 Two renowned trailblazers in journalism studies and international communication, Colin Sparks and Chin Chuan Lee will be giving talks in the coming weeks (details below). Following his retirement a year ago, Sparks is now Emeritus Chair Professor of Media Studies at our School of Communication. Lee is Chair Professor of Communication at National Chengchi University, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota and City University of Hong Kong.
Colin Sparks: Navigating the Wilderness of Theories
Friday, 26 February, 4:30-6pm, Zoom
This talk is about an acceptance of the diversity of the field of media and communication studies, and a recognition of conflicts within it. It aims to identify some of the problems that arise out of this situation for researchers early in their scholarly careers, and provides clearer ways of thinking about the questions at issue. Register by email.
CC Lee: Internationalize “International Communication”
Wednesday, 3 March, 11:00am-12:30pm, Zoom
Lee will address the need to work toward a truly internationalized “international communication” field as a dialogic ensemble guided by a spirit of cosmopolitanism which accepts neither the America-writ-large view of the world nor exclusive cultural nationalisms, while always bearing in mind that orchestral harmony is made up of a cacophony of instrumental sounds. Register by email.
Colin Sparks: Publishing in Media and Communication Studies
Friday, 12 March, 4:30-6pm, Zoom
This presentation is concerned with the problems of publication. It will not try to tell people what to write but it will try to help them make decisions, which facilitate the appearance of their work in suitable outlets. The processes are often obscure to beginning scholars and the aim is to provide some clarification as to what is likely to happen and how best to respond at different stages. Register by email.
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Platform capitalism and television streaming
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 Tuesday, 9 March, 10am, Room 1022 CVA Building, or Zoom
 Ellen Seiter, Professor & Nenno Endowed Chair, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California, will survey the development, programming, and audience experience of streamed video, focusing on the platforms YouTube, Netflix, Quibi, and Amazon. How do streaming sites fit the paradigm of “platform capitalism” and what should worry us about their algorithms and data collection? Register by email.
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Kenny Kwok-Kwan Ng participated in a discussion, Hong Kong Redux: The Intersection between Cantonese Opera and Hong Kong Cinema, as part of the Yuen Lecture Series at the University of Chicago Yuen Campus in Hong Kong.
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Cherian George was interviewed by Ted Gover of Claremont Graduate University as part of his Asia Media series.
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Leanne Chang
- Chang, Leanne, Kaushik Chattopadhyay, Jialin Li, Miao Xu, and Li Li, (2021). The interplay of support, comparison, and surveillance in social media weight management interventions: A qualitative study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. https://doi.org/10.2196/19239.
Cherian George
Kenny Kwok-Kwan Ng
- Ng, Kenny K. K. 2020. “Theory and Practice of the Long Novel: Mao Dun’s Ziye 子夜 (Midnight) and Representational Problems between Fiction, Locality, and Modernity.” Prism 17(2): 326–52. https://doi.org/10.1215/25783491-8690412.
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This newsletter is published by the Associate Dean (Research and Development), HKBU School of Communication.
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Health communication research across Asia has undergone rapid growth in recent years. The diverse and rich Asian cultures, socio-economic models, policy regulations, and familial factors create a wide range of exciting research agendas and provide enormous opportunities to advance knowledge about the meanings and practices of health as well as the explanation, prediction, intervention, and control of disease and illness. This online symposium will feature prominent scholars from across the globe who will share their observations on health communication research in the Asian context or from Asian perspectives. They include Gary Kreps (George Mason University), May O. Lwin (above, right, Nanyang Technological University), Jeff Niederdeppe (Cornell University), Sandi Smith (above, left, Michigan State University), and Marco Yzer (University of Minnesota). The symposium is organised by the Centre for Media and Communication Research and the Department of Communication Studies. 