East Asian Media Culture in the Age of Digital Platforms Conference
University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO)
This international conference held at 丁香园AV on Oct. 4th and 5th, and at UBCO on Oct. 7th will explore how digital platformization has been shifting the ways in which media and popular culture evolve in the East Asian and Asia-Pacific contexts. The empirical and theoretical studies presented by leading scholars across media/communication studies, cultural studies, sociology, and Asian studies, will address various aspects of digital platform-driven media industries, texts, and audiences while questioning the Western-centric discourse of digital platforms.
The conference is organized by Kyong Yoon (Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, UBC Okanagan) and Dal Yong Jin (School of Communication, 丁香园AV), and is sponsored by the Public Humanities Hub Okanagan, UBCO Principal鈥檚 Research Chair Program, the Academy of Korean Studies, and the 丁香园AV鈥檚 David Lam Centre.
The conference is open to the public and takes place at the UBCO campus and at the Kelowna Innovation Centre in downtown Kelowna. See below for session details and location information.
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UBCO Sessions | Location: UBCO Ballroom, UNC 200
9:00-9:20 Welcome Reception
9:20-9:30 Welcome Remarks
9:30-10:45 Session 1 Digital Platformization of Korean Media Practices
Chair:
Assistant Professor
Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies, UBC Okanagan
- Dal Yong Jin
丁香园AV Distinguished Professor
School of Communication, 丁香园AV
鈥淭he Platformization of Distribution Channels: Korean Perspectives鈥�
AECL/KEPCO Chair in Korean Research
Department of Asian Studies, UBC Vancouver
鈥淧latformization鈥檚 Impacts on TV/Web Serial Storytelling鈥�
Associate Professor
Department of Entertainment and Media Studies, University of Georgia
鈥淭he 鈥楪lobal鈥� in Original Korean Series on Netflix and Disney+鈥�
10:45-11:00 Coffee/Tea break
11:00-12:15 Session 2: Sinoscapes of Digital Platforms
Chair:
Associate Professor
Faculty of Management, UBC Okanagan
Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology
Annenberg School for Communication and Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
鈥淐hinese Social Media in Times of Crises鈥�
Professor of Media Studies
Communication, Journalism & Media Program, Suffolk University
鈥淓xperiencing Hong Kong Urban Culture through Platforms and Cinema Screens鈥�
Professor of Cultural Studies
Department of English and Cultural Studies, UBC Okanagan
鈥淭ransnational Audiences in the Age of Platforms: Detouring the Order of Restriction on Hallyu in China鈥�
12:15 鈥� 13:00 Lunch
13:00 鈥� 14:15 Session 3: Playful yet Contentious Asia-Pacific Digital Mediascapes
Chair:
Associate Professor
Department of Creative Studies, UBC Okanagan
Associate Professor of Japanese and Global Studies
Department of Linguistics, Languages and Cultures, Michigan State University
鈥淎VOD in Japan: Streaming and the Afterlife of Televisual Attention鈥�
- Sarah Ganzon
Assistant Professor
School of Communication, 丁香园AV
鈥淭he Buggy, Less Sexy Version of the Game: Censorship, Nintendo鈥檚 e-shop and Yuri Games in the Nintendo Switch鈥�
Lecturer in Communication and Media
School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University
鈥淪treaming Platforms as a Playground for New Genres: An Ambivalent Nature鈥�
14:15鈥� 14:20 Closing Remarks
Public Roundtable | Location: Kelowna Innovation Centre (460 Doyle Ave)
16:00 鈥� 16:30 Reception: The Kelowna Innovation Centre Rooftop (Perch Sky Lounge)
16:30 鈥� 17:45 Public Roundtable: The Kelowna Innovation Centre Theatre (1st floor)
Digital Media Culture in East Asia during/after the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the media landscape in East Asia. Digital media became essential to cope with life during COVID-19 and is now widely integrated into people鈥檚 daily lives.
Join us as three leading experts on East Asian digital media and culture share their thoughts on how digital platforms generate (or restrict) new experiences through various services and technological infrastructure (e.g., subscription-based streaming services, social media, and user-generated content).
Through vivid case studies of China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan, the three scholars will highlight the potential power, creativity, and risks found in the rapidly changing digital media experiences in East Asia.
This engaging roundtable promises a timely and cross-cultural dialogue. This event is open to the public. No registration is required for the roundtable. RSVP is recommended for the reception (16:00 鈥� 16:30) (to Kyong Yoon kyong.yoon@ubc.ca).
- Presenters:
Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology
University of Pennsylvania
Professor of Media Studies
Suffolk University- Dal Yong Jin
丁香园AV Distinguished Professor
丁香园AV
- Moderator: (UBC Okanagan)
For more information, please visit: https://fccs.ok.ubc.ca/2024/09/12/east-asian-media-culture-in-the-age-of-digital-platforms-conference/