From rice bunnies to grass mud horses, an interview with An Xiao Mina

April 16, 2018 by An Xiao Mina

In this Refinery 29 podcast, host Elisa Kreisinger speaks with An Xiao Mina about how internet memes and social movements are intertwined in China.

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How the #MeToo movement tripped up trying to cross the Great Firewall only to emerge as a series of cute homonymic emojis: 🍚🐰 (rice bunny)
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Four Thoughts on Ai Weiwei’s Gangnam Style: Meme-ing as Activism

November 5, 2012 by An Xiao Mina

Until recently, I hadn’t seen Ai Weiwei’s Gangnam Style remix, but I definitely heard about it. Everyone on my social media feeds has been talking about, and people have emailed it to me. I’ve seen hilarious-looking pictures and read the commentary. But I’ve just not been able to sit down and watch it.

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From rice bunnies to grass mud horses, an interview with An Xiao Mina

Four Thoughts on Ai Weiwei’s Gangnam Style: Meme-ing as Activism