The Politics of Dating Apps: Gender, Sexuality, and Emergent Publics in Urban China

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Lik Sam Chan

The Politics of Dating Apps

Gender, Sexuality, and Emergent Publics in Urban China

Lik Sam Chan

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English

MIT Press
09 March 2021

Sociology & anthropology

An examination of dating app culture in China, across user demographics--straight women, straight men, queer women, and queer men.

An examination of dating app culture in China, across user demographics--straight women, straight men, queer women, and queer men.

In this exploration of dating app culture in China, Lik Sam Chan argues that these popular mobile apps are not merely a platform for personal relationships but also an emerging arena for gender and queer politics. Chan examines the opportunities dating apps present for women's empowerment and men's performances of masculinity, and he links experiences of queer dating app users with their vulnerable position as sexual minorities. He finds that dating apps are both portals to an exciting virtual world of relational possibilities and sites of power dynamics that reflect the heteronormativity and patriarchy of Chinese society.

By: Lik Sam Chan
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 368g
ISBN: 9780262542340
ISBN 10: 026254234X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 09 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii NOTES ON TRANSLATION AND TRANSLITERATION xi 1 INTRODUCTION: DATING APPS HAVE POLITICS, TOO 1 2 ARE DATING APPS A FEMINIST TOOL? A TECHNOFEMINIST ANALYSIS 29 3 CUTE IS THE NEW MANLY: PERFORMANCE OF CHINESE MASCULINITIES 53 4 CYCLES OF UNINSTALLING AND REINSTALLING: CONTRADICTORY AFFECTS IN GAY APP USE 75 5 BUILDING A CIRCLE FOR QUEER WOMEN: AFFORDANCE OF COMMUNAL CONNECTIVITY 97 6 CONCLUSION: EMERGENCE OF NETWORKED SEXUAL PUBLICS 119 APPENDIX: METHODOLOGICAL REFLECTION 131 NOTES 147 REFERENCES 155 INDEX 181

Lik Sam Chan is Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Reviews for The Politics of Dating Apps: Gender, Sexuality, and Emergent Publics in Urban China

Chan's innovative research connects everyday digital media uses to China's larger issues of gender, sexual, and queer politics. Taking neither a utopian nor a pessimistic stance, he unpacks the multiplicity of dating apps' political and social effects on both marginalized groups and those in power. More importantly, this study precipitates further questions about dating apps' potential to challenge heteronormativity, and to create space for marginalized individuals, in a society with shrinking room for feminist and queer politics. -Current History