Nethnography: Understanding Social Interaction in Digital Environments 01/03/2019 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E4-G062 This lecture explores the possibilities and limitations of nethnography, an ethnographic approach applied to the study of online interactions, particularly computer-mediated communication (CMC). In this talk, a brief history of ethnography, including its relation to anthropological theories and its key methodological

Publish or Perish: Understanding journals and journal publishing 21/02/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Publish or perish’ is the sine qua non of the university, both locally and globally. The pressure to publish in high impact journals can be confusing and frustrating. Do you publish in a highly ranked journal just because of its

The network analytic approach to the debates about selective exposure in political communication research 24/01/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002 Following the advancement of the Internet and social media, the concept of selective exposure has recaptured scholars' attention and interests. Political communication researchers have debated in the past decade the degree to which selective

The camouflage of play: how transnational entertainment industries are reconfiguring the iconography of gambling products 12/12/2018 (Thursday) 15:00-16:00 E21B-4028 While there is a flourishing academic literature in video-gaming studies, much of the literature in gambling studies is produced in the psy-sciences and dedicated to understanding and addressing regulatory challenges associated with problem gambling. As

Ω Curve: A Prototype for Dynamic Forces in Visual Art & Design 08/11/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G016

FROM CHINA TO THE WORLD 25/10/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21B-G002

The Portuguese calçada in Macau: Paving a new cultural history of place 18/10/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 This talk examines the ways in which the calçada portuguesa (“Portuguese pavement”) that the late Portuguese administration developed in Macau was converted into a “cultural item” of the city's visual and urban identity. It shows how

The Promise of Technology? Digital Inclusion and Exclusion of Disability in China 15/10/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are increasingly important for people with disabilities (PWDs), suggesting digital inclusion as a possible social mechanism against the social exclusion of disability. This study suggests a more complicated relationship between ICTs

Whitewash: White subjectivity and Asian erasure in Hollywood 11/10/2018 (Thursday) 13:00-14:00 E21-G002 In a current book project, I theorize the popularly used concept of filmic “whitewashing,” differentiating it from White supremacy, White privilege, and Whiteness theory while noting its relationship to all three of these foundational concepts. The presentation, which is based