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Precarious Participation: Chinese International Students’ Transnational Digital Literacies

Zhaozhe Wang

Written Communication2026https://doi.org/10.1177/07410883251410171article
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For many transnational students in North America, digital literacies entail precarious participation—the adaptive engagement in digital literacy practices under conditions of systemic vulnerability and instability. This multiple case study examines how Chinese international students at a Canadian university perceive and navigate the precarity of their digital literacy practices across national and cultural boundaries. Findings reveal that the four participants exhibit tacit sensitivity to transnational digital precarity, employ strategic adaptation, and engage in measured resistance that cautiously transgresses digital norms. These insights contribute to broader discussions on digital literacies, transnational literacies, and digital precarity, extending and complicating existing frameworks in writing studies, literacy studies, and media studies.

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@article{zhaozhe2026,
  title        = {{Precarious Participation: Chinese International Students’ Transnational Digital Literacies}},
  author       = {Zhaozhe Wang},
  journal      = {Written Communication},
  year         = {2026},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/07410883251410171},
}

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0.50

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20
M · momentum0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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