Transcoding a wanghong city: Mediatized culturalization of urban places in China.
Digital media have been playing an increasingly pivotal role in reshaping urban spaces, landscapes, and lifestyles across the world. In China, the rapid development of digital infrastructure, platforms, and e-commerce has fueled the rise of a number of so-called wanghong cities. A term originally em...
| Publicado en: | Media, Culture & Society Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 22 - 41 |
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Sage Publications, Ltd.
Jan2025
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