This China Spektrum webinar “Challenges and Perspectives of China’s Youth” took place on September 10, 3:00-4:30 pm CET via Zoom
it can be (re)-watched here (Zoom recording).
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Background:
AI, virtualization, and digitalization are driving profound changes, offering vast potential for economic growth, innovative development and individual convenience around the world. Yet, alongside these advancements, there is an increasing desire for human connection, community, and real-world experiences. How are Chinese youth navigating this balance?
In our analysis of the China Spektrum project, “Reconnecting in a digital world: How Chinese youth navigate the decline of local communities”, we have explored two online communities from the China’s major cultural social platform Douban to highlight examples of how young people in China are coping with these challenges.
XIANG Biao, director at theMax Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. Before leading the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in 2021, Professor Xiang was a Professor of Social Anthropology at Oxford University. His co-authored book Self as Method: Thinking Through China and the World was widely influential and one of the most impactful books of 2020 on Douban, China’s major cultural platform. His work on the concept of “the nearby” has sparked China-wide discussions about reconnecting with local communities and finding strength in everyday life.
WEN Wutao, project staff member of China Spektrum at University of Trier. Wen has earned his M.A. in Market and Media Studies at the Technische Hochschule Köln. He also obtained an B.A. in Media Culture at the Bauhaus University Weimar. He is the author of the China Spektrum analysis “Reconnecting in a digital world: How Chinese youth navigate the decline of local communities”.
The webinar was moderated by Kristin Shi-Kupfer, Professor of Contemporary China Studies at Trier University and Co-Lead of the China Spektrum project
China Spektrum is a joint project of the China Institute of University Trier (CIUT) and the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS). It is supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), Berlin
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