ZHANG Xinyue

PhD student in Chinese Internet literature, fan studies and popular culture

Publications

  • Zhou, K., Yang, Y., & Zhang, X. (2025). Precarious utopia: The affective politics of transcultural entertainment in K-pop Random Play Dance. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 29(2), 311-329. https://doi.org/10.1177/13678779251351650
  • Yang, Y., Zhou, K., & Zhang, X. (2026). Going behind digital: Reframing public space through K-pop fan dance practices. Emerging Media: Technology, Industry and Society 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/27523543261421846.

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I am a final-year PhD candidate at the University of Hong Kong. I specialise in contemporary East Asian popular culture, particularly Chinese Internet literature and fan studies. My PhD thesis comprehensively examines Danmei Infinite Flow genre fiction. More broadly, I am interested in genre, gender, Boys’ Love, fandom (idol and shipping culture), critical discourse analysis, and why certain things become popular.

I have a background in social and cultural anthropology (UCL) as well as philosophy and psychology (UoE).

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