Come mangiare un cannolo con le bacchette: The Contested Field of Luxury Fashion in China, a Case Study of the 2018 Dolce &amp; Gabbana Advertising Incident

Huang, Qian; Janssens, Alice

doi:10.6092/issn.2611-0563/9970

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“…In recent years, there is also increasing nationalist mobilization similar to digital vigilantism where Chinese citizens take offense at brands that "disrespect" or "insult" China, which is illustrated in the 2018 Dolce & Gabbana advertisement incident (Q. Huang & Janssens, 2019) and H&M's announcement about the Xinjiang issue (Friedman & Paton, 2021).…”

Section: Mobilization Of Chinese Digital Nationalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Discursive Construction of Populist and Misogynist Nationalism: Digital Vigilantism Against Unpatriotic Intellectual Women in China

Huang

2023

Social Media + Society

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The phenomenon of nationalist digital vigilantism targeting Chinese intellectual women is rising in China. To illustrate how national identities and social exclusion are discursively constructed, as well as the potential vulnerabilities experienced by Chinese female intellectuals, four high-profile cases that took place between 2017 and 2021 are chosen. Critical discourse analysis is conducted on collected Sina Weibo comments, WeChat public account articles, and news articles published by state-run media. The research identifies three main discourses: the ungrateful traitor, the corrupt elite, and the ugly slut. These discursive interactions demonstrate the fluidity of both discursive and operational conditions in nationalist digital vigilantism, which amplifies the targets’ vulnerability. This research contributes to the study of misogynist populist nationalism by providing an empirical analysis in an under-studied social context—China, and to the study of Chinese populist nationalism by foregrounding an under-studied perspective—misogyny.

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Section: Mobilization Of Chinese Digital Nationalismmentioning

confidence: 99%