Erika Ningxin Wang is Assistant Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China. Erika’s research interests lie at the intersection of youth culture, digital media, and state governance.Qian Huang is Assistant Professor of digital cultures at University of Groningen in The Netherlands. She has published articles on Chinese digital vigilantism, digital visibility, cancel culture in fandom, and nationalism in China in peer-reviewed journals.

Excerpt from the foreword: While others have written about fan nationalism and some of its specific aspects, this book is the fullest and most nuanced discussion of fan nationalism in English that I have read. The authors spell out in clear terms the mechanisms by which the Chinese government seeks to direct the energies of the fan community toward support of their national agenda and uses it as a means of reshaping the identities of Chinese youth. They illustrate these mechanisms through close and prolonged attention to particular case studies. They offer us tools for analysis that could also be applied to understanding social movements around the world. This is vital work that should be read by all of us in fandom studies.

• Authors’ BiographiesAcknowledgementsDedication ForewordIntroduction 1. The Paths to Contemporary Fandom Nationalism in China2. Fan Mobilisation and Nationalism in Action 3. Nationalist Fandom Practices as Participatory Censorship4. Performative Patriotism: Multi-stakeholders’ Engagement with Fandom Nationalism ConclusionBibliography Appendix I: Fan Informants ListAppendix II: Abbreviations and Glossaries Index

Erika Ningxin Wang is Assistant Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China. Erika’s research interests lie at the intersection of youth culture, digital media, and state governance.Qian Huang is Assistant Professor of digital cultures at University of Groningen in The Netherlands. She has published articles on Chinese digital vigilantism, digital visibility, cancel culture in fandom, and nationalism in China in peer-reviewed journals.

Excerpt from the foreword: While others have written about fan nationalism and some of its specific aspects, this book is the fullest and most nuanced discussion of fan nationalism in English that I have read. The authors spell out in clear terms the mechanisms by which the Chinese government seeks to direct the energies of the fan community toward support of their national agenda and uses it as a means of reshaping the identities of Chinese youth. They illustrate these mechanisms through close and prolonged attention to particular case studies. They offer us tools for analysis that could also be applied to understanding social movements around the world. This is vital work that should be read by all of us in fandom studies.

• Authors’ BiographiesAcknowledgementsDedication ForewordIntroduction 1. The Paths to Contemporary Fandom Nationalism in China2. Fan Mobilisation and Nationalism in Action 3. Nationalist Fandom Practices as Participatory Censorship4. Performative Patriotism: Multi-stakeholders’ Engagement with Fandom Nationalism ConclusionBibliography Appendix I: Fan Informants ListAppendix II: Abbreviations and Glossaries Index