On the edge of love and pain: emotional and affective labour in women's online literature production in China.
In recent decades, online literature has emerged as a significant component of China's cultural and creative industries, with women playing an increasingly critical role as writers. Despite their substantial contributions, women's online literature production has received limited scholarly attention...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 138 - 154 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan2026
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