Shenshen Cai is Lecturer in Chinese Studies at Monash University, Australia. Cai is the author of State Propaganda in China’s Entertainment Industry (2016), Television Drama in Contemporary China: Political, Social and Cultural Phenomena (2016), and Contemporary Chinese Films and Celebrity Directors (2017).

Contemporary Chinese Celebrities is a theoretically informed and fine-grained study of celebrities in China today. Shenshen Cai deals with not just pop stars, sporting celebrities, and consumer influencers, but also with political activists, feminists, satirists, social commentators, environmental critics, and advocates for public health. In brief, this book deals with many of the most sensitive and controversial events that have taken place in China in recent years. This volume will be appreciated by anyone who wants to keep up to date with social and political trends in China.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Celebrity Culture in Contemporary ChinaChapter 2: Scandalous Celebrity, Moral Transgression and Governance in the Sinophone Entertainment WorldChapter 3: Contemporary Chinese Stars: Voicing Concerns about China’s Human and Civil Rights as Public Intellectuals Chapter 4: Sports Stars as Political Activists in Contemporary ChinaChapter 5: Female Chinese Celebrities and their Rights-Defending Campaigns

Shenshen Cai is Lecturer in Chinese Studies at Monash University, Australia. Cai is the author of State Propaganda in China’s Entertainment Industry (2016), Television Drama in Contemporary China: Political, Social and Cultural Phenomena (2016), and Contemporary Chinese Films and Celebrity Directors (2017).

Contemporary Chinese Celebrities is a theoretically informed and fine-grained study of celebrities in China today. Shenshen Cai deals with not just pop stars, sporting celebrities, and consumer influencers, but also with political activists, feminists, satirists, social commentators, environmental critics, and advocates for public health. In brief, this book deals with many of the most sensitive and controversial events that have taken place in China in recent years. This volume will be appreciated by anyone who wants to keep up to date with social and political trends in China.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Celebrity Culture in Contemporary ChinaChapter 2: Scandalous Celebrity, Moral Transgression and Governance in the Sinophone Entertainment WorldChapter 3: Contemporary Chinese Stars: Voicing Concerns about China’s Human and Civil Rights as Public Intellectuals Chapter 4: Sports Stars as Political Activists in Contemporary ChinaChapter 5: Female Chinese Celebrities and their Rights-Defending Campaigns

Shenshen Cai is Lecturer in Chinese Studies at Monash University, Australia. Cai is the author of State Propaganda in China’s Entertainment Industry (2016), Television Drama in Contemporary China: Political, Social and Cultural Phenomena (2016), and Contemporary Chinese Films and Celebrity Directors (2017).

Contemporary Chinese Celebrities is a theoretically informed and fine-grained study of celebrities in China today. Shenshen Cai deals with not just pop stars, sporting celebrities, and consumer influencers, but also with political activists, feminists, satirists, social commentators, environmental critics, and advocates for public health. In brief, this book deals with many of the most sensitive and controversial events that have taken place in China in recent years. This volume will be appreciated by anyone who wants to keep up to date with social and political trends in China.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Celebrity Culture in Contemporary ChinaChapter 2: Scandalous Celebrity, Moral Transgression and Governance in the Sinophone Entertainment WorldChapter 3: Contemporary Chinese Stars: Voicing Concerns about China’s Human and Civil Rights as Public Intellectuals Chapter 4: Sports Stars as Political Activists in Contemporary ChinaChapter 5: Female Chinese Celebrities and their Rights-Defending Campaigns