Platform-mediated racialization: A case study of rural Chinese wig sellers and Black clients on Alibaba
Published online on September 24, 2025
Abstract
New Media & Society, Volume 28, Issue 8, Page 4182-4200, August 2026.
Due to the rise of global e-commerce platforms like Alibaba, online interactions between rural Chinese wig sellers and Black clients are increasing. However, the racial implications of such platform-mediated business relations remain underexplored. Based ...
Due to the rise of global e-commerce platforms like Alibaba, online interactions between rural Chinese wig sellers and Black clients are increasing. However, the racial implications of such platform-mediated business relations remain underexplored. Based ...