JM Journalism and Media

 

―　Annual Symposium by Seoul National University-University of Tokyo, together with Australian National University and City University of Hong Kong　―

 

Dates:　October 29-30, 2009

Place:　University of Tokyo, Interdisciplinary Information Studies
　　　　　  Fukutake Hall, Fukutake Learning Theater
Participating Universities:　University of Tokyo (UT), Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies
　　　　　　　　　　　　　Seoul National University (SNU), Department of Communication
　　　　　　　　　　　　　City University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Department of Media and Communication
　　　　　　　　　　　　　The Australian National University (ANU), College of Asia and the Pacific

The Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo (UT) and the Department of Communication at Seoul National University (SNU) annually co-sponsor a symposium on media and communication. This year’s symposium entitled “Mapping the Spaces of Media Culture in Asia: Information, Communication and Politics” will be held at the University of Tokyo on October 29-30, 2009. This year’s symposium is proud to welcome the participation of City University of Hong Kong and The Australian National University. The aim of this symposium is to promote media and communication studies in the Asia and Pacific region.

DAY 1: Thursday, October 29

8:30 AM　　　　Welcome Address
　　　　　　　　　Hidetaka ISHIDA, Dean of the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information
　　　　　　　　　Studies, University of Tokyo

8:45-10:30 AM　PANEL 1: Media Histories: From the Past to the Present
　　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Keiko SAGA, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　　”A New Process of Being a Popular Writer and its Effects: Case Study of a
　　　　　　　　　　 Writer Chiyoko Naito in 1910s”

　　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Anni NAMBA, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　　”A Research on the Japanese Propaganda Films in 1920~1930s:
　　　　　　　　　　　Proletarian Cinema and National Policy Films”

　　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Ryo OKUBO, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　　”Toward an Archaeology of Screen Cultures: Theatrical Performance and
　　　　　　　　　　 Visual Projection in the 19th Century”

10:30-10:45 AM　BREAK

10:45-12:30 PM　PANEL 2: Mobile Communication, Social Communities and Intimacy
　　　 　　　　　　Presenter: Ban-Ya KIM, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　　　”The Effect of Mobile Phone Use on Perceived Behavioral Control in
　　　　　　　　　　Romantic Relationships: The Moderating Effect of Intimacy”

　　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Hiroshi ADACHI, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　　”Real-time Search and Communication Site Comi-Ruba”

　　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Minerva TERRADES, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　　”Mapping Mobile Phone Communication in Tokyo”

12:30-1:30　　LUNCH

1:30-3:30 PM　PANEL 3: Responses to Globalization in East Asia
　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Shigeto SONODA, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　”Changing Dietary Cultures and Impacts of Globalizations in East Asia:
　　　　　　　　　　Some Research Findings of AsiaBarometer”

　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Chin-Chuan LEE, Hong Kong City University
　　　　　　　　　”Bound to Rise: Elite Chinese Media Discourse on the Global Order”

　　　　　　　　　Discussant: Gregory NOBLE, University of Tokyo, Institute of Social Science

3:30-3:45 PM　BREAK

3:45-5:45 PM　PANEL 4: Media, Form and Representation
　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Tessa MORRIS-SUZUKI, The Australian National University
　　　　　　　　　”Whose Film is This? Documentary Movies and Shared Memories in Asia”

　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Eun-Ju LEE, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　　”Effects of Readers’ Comments on Internet News Sites on the Construction
　　　　　　　　　 of Social Reality: The Moderating Role of Need for Orientation”

　　　　　　　　　Discussant: Shunya YOSHIMI, University of Tokyo, Interdisciplinary Information
　　　　　　　　　Studies

6:00-7:00 PM　Business Meeting (Fukutake Hall B2, Conference Room)

7:30 PM　　　　DINNER
DAY 2: Friday, October 30

8:45-10:30 AM　PANEL 5: Policy, Framing, and Scandal in Media Politics
　　　　　　　　　Presenters: Hyun-Woo LEE, Seo-Young YOUK, and Ho-Hyun LEE, Seoul National
　　　　　　　　　University
　　　　　　　　”Analysis of the Change Regarding External Social Network Patterns
　　　　　　　　　Among Broadcasting Policy Actors: A Comparative Study of the Roh Moo-
　　　　　　　　　Hyun and Lee Myung-Bak Governments through Social Network Analysis (SNA)”

　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Jeong-Rae KWAK, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　　”News Media Framing of the Issue of North Korean Defectors During the
　　　　　　　　　 Kim Dae-joong and Roh Moo-hyun Governments: Comparing Conservative
　　　　　　　　　 and Progressive News Media”

　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Igor PRUSA, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　”Conflict Space Where Media and Politics Meet: Mediation of Scandal in Japanese Media,
　　　　　　　　　　Its Mechanisms and Examples”

10:30-10:45 AM　BREAK

10:45-12:30 AM　PANEL 6: Body, Image and Representation
　　　　　　　　　Presenter: So-Eun LEE, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　　　”Digital Body, Constructed Human: A Study of the Representation of Human and
　　　　　　　　　　 Post-Humanism in the Drama Series CSI”

　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Mayu YAMAGUCHI, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　 “Construction of ‘Image of Illness’ and ‘Illness as Image’”

　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Deok Hyeong HA, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　　 “The Effect of Using Images in an Online Debate”

12:30-1:30 PM　LUNCH

1:30-3:00 　PANEL 7: Transnational and Cross-Cultural Media
　　　　　　　　Presenter: Mynjung KIM, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　”Enjoyment Derived from the Narrative Structure of American Television
　　　　　　　　　Drama: An Audience Analysis of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’”

　　　　　　　　Presenter: Hyeshin KIM, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　 “The Adaptation of the Japanese Comic Book Publishing Model in South
　　　　　　　　　Korea and its Effects on the Korean Comics Production System: A Case
　　　　　　　　　Study of Weekly IQ Jump from 1988-2000″

　　　　　　　　Presenter: Ja-Young NAM, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　 “Entertaining ‘America’ Transnationally: Live Entertainment for the U.S.
　　　　　　　　　Military in Japan and Korea”

3:00-3:15 PM　BREAK

3:15-5:15 PM　PANEL 8: Media and Language in the Mobilization and Management of Political Crises
　　　　　　　　　Presenters: Kaori HAYASHI, Yuko MANABE, Misook LEE and Makoto INOUE,
　　　　　　　　　University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　”The Gwangju Uprising in Korea: Rethinking the Role and Efficacy of
　　　　　　　　　　the Transnational Advocacy Network in East Asia”

　　　　　　　　　Presenters: Ah-Hyun PARK and NamJun KANG, KANG, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　　”The Study on Rhetoric of President Myungbak Lee and Former President
　　　　　　　　　 Moohyun Noh in Political Crisis: Using a Computerized Text Analysis Program”

　　　　　　　　　Discussant: Chin-Chuan LEE, City University of Hong Kong, Department of Media
　　　　　　　　　 and Communication

5:15-5:30 PM　BREAK

5:30-7:00 PM　PANEL 9: Dislocation and Change in the Media and Labor Markets
　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Dae-min PARK, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　　”The Growth of Business Newspapers as an Indication of the Change in
　　　　　　　　　　South Korean Developmentalist Mentality after the 1998 Currency Crisis:
　　　　　　　　　　The Case of the Maeil Business Newspaper”

　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Patrick W. GALBRAITH, University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　”Maid Cafes: Ethnography of Affective Labor”

　　　　　　　　　Presenter: Sung-Dong CHO, Seoul National University
　　　　　　　　　”Effects of Program Preference and Genre Loyalty on Audience’s
　　　　　　　　　Political Knowledge and Political Efficacy”
　
7:30 PM　DINNER