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From Symbolic Walls to Affective Worlds: Spatial SelfOrganization and Youth Subjectivity in ACG Subcultures

Zhengyang Liu, Pingfan Cui

Abstract


ACG (Anime, Comic, Game) subcultures have emerged as pivotal cultural forms among youth in the digital era, forming dynamic
ecosystems that deviate from conventional social and institutional spaces. This paper proposes the concept of spatial subcultures to analyze
how bullet screen commentary, self-organizing online communities, and the aesthetic ideal of pure love co-construct emotional belonging,
identity formation, and cultural autonomy. Drawing on spatial sociology and complexity theory, the article offers a framework to interpret
contemporary youth cultures beyond instrumental rationality.

Keywords


ACG subcultures; Spatial theory; Bullet screens; Youth identity

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/frim.v3i8.6965

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