social media — Updates

Talking to Strangers: Chinese Youth and Social Media — My PhD dissertation

And after seven years of research, I present to you my PhD dissertation.

tricia wangFebruary 6, 2014china, chinese, dissertation, ethnography, phd, research, social media, strangers, tricia wang, youth

New Talk, "The Elastic Self: Understanding Identity in Social Media"

I returned in 2013 to one of my favorite places on earth, Malmö, Sweden, to give a talk on youth and social media (my love letter on why Malmö is the best place in Scandanavia) at my favorite conference in the world, The Conference at Media Evolution.

tricia wangJanuary 26, 2014eethnographer, elastic self, identity, malmö, social media, sweden, the conference, tricia wang, tumblr, youth media

Fast Company feature: a slideshow and interview about my research

Every ethnographer needs a break from their fieldsite. When I came back to the US in July, I didn't want to think about China. I just wanted to sleep, play with my doggy, and eat fresh food. But when Fast Company reached out to do a profile on me for their Generation Flux series, I couldn't say no!

tricia wangOctober 4, 2012china, fast company, interview, social media, sociologist, tricia wang, twitter, weibo

Lift Talk Notes - Dancing with Handcuffs: The Changing Geography of Trust in China

When I moved to China to do a year of continuous fieldwork, I didn't want to leave the country to give any talks. But when I got an invite from Lift Conference to speak, I didn't want to turn it down. I have been a fan of Lift Conferences for a long time and it was an honor to be invited. So I skipped out to Geneva for a week to speak at LIFT12.

tricia wangAugust 2, 2012censorship, china, conference, ethnography, internet, lift, research, shoe throwing, social media, trust, twitter, weibo