The Cultural Politics of Clothing: The Modern Emergence and its Boundary-Setting Practices of Hanfu as a “Mediating Object”

JI Fangfang

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Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (10) : 119-138.

The Cultural Politics of Clothing: The Modern Emergence and its Boundary-Setting Practices of Hanfu as a “Mediating Object”

  • JI Fangfang
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From merely being discussed online to being seen everywhere on the streets, Hanfu culture catches the public attention and becomes the subject of youth culture research. The article believes that in order to understand the tensions contained in Hanfu as a cultural phenomenon, we first need to regard Hanfu as a “mediating object” and studies its modern emergence and the social relations its connects. Secondly, it is necessary to bring in the theoretical perspective of boundary research to reveal the inner dynamics of Hanfu practice as a “reinvented tradition”, and capture clues about its directions.

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Hanfu / youth culture / material culture / boundary theory

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JI Fangfang. The Cultural Politics of Clothing: The Modern Emergence and its Boundary-Setting Practices of Hanfu as a “Mediating Object”. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication. 2024, 46(10): 119-138

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This article is a phased achievement of National Social Science Foundation “Research on the Elaboration and Global Dissemination of Chinese Mythology in Digital Popular Culture” (No.24BXW010).
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