CENSORSHIP

Monday, 11 December 2023, 11:o0am to 3:00pm (HKT) at CVA 1022 (in-person only)

PhD and MPhil students of Cherian George’s Freedom of Expression and Censorship class will present their research projects at a half-day workshop. Masters students thinking of applying for PhD programmes may find this a good opportunity to get a taste of postgraduate research work in communication, media, film and related fields. All are welcome.

Lunch will be served. For catering purposes, please register to attend in person here.

For enquiries: cmcr@hkbu.edu.hk

Programme Schedule

11:00 am–12:20pm

Session 1: MODALITIES OF CENSORSHIP

Crowdsourced Censorship? Weibo’s new Community Council

Wang Hanjing, School of Communication

Fear of punishment or isolation? Self-censorship on Chinese social media

Zhao Qingyuan (Nick), School of Communication

Regulation of animated films in China compared with the US and Japan

Chen Shuhao, Academy of Film, School of Creative Arts

Market Censorship: Corporate impact on journalism in China

Li Hua, School of Communication

12:20pm–12:50pm

LUNCH

12:50pm–13:50pm

Session 2: MOVEMENTS AND MEMORIES

Dancing with media: Censorship of environmental activism in China

Lyu Yuexin, School of Communication

Everyday resistance in the Chinese online feminist community

Chen Yanming, Department of Sociology

Counter memory of the COVID-19 pandemic in China

CHIO Wang Tat, School of Communication

14:00pm–15:00pm

Session 3: TESTING THE BOUNDARIES

Challenges facing journalists since Hong Kong’s political transition

Mariyam Mohamed Manik, School of Communication

Struggling with the state: Contemporary Chinese house churches

Chen Xiangmo (Mark), School of Communication

The circulation of hate speech towards women on Chinese digital platforms

Yuan Lulu, Department of Humanities and Creative Writing

Moderators:

Han Jiashan (Mary), Department of Sociology

Cherian George, School of Communication