Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites

Previous work has drawn attention to the relative absence of British Chinese voices in public culture. No one is more aware of this invisibility than British-born Chinese people themselves. Since 2000 the emergence of Internet discussion sites produced by British Chinese young people has provided...

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Main Authors: Parker, David, Song, Miri
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2007
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/740/
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description Previous work has drawn attention to the relative absence of British Chinese voices in public culture. No one is more aware of this invisibility than British-born Chinese people themselves. Since 2000 the emergence of Internet discussion sites produced by British Chinese young people has provided an important forum for many of them to grapple with questions concerning their identities, experiences and status in Britain. In this paper we explore the ways in which Internet usage by British-born Chinese people has facilitated forms of self-expression, collective identity production and social and political action. This examination of British Chinese websites raises important questions about inclusion and exclusion, citizenship, participation and the development of a sense of belonging in Britain, issues which are usually overlooked in relation to a group which appears to be well integrated and successful in higher education.
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spelling nottingham-7402020-05-04T16:26:58Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/740/ Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites Parker, David Song, Miri Previous work has drawn attention to the relative absence of British Chinese voices in public culture. No one is more aware of this invisibility than British-born Chinese people themselves. Since 2000 the emergence of Internet discussion sites produced by British Chinese young people has provided an important forum for many of them to grapple with questions concerning their identities, experiences and status in Britain. In this paper we explore the ways in which Internet usage by British-born Chinese people has facilitated forms of self-expression, collective identity production and social and political action. This examination of British Chinese websites raises important questions about inclusion and exclusion, citizenship, participation and the development of a sense of belonging in Britain, issues which are usually overlooked in relation to a group which appears to be well integrated and successful in higher education. Taylor & Francis 2007-09-01 Article PeerReviewed Parker, David and Song, Miri (2007) Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 33 (7). pp. 1043-1061. Inclusion Participation British Chinese Websites http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1369183X.asp
spellingShingle Inclusion
Participation
British Chinese
Websites
Parker, David
Song, Miri
Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites
title Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites
title_full Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites
title_fullStr Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites
title_full_unstemmed Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites
title_short Inclusion, Participation and the Emergence of British Chinese Websites
title_sort inclusion, participation and the emergence of british chinese websites
topic Inclusion
Participation
British Chinese
Websites
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/740/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/740/