cultures of labor in contemporary China

This special issue offers an interdisciplinary investigation of the cultural and media practices of Chinese migrant workers, ranging from poetry to music and from oral storytelling to the use of social media. Contributors argue that “culture” acquires new salience with precarity on the rise and political advocacy increasingly constrained.

Contributors: Max Bohnenkamp, Mun Young Cho, Wang Dezhi, Zhang Huiyu, Paula Iovene, Justyna Jaguscik, Siting Jiang, Federico Picerni, Li Ruo, Jiarui Sun, Wanning Sun, Chun Chun Ting, Lü Tu, Yang Zhan, Yurok Zhong, Maghiel van Crevel