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Becoming transparent and feeling helpless: Expressions of vulnerability and inequality in online critiques of algorithmic surveillance in China 变得透明和感到无助：中国网络上对算法监控的批评中表达的脆弱性和不平等

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100214

Haili Li , Genia Kostka

During the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous countries, including China, deployed digital surveillance technologies as part of broader social governance strategies. While these technologies offered certain benefits, their widespread application also posed risks, including algorithmic bias and privacy infringement. This study examines critical discussions (or critiques) on Chinese social media concerning various problems induced by algorithmic surveillance technologies such as the Health Code and Travel Code during the pandemic. Employing computational and qualitative textual analysis, our findings highlight recurring accounts of algorithmic and technical failures that users encountered when interacting with surveillance technologies. These disruptions exposed individuals to heightened algorithmic vulnerability and intensified existing inequalities, particularly through unequal treatment and negative emotional experiences. Our research further implies that the critical discussions often framed the Chinese government’s massive deployment of algorithmic surveillance technologies as exacerbating pre-existing issues, such as the digital divide and social bias, especially for vulnerable groups like older people. Meanwhile, our analysis of online critiques highlights growing concerns and skepticism among some users toward both algorithmic technologies and state governance.

在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，包括中国在内的许多国家将数字监测技术作为更广泛的社会治理战略的一部分。虽然这些技术带来了一定的好处，但它们的广泛应用也带来了风险，包括算法偏见和隐私侵犯。本研究考察了疫情期间，中国社交媒体上关于算法监测技术（如健康码和旅行码）引发的各种问题的批判性讨论（或批评）。通过计算和定性文本分析，我们的研究结果强调了用户在与监控技术交互时遇到的算法和技术故障的反复出现。这些干扰使个人更容易受到算法的影响，并加剧了现有的不平等，特别是通过不平等待遇和负面情绪体验。我们的研究进一步表明，批评性讨论往往认为，中国政府大规模部署算法监控技术加剧了已有的问题，如数字鸿沟和社会偏见，尤其是对老年人等弱势群体。与此同时，我们对网上批评的分析凸显了一些用户对算法技术和国家治理日益增长的担忧和怀疑。

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Easum, T. (2023). Chiang Mai between empire and modern Thailand: A city in the colonial margins. Amsterdam University Press, 288. ISBN: 9789463726467 陈志强，陈志强（2009）。帝国与现代泰国之间的清迈：殖民边缘的城市。阿姆斯特丹大学出版社，288。ISBN: 9789463726467

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100216

Chen Zhang

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Ethnic identity, self-esteem, and acculturation dispositions among indigenous adolescents in Taiwan 台湾原住民青少年的族群认同、自尊与文化适应倾向

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100212

Chun-Hao Li , Ming-Chang Tsai

Indigenous people in Taiwan have recently succeeded to reclaim the right to use their native names in formal institutions. This study investigates how using an Indigenous name use and maintaining proficiency in indigenous language influence school experiences, self-esteem, and acculturation strategies among Indigenous adolescents in this island society. Drawing on survey data from 1,144 indigenous adolescents attending in high schools in northern Taiwan, the findings reveal that a strong ethnic identity directly enhances self-esteem. However, ability of indigenous language also elevates academic pressure. Adolescents who embrace their Indigenous identity report a more positive self-concept and favor integration over assimilation in interactions with Han peers. This study underscores the importance of culturally inclusive practices and greater institutional support for Indigenous language and name usage, while also acknowledging the unique challenges faced by Indigenous adolescents in Han-dominated urban school settings.

台湾原住民族最近成功地恢复了在正式机构中使用本族名字的权利。本研究旨在探讨使用原住民名称和保持原住民语言熟练程度如何影响这个岛屿社会中原住民青少年的学校经历、自尊和文化适应策略。本研究以台湾北部1144名高中原住民学童为调查对象，发现强烈的族群认同能直接提升自尊。然而，母语能力也增加了学业压力。接受土著身份的青少年在与汉族同龄人的交往中表现出更积极的自我概念，更倾向于融入而不是同化。本研究强调了文化包容性实践和对土著语言和名字使用的更多制度支持的重要性，同时也承认了汉族主导的城市学校环境中土著青少年面临的独特挑战。

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Chambers, J. (2024). Pursuing Morality: Buddhism and Everyday Ethics in Southeastern Myanmar. Singapore: NUS Press. 209 pages. ISBN: 978-981-325-269-1. 钱伯斯，J.（2024）。追求道德：缅甸东南部的佛教与日常伦理。新加坡：新加坡国立大学出版社，209页。ISBN: 978-981-325-269-1。

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100211

Erick White (Independent Scholar)

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Santikarn, Alisa (2025). Indigenous heritage and identity of the last elephant catchers in northeast Thailand. Amsterdam University Press. 260 pages. E-ISBN: 978-90-4856-200-8 (PDF) 阿丽莎·桑提卡恩（2025）。泰国东北部最后一批大象捕猎者的土著遗产和身份。阿姆斯特丹大学出版社，260页。E-isbn: 978-90-4856-200-8

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-09-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100213

Helle Jørgensen

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Reconstructing gendered subjectivity in translation: Imagological analysis of female representation in Mo Yan’s frog 翻译中性别主体性的重构：莫言《青蛙》中女性形象的意象分析

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100210

Jing Yang

How do translators mediate gendered subjectivity in cross-cultural literary translation? This article explores this question by examining the representation of female characters in Mo Yan’s novel Frog and its English translation by Howard Goldblatt. Adopting an imagological approach—integrating literary imagology with translation studies—we analyze how the translator reconstructs the image of Chinese rural women at lexical, hierarchical, and narrative levels. A comparative corpus of 50 key passages was qualitatively coded for lexical substitutions, hierarchical shifts, and narrative emphases introduced in translation. The findings reveal that Goldblatt employs 3 main strategies in translating female subjectivity: lexical sanitization of derogatory or culture-specific terms, hierarchical equalization of gender power relations, and narrative reinforcement of traditional female imagery.These shifts suggest that the translator, influenced by both translatorial habitus and the target culture’s collective imagination, subtly disciplines the portrayal of women.This study’s imagological analysis highlights the translator’s visible role in shaping cultural images, offering a “cultural filter” model for examining how translation can challenge or reinforce prevailing stereotypes. The research contributes to translation studies by demonstrating how feminist subjectivities and cultural perceptions are negotiated in translation, and it provides insights into the potential of literary translation to either subvert or perpetuate Orientalist biases in global literary exchange.

跨文化文学翻译中译者如何调解性别主体性？本文通过考察莫言小说《青蛙》中女性角色的表现及其霍华德·戈德布拉特的英译来探讨这一问题。本文采用意象学的研究方法，将文学意象学与翻译研究相结合，分析了译者如何从词汇、层次和叙事三个层面重构中国农村妇女的形象。对50个关键段落的比较语料库进行了定性编码，用于翻译中引入的词汇替换，等级转换和叙事重点。研究结果表明，戈德布拉特在翻译女性主体性时采用了三种主要策略：贬义或文化特定术语的词汇净化、性别权力关系的等级平等以及传统女性形象的叙事强化。这些变化表明，译者在翻译习惯和译语文化集体想象的双重影响下，对女性形象的塑造进行了微妙的调整。本研究的意象分析强调了译者在塑造文化形象方面的可见作用，为研究翻译如何挑战或强化普遍的刻板印象提供了一个“文化过滤器”模型。该研究通过展示女性主义主体性和文化观念如何在翻译中进行协商，为翻译研究做出了贡献，并为文学翻译在全球文学交流中颠覆或延续东方主义偏见的潜力提供了见解。

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Sinha, Vineeta. (2023). Temple tracks: Labor, piety, and railway construction in Asia. Berghahn Books. 346 pages. ISBN: 978-1-80539-016-9 (Hardcover) Sinha,六岁的Vineeta。四岁的(2023)。寺庙轨道：亚洲的劳工、虔诚和铁路建设。Berghahn Books， 346页。ISBN: 978-1-80539-016-9（精装）

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100208

Kalyani Ramnath

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Moving forward against the odds: Intersectional stigma and identity management among female probationers in China 在逆境中前进：中国女性缓刑犯的交叉污名和身份管理

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100206

Caiyun Yang, Yuqian Song, Yueqi Ming

Although female probationers face not only stigmatization from their criminal experiences but also pressure from gender role expectations, their experience of intersectional stigma is often overlooked. Aiming to enrich the research in this area, this study used a qualitative approach to examine the intersectional stigma experienced by female probationers and their identity management strategies through the lens of intersectionality theory. The study involved collecting and analyzing interview data from 31 female probationers and three community correction social workers in City A, China. The findings indicate that female probationers experienced intersectional stigma in three forms: public stigma, self-stigma, and courtesy stigma. These women coped with stigma by using identity management strategies that involved combating stigma with the family and rebuilding self-identity. China’s unique family culture played a dual role in deepening and alleviating stigma.

虽然女性缓刑犯不仅面临着犯罪经历的污名化，而且还面临着性别角色期望的压力，但她们的交叉污名化经历往往被忽视。为了丰富这一领域的研究，本研究采用定性的方法，通过交叉性理论的视角来研究女性缓刑犯的交叉污名及其身份管理策略。本研究收集并分析了中国A市31名女性缓刑犯和3名社区矫正社工的访谈数据。研究结果表明，女性缓刑犯的交叉污名表现为公共污名、自我污名和礼貌污名。这些妇女通过使用身份管理策略来应对耻辱，这些策略包括与家庭的耻辱作斗争和重建自我认同。中国独特的家庭文化在加深和减轻耻辱感方面发挥了双重作用。

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Poetic dwelling and disciplinary configuration in ancestral hall spaces: A Triadic production mechanism study through the lens of everyday life politics 宗祠空间的诗意栖居与规训配置：日常生活政治视角下的三合一生产机制研究

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100207

Xiaojin Li , Hirofumi Ueda , Pingping Zhao , Qiong Wang , Xin Gao

This study explores the spatial dynamics of ancestral halls in Shanxi Province, focusing on their ongoing cultural relevance despite the decline of feudal institutions. Drawing on Lefebvre’s spatial production theory, Bourdieu’s habitus, Foucault’s discipline, and De Certeau’s poetic resistance, it proposes a triadic model of “discipline–habitus–poetic resistance.” Rather than viewing ancestral halls as static relics, the study frames them as active cultural fields reproduced through everyday practice. Fieldwork at 22 ancestral halls reveals how these spaces sustain moral norms, reinforce family identity, and support local governance. The paper argues that ancestral halls operate as hybrid mechanisms, where institutional forms are localized and emotionally charged. In this way, they reflect the cultural resilience and adaptive strategies of grassroots Chinese society. This approach highlights the significance of ancestral halls not only as architectural heritage but as living, evolving spaces rooted in social rhythms and symbolic meaning.

本研究探讨了山西省祠堂的空间动态，重点关注在封建制度衰落的情况下，它们的持续文化相关性。借鉴列斐伏尔的空间生产理论、布迪厄的惯习理论、福柯的规训理论和德塞托的诗性抵抗理论，提出了“规训-惯习-诗性抵抗”的三位一体模型。该研究没有将祠堂视为静态的文物，而是将其视为通过日常实践再现的活跃文化场域。对22个宗祠的实地考察揭示了这些空间如何维持道德规范，加强家庭身份，并支持地方治理。本文认为，祠堂作为一种混合机制运作，其中的制度形式是本地化的，并且充满了情感。因此，它们反映了中国基层社会的文化弹性和适应策略。这种方法强调了祠堂的重要性，不仅是建筑遗产，而且是植根于社会节奏和象征意义的生活，不断发展的空间。

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Jianmei Liu, Chinese Thirdspace: The Paradox of Chinese Moderate Politics, 1946-2020. New York: Columbia University Press, 2025 刘建梅：《中国第三空间：中国温和政治的悖论，1946-2020》。纽约：哥伦比亚大学出版社，2025

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Asian Journal of Social Science

Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajss.2025.100203

Carlos Rojas

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