Book review: A feminist reading of China’s digital public sphere by Altman Yuzhu Peng

ABSTRACTThis review provides a comprehensive analysis of the book written by Altman Yuzhu Peng, which book emerges from a feminist perspective and addresses the need for scholarship that facilitates the development of transcultural gendered understandings in China’s digital age. The review begins with a summary of the book's focus and structure, followed by key findings and arguments in each chapter, such as contexts for understanding the Chinese digital public sphere, pseudo-feminism, and gender debates. It concludes by assessing the book's significance of the gender-politics axis in feminist studies and highlighting the techno-feminist angle for future research.KEYWORDS: Feminismdigital public spheregender-politics axissocial mediaChina Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationNotes on contributorsXin LiXin Li is studying for a bachelor’s degree in public relations and advertising at the Department of Communication, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China. Her research interests relate to social media communication, and interdisciplinary studies in gender, media, and culture.Liming LiuLiming Liu (MA, Uppsala University, Sweden) is a PhD student in communication at the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication, Arizona State University, United States. His research interests refer to privacy and data practices, critical platform studies, and artificial intelligence in cultural production.