| This thesis explores the relationship between the users of China's online social space, known as netizens, and the Communist Party of China, through an investigation of the online activity known as the "human flesh search." This study aims to contextualize government management of China's online social space, by understanding the historical, economic, and political roots of the form of governmentality found in contemporary Chinese society.;Case studies follow different instances of political human flesh searches, including online exposure of corrupt officials and nationalistic flesh searches targeting "unpatriotic" behavior, to reveal the capacity of the state to manage China's online social space. |
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