李喬楚
PhD student in Chinese Studies, admitted in 2026
MSc China in Comparative Perspective, London School of Economics and Political Science
BA in Politics and Public Administration, Peking University
My research interests centre on digital media, cultural practice, and community formation in contemporary Chinese societies. I am interested in how digital environments reshape collective life in Chinese societies, from the reorganisation of religious communities around online platforms, to the role of social media in political polarisation, to the subcultural worlds constructed in online spaces. These questions are grounded in broader concerns with identity, authority, and belonging. Currently, my empirical focus spans Chinese Mainland and Taiwan, with particular attention to the folk religious traditions of the Fujian coast and the cross-Strait cultural dynamics they animate.
Research Interest
- Digital China
- Digital Culture and Society
- Digital Folk Religion/Beliefs
- Virtual/Hybrid Community
- Hybrid Ethnography
- Interdisciplinary Approaches