Call for Abstract: 2025 SNU-UTokyo-NCCU Joint Symposium

2025 SNU-UTokyo-NCCU Joint Symposium:

Changing Mediascape: New Cultural Forms, Practices and Their Consequences

Call for Abstract

October 31 (Friday), 2025

Seoul National University, Seoul

 《Call for Abstract》

📚2025 SNU-UTokyo-NCCU Joint Symposium:

🕔Submission Deadline: Friday, June 27, 2025, 5:00 PM (Taiwan Time)

📅Conference Date: October 30 – November 1, 2025

📍Venue: Seoul National University, Korea 🎓 Eligibility: Graduate students (Master’s and Ph.D. levels) from the College of Communication, NCCU only.

Graduate students (Master’s and Ph.D. levels) from the College of Communication at NCCU who are interested in participating are invited to submit an English abstract (within 500 words) to imics@nccu.edu.tw by 5:00 PM on Friday, June 27, 2025. Please note that your submission must include a cover page (see attached template). All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by professors from the College of Communication, and the results will be announced on the IMICS website at a later date.

The conference itinerary, including accommodation and flights, will be jointly coordinated by the host university and NCCU College of Communication. The College will endeavor to subsidize a significant portion of the airfare and accommodation for all presenting students. However, due to budget limitations, students may be required to partially cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. Detailed information regarding funding will be announced in due course. Please note: Only students who are officially enrolled at the time of the conference are eligible for financial support.

Theme

In today’s rapidly changing mediascape, new cultural forms and practices are reshaping the way we communicate, create, and experience culture. This symposium invites critical reflections on changes in media technologies, industries, pop cultures, and everyday practices, as well as their broader social and/or political consequences. We particularly welcome research that looks at these changes in the context of East Asian culture and examines how these media flows and cultural exchanges are redefining identity and community. We encourage approaches that explore the tensions, possibilities, and challenges arising from the changing dynamics mentioned above. Through this symposium, we hope to deepen our understanding of the evolving relationships between media, culture, and society in the contemporary context of East Asia.

List of possible topics

• Transnational media flows

• East Asian popular culture

• Digital platforms and everyday life

• Cultural identity and community

• Media industries and creative labor

• Technological innovation and cultural practice

• Globalization and local media cultures

…and other related topics.

Abstract submission- by June 27, 2025.

Participants of College of Communication at NCCU are encouraged to submit an abstract of no more than 500 words addressing relevant topics for consideration of the symposium committee at your home university. Submit your Abstract to imics@nccu.edu.tw by Friday on June 27, 2025.

2025 Joint Symposium_Template for Abstract Submission.docx

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(*Abstract Template- please feel free to download.)

Contact

Ms. Hsiao, Maggie, IMICS Office.#67550

Student’s presentation format

Each session will consist of three to four presentations, each lasting for 15 minutes, followed by a 30-minute open forum for questions and discussions.

Faculty presentation format

Each session will consist of two to three presentations, each lasting for 20 minutes, followed by a 30-minute open forum for questions and discussions.

Symposium schedule

October 30 (Thu.) UTokyo & NCCU arrive.

October 31 (Fri.) Symposium.

November 1 (Sat.) Field trip in the morning. UTokyo & NCCU depart in the afternoon.