Desired or disillusioned urban dreams? How Weibo discursively construct digitalized cruel mobility for Chinese skilled migrants
European Journal of Cultural Studies
Published online on April 01, 2026
Abstract
European Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print.
Anchored in the “Hegang” phenomenon and the recent contradictory buzzwords on Weibo, this study proposes a theoretical framework of digitalized cruel mobility that demonstrates how digital discourses on social media platforms do not merely reflect but ...
Anchored in the “Hegang” phenomenon and the recent contradictory buzzwords on Weibo, this study proposes a theoretical framework of digitalized cruel mobility that demonstrates how digital discourses on social media platforms do not merely reflect but ...