven by media promotion and commercialization, shaped three carnival spaces and four dimensions of thought, symbolizing satire and resistance. However, escalating negative energy risks collective bewilderment, fragmenting culture and spiraling carnival out of control.

Source: International Theory and Practice in Humanities and Social Sciences

DOI: 10.70693/itphss.v2i2.229

Author: Kuan Li

Institution: University of Malaya

Language: English

Topic: Humor Studies and Applications

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4407602694

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