The Internet - from "Nuclear Hardened"  Networks to Algorithmic Governmentality

References Beck, Estee. "Who Is Tracking You?: A Rhetorical Framework for Evaluating Surveillance and Privacy Practices." In Cyber Law, Privacy, and Security: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, pp. 121-138. IGI Global, 2019. Belk, Russell. “Extended self and the digital world.” Current Opinion in Psychology 10 (2016): 50-54. Chen, Ning, and Yu Chen. “Smart city surveillance at the network edge in the era of iot: opportunities and challenges.” Smart cities: development and governance frameworks (2018): 153-176. ...

October 12, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Keren Wang

New Publication: Legal and Ritological Dynamics of Personalized “Pillars of Shame” in Chinese Social Credit System Construction

I am delighted to announce the publication of my latest article, “Legal and Ritualological Dynamics of Personalized ‘Pillars of Shame’ in Chinese Social Credit System Construction," featured in the latest issue of The China Review (Vol. 24, No. 3). This work explores the intersection of the Chinese Social Credit System (SCS) with the Confucian ritual legal tradition and the rhetoric of public shaming. It integrates insights from rhetorical studies and philosophy of law to examine how the SCS operates as both a governance-by-data experiment and a framework that aligns with—and diverges from—domestic and transnational constitutional norms. ...

September 13, 2024 · 3 min · 553 words · Keren Wang

Class slides - The Hundred Schools of Thought (Chinese Political Thought)

 Class PowerPoint slides for CHN375W: Chinese Political Thought/Propaganda (Emory University, Fall 2023): covering the historical evolution and contemporary implications of “The Hundred Schools of Thought” in Chinese governance and political practices.

October 17, 2023 · 1 min · 32 words · Keren Wang