Book Chapters by Yahui Zhang
Journal Articles by Yahui Zhang
Abstract This article is an attempt to explore the issues of online representations of orphans in... more Abstract This article is an attempt to explore the issues of online representations of orphans in China and India in the intersection of power, voice, and placement. Textual and visual representations of orphans at www. homeofhopeindia. org and www. homeofhope. org are analyzed using the theoretical frameworks of voicings, Whiteness, and the colonial (technological) gaze. We examine how online networks are spaces for discursive reproduction of existing offline hegemonies.
Papers by Yahui Zhang
Journal of Communication Inquiry, 2012
This article is an attempt to explore the issues of online representations of orphans in China an... more This article is an attempt to explore the issues of online representations of orphans in China and India in the intersection of power, voice, and placement. Textual and visual representations of orphans at www.homeofhopeindia.org and www.homeofhope.org are analyzed using the theoretical frameworks of voicings, Whiteness, and the colonial (technological) gaze. We examine how online networks are spaces for discursive reproduction of existing offline hegemonies. We pay particular attention to the reproduction and representation of the so-called voiceless Other in online settings.
Feminist Media Studies, 2010
In this essay, we examine discourses of women's emancipation online. We examine some nua... more In this essay, we examine discourses of women's emancipation online. We examine some nuances of how these lexicons of empowerment play out. One discursive formation examined is websites around female genital mutilation (FGM) in online activism while a second is the Americans for United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) website. The third case is based in work offline trying to develop strategies for online marketing. This case discusses the (im) possibility of sustaining handloom and craft communities through ...
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Book Chapters by Yahui Zhang
Journal Articles by Yahui Zhang
Papers by Yahui Zhang