[Commlist] Call for Papers – 18th CCVA Annual Conference The Art of Chinese Social Media

Call for Papers for the 18th CCVA Annual Conference titled 'The Art of 
Chinese Social Media', which will take place on 6–7 November 2025 at 
Birmingham City University.

The conference welcomes contributions that can develop disciplinary 
perspectives and critical inquiries on the art and aesthetics of Chinese 
social media in the fields of visual arts, digital media, design, 
performing arts, social science, cultural studies, and beyond.

Possible themes include but are not limited to:
•	Artistic and curatorial practices responding to/being stimulated by 
Chinese social media
•	Visual culture and aesthetics of Chinese social media
•	Theoretical and art-historical exploration of Chinese social media
•	Identity and self-representation
•	Online propaganda and media democracy •	Censorship, surveillance, and 
artistic resistance
•	Gender and queer issues entangled with social media
•	Influencers and digital creators as artists
•	Ecology of social media
•	Distinct strategies and practices between Chinese social media and 
platforms in other regions
If you are interested in contributing, please submit your abstract and 
brief biography to Dr. Shiyu Gao ((shiyu.gao /at/ bcu.ac.uk)), copying in 
(ccva /at/ bcu.ac.uk) and Professor Jiang Jiehong ((joshua.jiang /at/ bcu.ac.uk)) by 
18 April 2025. Please kindly find the full Call for Papers attached, 
with further details on submission guidelines.
I would be most grateful if you could share this with your networks and 
would be happy to answer any questions you may have.


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