10/11/2022 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Theoretical Origin and Application of Strategic Communication in U.S. Diplomacy Abstract: Strategic communication has attracted much attention in political and academic circles because of its application to politics, economy, military and diplomacy. By tracing the development of strategic communication and exploring core concepts advocated by Edward Bernays, the
28/10/2022 (Friday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 The stories that tell us: An ethnographic approach to understanding mediated storytelling practices for family intimacy during migration Abstract: Within a family, narratives help define the relationship by allowing each member to articulate their relational needs, desires, and expectation. For migrant families, the need to craft and share
20/10/2022 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Indexicality and authenticity in digital images Abstract: Huawei’s smartphone P30 Pro, with a pre-installed algorithmic program, can automatically recognize and enhance images of the moon when taking photos. However, people feel that the AI-enhanced moon photo is ‘too real’ to be identified as real since it looks like
19/10/2022 (Wednesday) 14:00-15:15 E4-1061 LAST TIME I SAW MACAO: Cinematic representation of Macao Abstract: The cinematic representation of Macau has taken on different forms. They are often characterized by the spectacle of casinos, Portuguese-style architecture and mysterious nightlife. However, local filmmakers and artists have different ways of visualizing the city. Through comparing
13/10/2022 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Being Misinformed Versus Being Uninformed: Detecting and Distinguishing Distinct Communication Problems Abstract: This talk argues for the importance of distinguishing two forms of knowledge failure—being uninformed (uncertain about information) and being misinformed (believing objectively wrong information)—because of their differing effects on communication responses and associated judgments and decisions.
29/09/2022 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Baccarat, Biopolitics, and Casino Capitalism in Macau Portuguese explorers founded Macau in 1557 to serve as a port of trade between Europe and China at the origins of the global capitalist system. In 1999, Portugal returned Macau to the People’s Republic of China after nearly five centuries of
19/05/2022 (Thursday) 12:45-13:45 E21B-G002 Tracking the Influence of Anti-vaccines Misinformation on the Elderly Population in Hong Kong Exposure to anti-vaccination misinformation in the media has been cited as one primary factor that leads people to develop misperceptions regarding vaccines and resulting in resistance against vaccination (Motta et al., 2018). Nevertheless, elderly people
31/03/2022 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 A Multimodal Analysis of Dialect and Humor on Chinese Social Media Afforded by China’s growing social media market and mobile phone app development, thousands of entrepreneurial individuals have become famous online, known colloquially as ‘Wanghong’. On such social media apps as Weibo or Douyin (TikTok), they use the
29/11/2021 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 An experiment in collective action through the creative use of Chinese memes as part of a mobilised nationalist campaign In this talk, Prof. WU will present a co-authored paper that examines the 2016 Diba Expedition to Facebook, a mass collective organized campaign directed at independence leaning Taiwanese individuals
05/11/2021 (Friday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Opportunity or risk? New media and digital disability New media have been regarded as an enabler that reduces barriers in a disabling environment. Adopting the uses and gratification approach, our study examined the correlation between access to new media (e.g., mobile phones or social media) and the social