KACA welcomes you to the 40th Anniversary Conference at 2018 AEJMC convention. Our extensive program encompassing academic and social activities is as follows.
Thursday, August 9
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9:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m. |
Opening Plenary Congressional Hall A & B Presider: Seok Kang, Texas-San Antonio Welcome Eyun Jung Ki, President, Korean American Communication Association Jennifer Greer, President, AEJMC Sang Hyun Nam, Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange Keynote Yongjin Kim, President, Korea Center for Investigative Journalism |
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10:30 a.m. -11:45 a.m. |
Session 1: Media & Communication Research in the Age of Artificial Intelligence & Hyper-Connectivity Meeting Room 2 Presider: Jin-Ae Kang, East Carolina University Discussant: Shuhua Zhou, University of Missouri
Comparisons of Information Dissemination Patterns during Two Natural Disasters in Korea Yongsuk Hwang, Jaekwan Jeong, & Dawoon Jung, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
How Do Users Experience the Interaction with an Immersive Screen? Dong Hee Shin, Joongang University, Seoul, Korea
Understanding algorithm bias: the suggestions for prevention against algorithmic discrimination Kitae Kim, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
Session sponsored by Cybercommunication Academic Society
Session 2: Korean Wave, Culture and Globalization I Congressional Hall A & B Presider: Dal Yong Jin, Simon Fraser University
Say Hello to Hallyu Emirati Nation:The Rising Korean Wave among Emirati Women and its Impact on their Cultural Identity Urwa Mohammad Tariq, UAE University
Webtoon Goes Viral?: The Globalization Processes of Korean Online Comics Jaehyeon Jeong, Temple University Korean Wave under Park in the Dark: How the Discourse of Creativity Became an Enemy of Cultural Diversity and Democracy Siho Nam, University of North Florida
“Friends Tell me I’m Korean-Style”: The Korean Wave and the Negotiation of Attractiveness among Korean Americans Hae Lim Suh, Temple University
Session sponsored by Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE)
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12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch Time Plenary Congressional Hall A & B Presider: Gi Woong Yun, University of Nevada-Reno
Book Launching Celebrating Communication Scholarship on Korea Panelists Dal Yong Jin, Simon Fraser University Nojin Kwak, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Kyu Ho Youm, University of Oregon Hun Shik Kim, University of Colorado Jae-Hwa Shin, University of Southern Mississippi Shin Dong Kim, Hallym University, Korea Seok Kang, University of Texas-San Antonio Hye-Ryeon Lee, University of Hawaii – Manoa Yong Chan Kim, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Seungahn Nah, University of Oregon Eyun Jung Ki, University of Alabama
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1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Session 3: Politics, Democracy, and Korea Meeting Room 2 Presider: Kyung Jung Han, California State University, Bakersfield Discussant: Seihill Kim, South Carolina
Three Main Determinants of Other-Self Perceptual Gap in Partisan News Effect: Evaluation of News Desirability, Self-Other Perceptual Gap in Political Knowledge, and Self-Other Perceptual Gap in Critical Literacy for Political Information Sungeun Chung & Yunjin Choi, Sungkyunkwan University Exploring Attributes and Roles of Presidential Candidates’ Dialogic Communication (PCDC) during the 2017 Presidential Campaign in South Korea Bitt Moon & Sung-Un Yang, Indiana University
PyeongChang, Pyongyang or Pyeonghwa (Peace in Korean) Olympic Games? An Exploration of the Frames between Partisan Media and Framing Effects Kwansik Mun, Moonhoon Choi, & Hyungjin Gill, University of Wisconsin-Madison
News Frames during Former President Park Scandal and Public Reaction Kang Hoon Sung, California State Polytechnic University – Pomona, Hyejoon Rim, University of Minnesota, & Sora Kim, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Session 4: Korean Wave, Culture and Globalization IIMeeting Room 8 Presider: Isaac (Changwan) Woo, James Madison Strategic approaches of Korean Broadcasting System making the Korean Wave: A Case of KBS Music Bank World Tour in Chile Hyunsuk Jang, Korean Broadcasting System & SungKyunKwan University
The Politics of Fandom: Social Media as a New Battlefield between Korean and Western Fans Hyeri Jung, Eastern University
Transcultural Consumption of Korean Popular Culture in Latin America: An Analysis of Vibrant Hallyu Fan Activities in Chile Wonjung Min, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Dal Yong Jin, Simon Fraser University Kyong Yoon, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
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1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Session 5: 3 Minute Thesis CompetitionMeeting Room 9 Presider: Jisu Huh, University of Minnesota
The effects of smartphone adoption, skill and use on cross-cultural adaptation: The case of North Korean defectors Dawoon Jung, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
Predictors and Effectiveness of Parental Mediation of Young Children’s Smartphone Use in South Korea Regina Jihea Ahn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Public service at the intersection of journalism, globalization and English: South Korea’s English language press John Christopher Carpenter, University of Iowa
Imagining National Cuisine: Food, Media, and the Nation: How has Korean food television discursively constructed the Korean nation in contemporary globalization? Jaehyeon Jeong, Temple University
Making, Connecting, and Complicating Home: South Korean Transient Migrants’ Media Use and Everyday Lives in Austin Shin Hea Lee, University of Texas at Austin
Fearful Misinformation and Systematic/Heuristic Corrective Information in the Spread of Health Virus Jiyoung Lee, Syracuse University
The Role of Social Media in Protest Participation: The Case of Candlelight Vigils in South Korea Sangwon Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Is the Cultural Difference in Time Perception Still There?: Impact of Eastern and Western Views on Perceived Length of Social Media Video Advertisement Youngwoong Jeon, University of Texas at Austin
English Speech and Debate in East Asia Pablo Gannon, Wake Forest University
Breaking the silence: Extending theory to address the underutilization of mental health services among Chinese immigrants in the United States Queenie Jo-Yun Li, University of South Carolina
What Do You Mean Sorry?: The Impact of Culture on Crisis Responses Jungkyu Rhys Lim, University of Maryland – College Park
American Audiences’ View of Korea and Korean Products: The Influence of Direct Contact with Koreans, Mediated Contact with K-pop, and Parasocial Relationship with K-pop Stars Ruonan Zhang, Bowling Green State University
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3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Session 6: Perspectives on Endowed Chair Professorship Meeting Room 2 Presider: Ji Young Kim, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Panelists Kyu Ho Youm, Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Chair Professor, University of Oregon
Jisu Huh, Raymond O. Mithun Endowed Chair in Advertising, University of Minnesota
Kwan Min Lee, Korea Foundation Professor in Contemporary Korean Society and New Media, Nanyang Technological University
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3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Session 7: Korean Media and Gender Sensitivity IssuesMeeting Room 8 Presider: Hye-Ryeon Lee, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Panelists The Digital War between Ilbe Storehouse and Megalia on Gangnam Station Murder and Misogyny Ho jeong Lee, Temple University,
Advocates or Detached Referee: Examining the newspaper coverage of #MeToo movement in South Korea Joseph Jai-sung Yoo, University of Texas Austin
Defining “Feminist”: Male and female audiences’ reaction to Korean public broadcasting program “Ggachil Namneo (EBS)” Claire Shinhea Lee, University of Texas Austin |
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4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Final Plenary Meeting Rooms 12, 13, & 14 combined Presider: Seungahn Nah, University of Oregon “Reimagining Asian Communication Scholarship: Past, Present, and Prospect” Panelists Louisa Ha, Bowling Green State University
R. Lance Holbert, Temple University
Hye-Ryeon Lee, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kwan-Min Lee, Nanyang Technological University
Fuyuan Shen, Pennsylvania State University
Shyam Sundar, Pennsylvania State University Session sponsored by Nanyang Technological University and University of Oregon, School of Journalism and Communication
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6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Gala Reception & Award Ceremony Penn Quarter Presider: Eyun Jung Ki, President, KACA
Reception sponsored by Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE)
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*Please note that the program is subject to change, and will be updated up to the conference. If you have any comments or questions regarding the program, please contact Drs. Seok Kang (seok.kang@utsa.edu) or Gi Woong Yun (gyun@unr.edu), who are coordinating the program.
* You can also download the program as a PDF document below.
KACA 40th Anniversary Conference Program
