Explain how and why ‘communal connectivity’ becomes a critical form of social engagement in the use of these apps. How are these networked forms of community important to the app users?
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 that engages the following questions: In her analysis of Chinese dating app culture, Chan employs the term ‘networked […]