本研究計畫採取「山寨性／別模組化」的視角，旨在探索當代中國珠江三角洲的「賽博妖」及其「妖客」現象。除了分別解析「賽博妖」及「妖客」在當代中國性產業及性／別少數社會文化脈絡下如何興起外，也將探究妖們如何超克階級、學識上的劣勢而得以近用、妖化「賽博科技」，以及如何在「賽博時空」中與妖客們相互建構主體性並形塑妖的階序。此外，本研究計畫也關注妖客們如何述說自身的情欲，以及在賽博時空中如何與妖們進行情色互動？又因此生產出什麼樣的情色內容？這些內容又如何挑戰、深化我們既有的情色想像？本研究計畫採取質性研究的取徑，具體的研究方法則結合「線下深度訪談」、「線上參與觀察」及「線上文本分析」。
My research project employs the notion of “Shanzhai Gender/Sexual Modularization” so as to investigate“cyberyaoes” and their “yaokes” in the Pearl River Delta, China. It looks into the complicated socio-cultural contexts from and within which the cyberyao phenomena arose and into the hierarchy yaoes have constitute in cyberspace/time. It also tries to provide critical accounts of how and why disadvantaged yaoes overcome their shortage on cybertechnology so that they become able to solicit in cyberspace/time and of how and why yaoes and yaokes through their interactions produce a variety of erotic film clips which may deepen our understanding of pornography. Moreover, it explores how yaokes tell their sexual stories and what these stories are about. My research project employs a qualitative research approach with a combination of off-line in-depth interview, online participant observation and online text analysis.
