Korean Communication Research and Practice: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Date: July 27-28, 2017
Location: UHM Center for Korean Studies, 1881 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822
In partnership with the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, KACA sponsors a full two-day conference, “Korean Communication Research and Practice: Looking Back, Looking Forward,” on July 27-28, 2017 in Honolulu, HI.
Professor Kwan Min Lee from Nanyang Technological University will present on “User Experience (UX) Research and Practice in South Korea” as a keynote speaker, and 16 other Korean communication scholars from Korea, Canada, and all over the U.S. will share their expertise in the various communication areas including political communication, health communication, journalism, digital game studies, visual communication, public relations, and advertising. You can view the conference agenda and presenters’ bios at http://kimuhm.wixsite.com/hawaiikoreancomm.
Thursday, July 27
9:00am Welcome
9:20am Keynote Speech
10:30am Communication and Society
1:00pm Public Communication
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Friday, July 28
9:00am Digital Media and Community
10:40am Culture/Visual Communication
1:15pm Future of Korean Communication
3:15pm Closing
This conference is being generously supported by the UHM Center for Korean Studies, UHM College of Social Sciences, Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan (through the Academy of Korean Studies grant), the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, and Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology.
For more information, contact the Center for Korean Studies at 808.956.7041 or Ji Young Kim, conference organizer, at jkim22@hawaii.edu.
