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
