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1. 1. COSPLAY IN CHINA: POPULAR CULTURE AND YOUTH COMMUNITY

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Kanzhi Wang; [2010]
   Keywords : cosplay; globalization; ACG; cosplayer association; Chinese youth; social identity ; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In China, cosplay, which is originated for Japan’s costume play, has not simply played as another role of pop culture, but it has represented its unprecedented influence among those youngsters to the public with the form of cosplayers’ association. By raising the questions that “why it is so popular” and “why youngsters devote themselves to this cultural activity”, the research is to contribute to studies on youth culture in China. READ MORE