Talks
Prof. Dajun Li
05/12/2025 (Friday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Human–AI Interaction in Science Communication: Theoretical Foundations, System Design, and Applied Practice Abstract: Generative artificial
Prof. Haoning Xue
28/11/2025 (Friday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 From Scrolls to Clicks: Understanding Attention and Persuasion in the Short Video Era Abstract: Short-video
Prof. Junyi Lyu
27/11/2025 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 “Local multimodal argumentative ambience” in social media: a case of flood, coal, and hometown Abstract:
Prof. Daya THUSSU
20/11/2025 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Rethinking Communication in Global Geopolitics: Competing Narratives and Infrastructures Abstract: While global geopolitics and its
Prof. Menno H. Reijvan
11/11/2025 (Thesday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Politicians at Night Abstract: Comedy and politics are intertwined in the United States, and perhaps
Ms. Kiwi CHAN
05/11/2025 (Wednesday) 14:30-16:30 E4-G062 《阿姐的假期》：跨境生命的片段與共鳴 提要: 澳門是一座多元文化的城市，也是一座外籍傭工打拼的城市。這次電影分享會，導演陳庭婷（Kiwi CHAN）透過澳門本土創作的紀錄片《阿姐的假期》（Before the Flight; 38 mins），帶觀眾進入一群菲律賓「阿姐」的世界，撿拾她們每個週六與週日的假期碎片，探視她們在疫情下不得歸家卻樂知天命的人生態度，從而捕捉這群跨境遷移者的生存狀態與情感共鳴。 拍攝過程中，導演陳庭婷紀錄他者故事的同時，也同時反思個人生活模式，為生命與生命的相遇，劃上了糾纏與釋放的尺度。電影放映後，活動特別邀請導演陳庭婷分享創作始源、理念，以及與現場觀眾交流。 《阿姐的假期》除了曾於2023年參映廈門短片周，更於2022年入圍MUST華語青年短片大賽紀錄短片單元和德國柏林獨立華語電影節放映。 講者簡介: 導演陳庭婷，澳門人，任大學講師、專欄記者及獨立影像工作者。2012年畢業於澳門大學新聞及公共傳播學系，後赴北京中國人民大學攻讀傳媒經濟學系研究生， 於2013年開始錄像創作。 2014年畢業回澳於澳門日報工作，直至2016年參與公司新成立的新媒體部門——動新聞，為始創成員之一 ，由此接觸廣泛題材。
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Part-time Teaching Service 2nd semester 2025/2026
The Department of Communication currently offers broad-based curricula leading to Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees. They cover various areas of communication studies (communication theory,
Part-time Teaching Service 1st semester 2025/2026
The Department of Communication currently offers broad-based curricula leading to Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees. They cover various areas of communication studies (communication theory,
Prof. Hodges publishes article on Land Reclamation in the journal Folk, Knowledge, Place
Prof. Hodges has published the article "Speculative Islands: Black sand, white dolphins, and a new ‘ecological island’ in the South China Sea" in the journal Folk, Knowledge,
Congratulations to our Graduates
Congratulations to our Graduates! On behalf of the Department of Communication we would like to wish a hearty congratulations to all of our graduates.
Prof. Tim Simpson published journal article “A fabulous speck: Macau and the global gambling industry” in Critical Gambling Studies
Prof. Tim Simpson recently published an open-access journal article, titled “A fabulous speck: Macau and the global gambling industry,” co-authored with Adam Lampton of
Prof. Tien Tsung Lee published about trust and public health in the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
Prof. Tien Tsung Lee recently published an open-access article about trust and public health in the Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, which is
Prof. Hodges publishes “Fungal Memory” essay in Asia Art Archive
Prof. Hodges has published an essay, Fungal Memories: Flourishing in Decay to Asia Art Archive's LIKE A FEVER online journal. It is part of
UM students’ graduation project tells stories of Macao
Fourth-year students from the Department of Communication of the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) at the University of Macau (UM) published their graduation project, UM
Communication Professor publishes new article in Asia Pacific Viewpoint
Prof. Tim Simpson, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, FSS, has recently published an article titled “Macau as method: Recombinant urbanism in post-socialist