The Representation of the Russia-Ukraine War in Chinese Hetalia Fan Culture

One of the key debates in International Relations and Conflict Studies is the representation of war. From a post-structuralist perspective, the public does not have direct access to the reality of war but the discourses and representations of war, which are constructed by different power structures. From poetry, novel, painting and architecture to television, film, documentary and personal blog on social media, scholars have broadened the scope of inquiry of war-representations. However, the representation of war in fan culture and production is rarely examined because fans seem to be irrelevant to international politics and war that is always associated with pain, suffering, and trauma.