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Symposium: Korea University’s Center for ICT and Society – SFU’s Digital Democracies Institute & Transnational Culture and Digital Technology Lab
February 8, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The SFU – Korea University Symposium is taking place on February 8 from 12:00-5:00 PST. This event is in partnership with The Center for ICT and Society, Korea University, the Transnational Culture and Digital Technology Lab, SFU & The Digital Democracies Institute, SFU.
This event takes place in person at the DDI, with keynote speaker Prof. Seongcheol Kim of the Center for ICT & Society / Smart Media Service Research Center presenting “The burgeoning Korean media industry: Its light and shade.”
In addition to our guests and visitors from Korea University, this event is open to faculty and graduate students at SFU’s School of Communication. Space is limited, so email ddi_comms@sfu.ca for registration. Lunch will be provided.
See details and program:
Keynote
Prof. Seongcheol Kim of the Center for ICT & Society / Smart Media Service Research Center.
“The burgeoning Korean media industry: Its light and shade”
Panel I
Prof. Yoonhyuk Jung, School of Media and Communication, Korea University. “Understanding conflicts between incumbent players and entrant platforms from the perspective of social representations: The case of LawTalk”
Chulmin Lim, School of Media and Communication, Korea University. “Examining factors Influencing the user’s loyalty on algorithmic news recommendation service”
Chaeyun Jang, School of Media and Communication, Korea University. “Kids content as IPTV platform’s new differentiator: The Korean Case”
Panel II
Dal Yong Jin/ Hyejin Jo, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University. “Platformization in media governance: A critical case study of the gigantic platform power”
Ben Scholl, Digital Democracies Institute, Simon Fraser University. “Border crisis: Exploring algorithmic power along digital platforms’ shared boundaries”
Alberto Lusoli, Digital Democracies Institute, Simon Fraser University. “From hate to agonism”