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Announcing the Stuart D. B. Picken Scholarship Recipient: Yih Pey Tan
In honour of Professor Stuart D. B. Picken and his dedication to academia, the ideals of intercultural understanding, and the principles of interdisciplinary study, IAFOR created the Stuart D. B. Picken Scholarship, an award supported by the Stuart D. B. Picken Memorial Fund.
IAFOR Grant and Scholarship Recipients: The 7th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2026)
Launched in 2016, IAFOR’s grants and scholarships programme provides financial support to PhD students and early career academics with the aim of helping them pursue research excellence and achieve their academic goals through interdisciplinary study and interaction.
David McNeill to Present ‘TikToking Ourselves to Death: Journalism in Japan in the Age of Social Media’ at KAMC/MediAsia2026
Dr McNeil’s keynote presentation will draw on his decades of work in journalism and academia to examine how social media is reshaping political communication in Japan today and challenging the traditional influence of newspapers and television.
Thomas G. Endres to Present A Storied Career: A Photo-Ethnographic Review of Rhetorical Communities’ at KAMC/MediAsia2026
Dr Endres’ keynote will explore how lived experience becomes shared narrative, how stories create communities, and why authentic human experience remains vital in an age of AI-generated simulation.
Krystal Chryssomallis to Deliver Workshop ‘Luck Is a Skill: A Real-Time Framework for Navigating Uncertainty and Creating Better Outcomes’ at KAMC/MediAsia2026
Ms Chryssomallis’ featured workshop will introduce the Mirror Method™, a practical framework for strengthening perception, adaptability, creative confidence, and opportunity recognition in uncertain environments.
Future Hub Forum 2026
This free event is the perfect way to meet a focused group of researchers, educators, practitioners, and organisational partners before the main conference begins, creating connections that can continue throughout KAMC/MediAsia2026.
Conference Report and Intelligence Briefing: KAMC/MediAsia2025
The 6th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2025) and The 16th Asian Conference on Media, Communication & Film (MediAsia2025) took place in one of the major cultural hearts of Japan. Kyoto is one of the country’s most storied and beautiful cities, and was once the capital of Japan for over a thousand years …
IAFOR Grant and Scholarship Recipients: The 6th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2025)
We are delighted to announce the recipients of IAFOR grants and scholarships for The 6th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2025) to be held between November 04–08, 2025.
Conference Report and Intelligence Briefing: KAMC/MediAsia2024
The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2024) was held alongside The 15th Asian Conference on Media, Communication & Film (MediAsia2024) in Kyoto, Japan, from October 15-19, 2024. The event welcomed over 350 delegates from more than 40 countries and invited keynote speakers from Hokkaido University, Japan, the University of South Florida, United States, …
IAFOR Grant and Scholarship Recipients: The 5th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2024)
We are delighted to announce the recipients of IAFOR grants and scholarships for The 5th Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture (KAMC2024) to be held in Kyoto, Japan, between October 15-19, 2024. In total, we received 81 scholarship applications. Launched in 2016, IAFOR’s grants and scholarships programme provides financial support to PhD students and …