When a joke is more than a joke:humor as a form of networked practice in the Chinese cyber public sphere  

作　　者：Mathew Yates Reza Hasmath 

机构地区：[1]University of Oxford,Oxford,UK.2 University of Alberta,Edmonton,AB,Canada [2]University of Alberta,Edmonton,AB,Canada Full list of author information is available at the end of the article

出　　处：《The Journal of Chinese Sociology》2017年第1期320-333,共14页中国社会学杂志（英文）

摘　　要：Received wisdom views political humor,viz.egao,in the Chinese cyber public sphere as a form of resistance.This study creates and tests a framework that best conceptualizes how different functions of egao are connected with one another:to analyze the patterns of ties that link the different facets of the phenomenon together.The study contends that by framing egao within network society theory,we can appreciate its fluidity and better understand its online ubiquity.Analysis of survey data suggests that it is not the content solely but the networked practice of egao that dictates its true function.Namely,the networked practices of netizens(Internet citizens)have a formative relationship with their perceptions of,and interactions with,egao.The connectivity netizens feel from engaging in the practice often supersedes its content,in terms of value to cyber culture.

关 键 词：Political humor Public opinion Network society Netizens Internet 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]