Digital X Dynamic 0: The Compound Group Chats and Online Meme Culture in Shanghai Lockdown (ft. Candice)

Update: 2022-10-01

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The second episode of the Digital X Dynamic 0 series, where guests and I explore different digital aspects of our experiences during the heavily restricted 2022 Shanghai city-wide lockdown, imposed officially from April until June as part of the Chinese government's national "dynamic zero-COVID" policy.

Candice and I dive into the different roles of the compound (i.e.-gated residential neighbourhood) WeChat group chat: the curious internal cultures of these chats and how they evolved as lockdown dragged on. We go on to discuss China's thriving meme culture and what this shared online humour may reveal about the larger socio-political landscape.

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Digital X Dynamic 0: The Compound Group Chats and Online Meme Culture in Shanghai Lockdown (ft. Candice)

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Digital X Dynamic 0: The Compound Group Chats and Online Meme Culture in Shanghai Lockdown (ft. Candice)