Soft nationalism and China: A case study of nationalism in short videos by US-Chinese rapper MC Jin

IF 1.5 2区社会学 Q1 CULTURAL STUDIES

International Journal of Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2023-08-21 DOI:10.1177/13678779231194370

Jian Xiao, M. Davis, Xinxin Dong

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Abstract

In this article we introduce the concept of soft nationalism through a case-study analysis of short videos by US-born rapper MC Jin (Jin Au-Yeung), who is of Chinese background. Jin's creative output, we argue, with its cross-cultural and grassroots invocations of Chinese identity, ethnicity, tradition, language and belonging, complicates existing theories of nationalism. To address these complications we develop the term ‘soft nationalism’, to describe forms of nationalism that are neither ‘hard’, ‘hot’ and bellicose nor ‘banal’ or ‘everyday’. Like soft power, soft nationalism carries intent but speaks quietly, and is practised everywhere but often found in China, in the context of a recent surge of participatory online nationalism.

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软民族主义与中国——以美籍华人说唱歌手金短视频中的民族主义为例

本文通过对华裔说唱歌手金短视频的个案分析，引入软民族主义的概念。我们认为，金的创造性输出，以及对中国身份、民族、传统、语言和归属的跨文化和草根调用，使现有的民族主义理论复杂化。为了解决这些复杂问题，我们发展了“软民族主义”一词，用来描述既不是“硬”、“热”和好战的，也不是“平庸”或“日常”的民族主义形式。与软实力一样，软民族主义也有其意图，但却悄无声息，在最近参与式网络民族主义激增的背景下，这种做法随处可见，但在中国也经常出现。

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