2017 – 2018

Workshop
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The Eleventh Chinese University Communication Visiting Scholar Workshop: Mobile People, Mobile Communication: Media and Social Life on the Move
Date: 2 – 3 February 2018
Venue: C-Centre Room 312, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Details: The theme for the 2018 workshop is “Mobile people, mobile communication: Media and social life on the move”. The visiting scholars participating in the workshop are expected to stay in Hong Kong for 13 days from 29 January 2018 to carry out intensive academic exchange and research.
   
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Seminars and Symposium
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Lying Online: Examining the Dynamics of Deception Production, Deception Detection, and Popular Beliefs about Deception in Technologically-mediated Environments
Date: 28 March 2018
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: NAH313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof. Catalina Toma, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison  
     

Greater China Visiting Scholar Symposium
Date: 1 February 2018
Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Venue: NAH312, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof. HU Yiqing, School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University 

Prof. ZHOU Qing’an, School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University

Prof. WANG Tianding, College of Liberal Arts, Journalism and Communication, Ocean University of China

Prof. LIOU Shyhnan, Institute of Creative Industries Design, Cheng Kung University

Prof. SHAW Ping, Institute of Marketing Communication Management, Taiwan Sun Yat-sen University

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C-Centre Spotlights: Publications Launch
Date: 31 January 2018
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Venue: NAH313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
 Speakers: Authors and editors of the publications
 Video: Click here
   
   

The Flip from Fraught to Assumed use: Mobile Communications of North Korean Women during their Journey to South Korea
Date: 30 January 2018
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Venue: NAH313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speakers: Dr. Juhee Kang, Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society, Macau S.A.R.

Rethinking ‘Global’ Communication for a Multi-polar World
Date: 19 January 2018
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Venue:  C-Centre, Room 313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof. Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication, Co-Director of India Media Centre, University of Westminster, London
   

New Urban Players: Stratagematic Use of Media by Banksy and the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement
Date: 18 January 2018
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: NAH313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof.Paola Monachesi, Assistant Professor, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
   

The Abject as Mass Entertainment: Micro-celebrities and Cultural Intimacy in China’s “Kuaishou” Video-sharing App
Date: 11 January 2018
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: C-Centre, Room 313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof. Chris Tan, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Shandong University
   

Social Media, Personal Aesthetics, and Marginalized Young Creatives in Beijing
Date: 27 October 2017
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: C-Centre, Room 313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof. Cara Wallis, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Texas A&M University
   

Comparative Research in Strategic Communication Over a Decade: Insights From The Asia-Pacific, European and Latin-America Communication Monitor
Date: 25 October 2017
Time: 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Venue: C-Centre, Room 313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof. Ansgar Zerfass, Professor and Chair in Strategic Communication Institute of Communication and Media Studies University of Leipzig
   

The Power of Information Networks: New Directions for Agenda Setting in a “Big Data: Era
Date: 24 October 2017
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: C-Centre, Room 313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof. Guo Lei, Assistant Professor, Division of Emerging Media Studies, College of Communication, Boston University
   

Shaping Internet Universality in Global Internet Governance: UNESCO’s Vision and Action
Date: 28 September 2017
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Venue: NAH313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof. Hu Xianhong, Program Specialist, Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
   

A Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Challenges of Cybersecurity
Date: 20 September 2017
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Venue: C-Centre, Room 313, Humanities Building, New Asia College, CUHK
Speaker: Prof. Adam Clayton Powell III, Director, Washington Programs, Internet of Things (IoT) Emergency Response Initiative, USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, University of Southern California
   

 
 
 

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