19/03/2026 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Adaptation of Chinese Female International Students to Life in the UK Abstract: This talk explores the challenges faced by Chinese female international students in the UK and their coping strategies, focusing on their impostor feelings and use of dating apps. Drawing on semi-structured interviews and (reflexive) thematic analysis,
10/02/2026 (Tuesday) 14:00-15:00 E21-G002 The Reproduction of a New Type of Inequality? Cognitive Labor and Gendered Division in Digital Parenting Abstract: The growing integration of digital technologies into everyday parenting practices has given rise to a new mode of childrearing known as digital parenting. Digital technologies are often celebrated for their convenience,
05/02/2026 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Policy, Production and Platforms: Media Workers’ Conceptions and Adoption of Generative AI in Japan’s Content Industries Abstract: The rapid emergence of generative AI has profoundly reshaped creative industries and intensified global debates about the future of cultural production. In this context, media industry workers and media artists encounter
22/01/2026 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Computational and Multimodal communication in AI-infused information ecosystems Abstract: This talk introduces the newly published book Chinese Platforms: A Critical Introduction (Polity, 2025). The book explains how Chinese digital platforms evolved within a unique political and economic system and are now reshaping the global platform landscape. We argue
16/01/2026 (Friday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 The Body Never Lies? Psychophysiological Response, Self-Report, and Behavior as Indices of Media Effects and User Experience Abstract: Are self-reported surveys, behavioral logs, and psychophysiological measures truly reliable indicators of media effects and user experience? In this talk, Mingxuan will share her studies on the divergence and convergence
09/01/2026 (Friday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Computational and Multimodal communication in AI-infused information ecosystems Abstract: This talk explores the opportunities and challenges brought by AI-infused information ecosystems. As online spaces become increasingly saturated with text, images, audio, and synthetic media, understanding how multimodal signals reshape communication is more urgent than ever. In this talk,
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 intelligence is reshaping how scientific knowledge is produced and shared. This lecture explores how human–AI interaction empowers science communication through theory, system design, and practical application. It first outlines the conceptual foundations of
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 platforms such as TikTok and Instagram Reels have become major sources of news and information, yet we know little about how their audiovisual features shape how people pay attention to, process, and engage
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: Although information can flow across geographical boundaries in the digital age, local arguments still hold in social media to connect communities especially in a time of disruption. This article explores a distinctive argumentative
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 mediatization continues to be dominated by the US-led Western nations and corporations based there, in the past two decades there have been visible changes in the way it is conducted and communicated in