The 1st USC-KU Joint Symposium
Schedule: July 26, 2023 4:00 PM (PDT) / July 27, 2023 8:00AM (KST)
Venue: Online in California / On/Offline in Seoul (601, Media Hall, Korea University)
Oranized by: ARNIC(Annenberg Research Network on International Communication), CIS(Center for ICT & Society), SSRC(Smart Media Service Research Center)
1. Opening Session Welcome Speech
Prof. Galperin, ARNIC
Prof. Kim, CIS/SSRC
Keynote Speech | NAVER's Battle Against the Giants
Paul Choi, Head of Capital Markets, Naver
2. K-Culture Session
Discussant | (USC) Prof. Hye Jin Lee
Moderator | (USC) Prof. Su Jung Kim
[USC] Prof. Henry Jenkins
Sister Fans, Tomboys, Hanfu, and Pop Cosmopolitans: Mapping Globalization and Nationalism in East Asia Fan Cultuers
[USC] Becky Pham
Young Hallyu Fans in Vietnam (2010-2023): Cultural Capital, Social Media, and Challenges in Participatory Culture
[KU] Prof. Haerin Shin
Retribution Gone Newtro: Decolonizing Ressentiment in Korean Revenge Dramas
[KU] Heeyoung Ro
Resistance or Expulsion? An Impertinent Reading of BL based on In-depth Interviews with Korean Female Readers
3. Digital Platform Session
Discussant | (KU) Prof. Yoonhyuk Jung
Moderator | (KU) Prof. Ahran Park
[USC] Prof. Dmitri Williams
Using Social Value to Advance Science and Industry Practices
[USC] Kyooeun Jang
New Bottles, Old Wine? New Challenges of Content Governance in Social Metaverse Platforms
[KU] Prof. Sun Kyong Lee
Trust in an Intelligent Virtual Agent: Influences of Gendered Voice, Interaction Type, and Ethnolinguistic Accent
[KU] Seungyeon Ha
Enhancing Color Vision Deficiency Accessibility in South Korean Webtoons with a Deep Learning-based Color-blind Mode