Chu Huijuan

Storytellers and the Dream Factory (eBook, ePUB)

Technology, Law, and the Production of Internet Literature

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book uncovers the vibrant yet complex world of China's internet literature, exploring how it thrives amid plagiarism debates and redefines intellectual property in the digital age.

This work traces the evolution of online literature from its grassroots beginnings to its current status as a cultural and economic force. Through an analysis of the evolving relationships between writers, readers, platforms, and technology, this book challenges traditional notions of intellectual property ownership and creativity. It illustrates how collaborative storytelling, platform algorithms, and reader interactions are reshaping content production and consumption. Blending sociology and legal studies, the author investigates the ecosystem's unique dynamics, including its informal norms, creator stratification, and tensions with formal economic institutions, while providing case studies of influential platforms and writers.

This book is essential reading for scholars of digital culture, media studies, and Chinese society. It will also appeal to librarians, publishers, and general readers who are curious about the intersection of technology, creativity, and modern storytelling.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040453216
• Artikelnr.: 75562940

Autorenporträt

Chu Huijuan is a researcher at the Institute of Anthropology, Renmin University of China, and holds a PhD in Sociology from Peking University. Her work focuses on law and society, urban life, and social theory, bridging empirical analysis with critical theoretical frameworks.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
Chapter One Fanatic Readers, Tainted Authors, and Legal Concerns
Chapter Two The Old System: Copyright and Literary Institutions
Chapter Three New Reading: Anxieties and Breakthroughs in Literature
Chapter Four From Genre Fiction to Internet "Literature": Grub Street
Strikes Back
Chapter Five New Literature in the Age of Technology (I): Production
Mechanisms
Chapter Six New Literature in the Age of Technology (II): Content of
Production
Chapter Seven Historical Divergence: Two Production Paths for Internet
Literature
Chapter Eight Historical Overlaps: The Story of Qidian
Conclusion Storytellers and the Dream Factory: Contradictions Between the
Internet and the Culture of Capitalism
Epilogue Freedom of Association in Knowledge Society: What Are Institutions
for?
Postscript to the Chinese Edition
Bibliography