Parasite, Para-Text: Daguguguji's Performance of Digital Identity.
This article explores the digital identity of Daguguguji, one of the most famous microbloggers and microfiction writers on Sina Microblog. Despite having 3.9 million followers on Sina Weibo, his personal background remains veiled from the public. Daguguguji often refers to himself using nonsensical...
| Publicado en: | Chinese Literature & Thought Today Vol. 55; no. 1/2; pp. 19 - 33 |
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2024
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