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 the series What Time Tells, “an ongoing series on time and the problems we face today.” His contribution considers what we might learn from fungus and mould in
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 Bridges Fall 2024—Citopia, on 15 January 2025. The publication features more than a dozen stories of people rooted in Macao, reflecting the students’ in-depth observations and reflections on
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 China.” It appears in Asia Pacific Viewpoint, an SSCI Q1 journal in area studies. This open-access publication can be accessed by using this link: http://doi.org/10.1111/apv.12442
Prof. Benjamin Kidder Hodges is part of a new painting exhibition “PEOPLE MATTER” at Artelli Macau which features three of his oil-on-canvas paintings, “Beach Excursion”, “Tropical Interior”, and “We Saw it from the Shore.” The exhibition invites 5 established local and international painters, Crystal W.M. Chan (b. 1986‧Macao), Carlos Marreiros (b.1957‧Macao), Konstantin Bessmertny (b. 1964‧Macao), Benjamin Kidder Hodges (b.
Prof. Hodges and Prof. Simpson have each individually published chapters in Arquitectura e mutações no tecido urbano: uma antologia, a new book edited by Tiago Saldanha Quadros and published by Circo de ideias. It is an anthology that deals with the significant transformations that have taken place in Macau from 1911 to
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, intercultural communication, organizational communication, communication skills); vocationally-oriented public communication (public relations, advertising, event planning); media studies and journalism (journalism writing and publication, mass media, new media, digital culture);
A recent article by PhD graduate Vanessa Amaro and Professor Tim Simpson was promoted in the local news on TDM. The research examines a Macau tourist festival focused on traditional Portuguese culture in the city. The festival used innovative augmented reality games to allow visitors to play with elements of Portuguese history
Prof. Liu and Prof. Wei Shi’s new book, Affective Spaces: The Cultural Politics of Emotion in China, was published in February 2024. During the Spring term of 2024, the authors presented their work at HKU, CUHK, Nanjing University, and Harvard University. Prof. Liu’s presentation at HKU’s Centre for the Study of Globalization
Three communication students from the University of Macau participated in the recording of the program 升呢插班生 at Rádio Macau. In this year's edition of Communicator the theme is City walk During the program, the chief editor KU WENG HIN, editor Elory Kuang, and art editor Ella Wong introduced the content of the
Students from the Department of Communication at the University of Macau (UM) held a book launch event for their capstone graduation project titled City Walk in Macau (Communicator 2024). Through this publication, the students aimed to challenge traditional learning approaches and mindsets, thus promoting strolling as an effective way to study the
