With the Chinese government’s strict lockdown measures during the Covid19-pandemic and the subsequent white paper protests, a new generation of Chinese left the country. Many of them found their way to new homes across Europe. At the same time, new forms of local migration networks and diaspora organisation evolved during that time. These migrants find new ways of expressing themselves, politically and culturally. 

Our project seeks to understand how these ‘new’ Chinese migrants practice citizenship and cultural belonging across the EU. How do they articulate belonging? How do they use digital platforms to inform and organise themselves? How do they culturally articulate diversity? 

We follow an inter- and transdisciplinary approach to the endlessly informative and varied context of (new) Chinese migration to Europe.

Team

While the project members follow different (disciplinary) angles, the ‘bridge’ between them is the migrants’ selves, their situation and representation. As such, the Selfie is regarded as the link between various approaches and concepts analysed and applied by us.

Linde Luijnenburg researches cinematographic and literary representations of Chinese migrants in Europe, and European migrants in China

Franziska Plümmer investigates political attitudes, security, and digital practices of Chinese migrants across Europe. 

Rui Huang researches Chinese migrant’s citizenship practices

Keywords

Europe-China Relations

Representations of Chinese Migration in Europe

Run-ology (润学)

Norms and values

Digital practices

Translation (from one language and culture to another, but also from one medium to another or from interview to academic text, etc.)

(Self-) Identification

The Selfie as an artistic reflection (filmic, literary, digital)