Communal connectivity

Consider Chan’s analysis of the use of dating apps by queer Chinese women, and explain how and why ‘communal connectivity’ becomes a critical form of social engagement in the use of these apps.

First, read the Introduction and Chapters 5 and 6 of Lik Sam Chan’s book The Politics of Dating Apps: Gender, Sexuality, and Emergent Publics in Urban China. After reading these selections from the book, write an essay (conforming to the rubrics above) that engages the following questions: In her analysis of Chinese dating app culture, […]

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