Since the modern era, the advancement of women's literature has brought increasing scholarly attention to feminist narratology, which has also demonstrated trends of localized innovation. Focusing on the theoretical framework of feminist narratology, this paper examines gender consciousness and gender subjectivity in modern Chinese literary texts. Through close readings of works by Ding Ling, Chen Ran, and Li Juan, it explores women’s self-identity in the context of emancipation, female friendship, and the reflection of the authors’ self-awareness and self-recognition. Furthermore, by comparing how Fang Fang and Yu Hua approach similar themes, the study summarizes narrative differences between male and female writers. The paper also discusses the relationship between feminist narrative and gender politics—including issues such as women’s economic rights, the constraints of feudal ideology, and the influence of consumerism on women’s narratives—thereby tracing the evolution and cultural significance of feminist narratology in modern and contemporary Chinese literature.

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This article explores how the behavior of women on the Rednote online platform reflects the tension between empowerment and discipline under the logic of platform capitalism. Based on feminist economics, this study highlights unpaid labor, emotional work and institutional restrictions that affect women's visibility and participation in the digital space. This article employs discourse analysis and combines media political economy to explore three dimensions: women's content production and media self-image, symbolic consumption and emotional labor embedded in community interaction, and the algorithmic logic and commercial logic of platforms. Research has found that women's participation in Rednote has expanded their expressive agency and economic engagement. But at the same time, it also recreates the gender division of labor and the commercialized femininity. The so-called empowerment is conditional - it is facilitated by market visibility rather than structural equality. Finally, the study holds that women's activities on Rednote reflect the paradox of digital femininity, where feminist discourse and capitalist incentives are intertwined, creating opportunities and constraints for women in the digital economy.

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The rise of short video apps has greatly changed the way people consume and participate in digital media. In this paper, we explore how TikTok is reshaping the participatory culture of the digital age. Based on a literature review of academic studies published from 2018 to 2025, this research reviews how participatory culture has evolved from its earlier Web 2.0 context to a new form of algorithmic mobile participation. The research uses systematic literature analysis methodology to explore peer-reviewed articles, academic monographs, and empirical studies on TikTok, short video, and participatory culture theory. The research findings show that TikTok is a new stage of evolution of participatory culture. Technical affordances of algorithms, easy creation tools, and democratized virality all mediate the participatory culture in a new way. These technical affordances make unprecedented levels of participation in creative activities possible, but also bring about many issues related to algorithmic mediation, agency of creators, and authenticity. This literature review helps reader understand how technical affordances of contemporary digital platforms change the ways of participation in digital culture, and what new patterns of digital cultural production are emerging.

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This paper examines the results of free play and play with structured interaction in pet-assisted therapy. People with autism have a number of difficulties in their social and emotional functioning. This paper examines the results of free play and play with structured interaction in pet-assisted therapy. We wish to demonstrate that different interaction will result in different results and to identify which interaction is more appropriate for each autism subtype (i.e., classic autism or Asperger’s syndrome). This paper reviews the literature and examines the potential weaknesses in the current body of research. Understanding these differences and how to bridge them is what makes this field of study interesting. The aim is to receive the most out of the animal assisted intervention for all.

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