“I Exist Within Your Existence”: Cruel Optimism and Chinese Dreamgirl Fan Culture

Bowen Shan; Wanyue Zhang

“I Exist Within Your Existence”: Cruel Optimism and Chinese Dreamgirl Fan Culture

Bowen Shan
, Wanyue Zhang

School of Communication

Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - Jun 2026
Event	International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, IAMCR 2026: Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation - University of Galway, Galway, Ireland Duration: 28 Jun 2026 → 2 Jul 2026 https://iamcr.org/galway2026 (Link to conference website)

Conference

Conference	International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, IAMCR 2026
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Galway
Period	28/06/26 → 2/07/26
Internet address	https://iamcr.org/galway2026 (Link to conference website)

Cite this

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author = "Bowen Shan and Wanyue Zhang",

year = "2026",

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note = "International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference, IAMCR 2026 : Peripheries and Connections: Media, Communication, and Transformation ; Conference date: 28-06-2026 Through 02-07-2026",

url = "https://iamcr.org/galway2026",

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