Zhu Wenbo, a master’s student from the Department of Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, received the Best Student Paper Prize at the annual conference of the China New Media Communication Association (CNMCA) held at Fudan University, Shanghai, for his paper entitled “Interpreting the Symbolic Landscape: Fantasy Theme Analysis and Internet Opinion Research”. For
Communication student film "Erica," produced in the Gateway video workshop, screened as part of the 12th International Student Film & Video Festival. The festival, run by the Beijing Film Academy, features student work from around the world. Director Scarlet Un, Director of Photography Allen Sun, Title designer Moon Lei and Producer Crystal Mak all
"The Power of the Grossroots in International Communication" at 12:30-14:00, in J207 Abstract: In his recently published book, "The Future of Power", Joseph Nye articulates "two great power shifts" in the 21st Century. Nye contends that "a power transition among states" and "a power diffusion away from all states to non-state actors"
"Meeting with Director Thomas Lim" at 18:30-22:00, in STDM Audiotorium
Abstract: The speaker analyzes the rise and alleged fall of "Wukan" i.e. the protest movement in Southern Guangdong province that captured the world's attention in 2011, and that even the Aljazeera media network covered extensively as late as July, 2013. Wukan was not only a long-running global media event but, in a limited