Digital humanities

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Exploring literature and popular culture through data, interpretation, and close attention to audiences.

Chinese drama · YouTube comments

Short

41.8%

Long

26.8%

😂 as a share of all emoji occurrences

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Distanced Laughter

Mapping audience emotion in English-language YouTube comments on Chinese dramas through emoji, sentiment, and LLM-assisted analysis.

16,683 comments · May 2026 data collection

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Details will be shared here as the research develops.