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Online Forum: Generative AI and Legacy Media: Potentials and Pitfalls
-Dr Virgil Hawkins is a professor specialising in world affairs and the news media, and is based at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), The University of Osaka, Japan.
-Dr Melina Neophytou is the Academic Operations Manager at IAFOR, where she works closely with academics, keynote speakers, and IAFOR partners to shape academic discussions within The Forum, bring conference programmes together, refine scholarship programmes, and build an interdisciplinary and international community.
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Session 1 |
| KAMC/MediAsia2025 | Visual Communication
Session Chair: Heni Indrayani
11:00 –
The Literacy of Absurdity: Meaning Construction in Paradoxical and Ironic Internet Memes (98456)
Xingman Cheng is a doctoral student in Media Design at Keio University, Japan, and an adjunct professor of Communications at Lakeland University, Japan. Her research centers on digital communication, simulation literacy, and human-media connections.
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Relational Play: Games as Critical Pedagogies for Sustainable Ecological Futures (96688)
Udbela Escanero recently completed her MPhil in Digital Humanities at the University of Cambridge. She is currently exploring video games as sites for ethical reflection and existential inquiry in today's techno-dominated Anthropocene.
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Communication Intervention: From Civil Society Diplomacy to Sustainable Business Growth (100633)
Heni Indrayani, B.Comm., M.Comm., is a lecturer in Communication Science at Universitas Dian Nuswantoro, Indonesia. Her expertise lies in public relations, strategic communication, and corporate diplomacy, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement. She has served as a research consultant for the Indonesian Ministry of Finance and has received national awards in media and PR excellence. Heni is an active scholar with publications in national and international journals, and she has authored books on public relations practices in corporate and government sectors. Her current research explores corporate diplomacy and lobbying in comparative contexts.
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| KAMC/MediAsia2025 | Film, Literature, and Cultural Studies
Session Chair: Supamonta Supanan
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Interplay of Institutional Pathways and Queer Identities in BL Media in the Philippines and Thailand (95689)
ERWIN JAMES ALONZO DELA CRUZ (they/them) or “Alonzo,” is a PhD student in Sociology and Anthropology (International Program) at Thammasat University in Thailand.
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Werner Pfennig’s Selfishness in Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See (2014) (100347)
Ms. Shevane Sonthar Lingam is from Malaysia. She is currently a lecturer, teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Foundation students. Currently, she's working on American literature, particularly on William Faulkner's works and silent films
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From Cherry Blossoms to Broken Hearts: Life and Love in Japanese Films Released in Thailand (96587)
Supamonta Supanan is deeply interested in human stories, social dynamics, and the subtle connections between everyday life and cultural expression. Her passions include literature, visual art, film, and travel. She is currently an instructor at Bangkok University.
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Essayisation and the Chinese Novel: New Trends in Fiction during the War of Resistance (1931-1945) and Civil War (1945-1949) (95056)
Dr Carolyn FitzGerald is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Auburn University in United States
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| KAMC/MediAsia2025 | Media Studies
Session Chair: Dame Avelino
11:00 –
Challenging Fake News: The Role of Discourse Analysis in Media Literacy (100419)
Manal BELAHCEN is currently a master student at CEDUC Laboratory, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Mohammed First University Oujda.
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Visualizing Authoritarian Soft Power: UAE English-Language Media and the Aesthetics of Control on Instagram (100524)
Daniela Patornilho is a Ph.D. candidate at NOVA University Lisbon. She studies media law, censorship, and digital propaganda in the Middle East. Her current research explores how UAE newspapers construct national identity across social media
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11:50 –
Netflix and the Future of TV (97014)
The presenter bio is not available for this presentation, yet.
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잠깐 기다리면 돌아오겠지: “Pump Up the Volume!” as Co-creation Between Virtual Idol Group PLAVE and Its Fandom PLLI (96761)
Dame Avelino teaches communication and media studies at Angeles University Foundation, Philippines.
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Session 2 |
| KAMC2025 | Aesthetics, Design, and Art Practices
Session Chair: Chih-Yung Aaron Chiu
12:50 –
The Dual Edges of AI in Design: Roles, Impacts, and Methodological Validity Across Design Practice (100484)
Yihui Hua is currently pursuing her doctoral degree at Arizona State University, USA and her research is focus on transdisciplinary design with in industry 4.0.
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When the Aura Appears Again? An Aesthetic Study of the Intersection Between Artificial Intelligence and Art from Algorithms to Creativity (96005)
Professor Chih-Yung Aaron CHIU is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Tsing Hua University Taiwan in Taiwan
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| KAMC/MediAsia2025 | Critical Cultural Studies in Gender and Communication
Session Chair: Utsha Sarkar
12:50 –
A Perfect Prelude: The Cultural Significance of Wagashi (96655)
Dr Alexandre Avdulov is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Saint Mary's University in Canada
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From Song to Novel: an Intermedial and Transmedial Analysis of Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami and the Beatles (100364)
Giuseppe Pantano, tenured music teacher and joint PhD candidate (UL–Roma Tre), explores music–literature intermediality. Educated in Italy and Norway, he is author of a monograph and winner of Italy’s national teaching competition (2020).
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Cinematic Othering: Korean-Chinese Representation and Social Identity in South Korean Film (96663)
Dr. Hyungkwon Choi, just completed his Ph.D. degree and at this moment he is a independent scholar. His main research fields generally fall into representations of Chinese ethnic minorities, in particular, Tibetan, and Korean Chinese.
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Deciphering the Private Eye: Reconstruction of Bengali Masculinity Through Byomkesh Bakshi Films Post-2010 (97818)
Mr. Utsha Sarkar is a TMA Pai Research Fellow at Department of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
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| KAMC2025 | Education/Pedagogy
Session Chair: Karen K. Fujii
12:50 –
Progress and Problems of Mathematics in South African Schools During 30 Years of Democracy: The Failed Transformation (96416)
Dr Dudu Mkhize, went through Bantu Education, an apartheid pillar to subdue South African natives. She is currently running math clinics in rural schools. Her passion is comparative research between apartheid and post-apartheid school math.
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The Power of CARE²: Exploratory Mixed-methods Study Examining an Instructional Design Framework to Support International Student Performance (100521)
Dr Karen Fujii is currently an Associate Professor at Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Session 3 |
| MediAsia2025 | Film and Visual Communication
Session Chair: Belinda Chen
14:40 –
G. Aravindan: Myth, Metaphor, and Malayalam Cinema (100554)
Ashik is a PhD Student from IIT Guwahati, India. His research interests encompass documentaries, films, cultural studies, and environmental conflicts. He holds a postgraduate degree in Culture & Media Studies from the Central University of Rajasthan.
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Colonial and Post-Colonial Narratives in Indian Cinema: A Comparative Study of Gandhi and Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (100340)
Bristi Gogoi is a PhD Research Scholar at the Assam Royal Global University, India.
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Starting Point: Theorising Studio Ghibli’s Evolving Approach to Adaptation (95463)
Dr Zoe Crombie is an Associate Lecturer and Early Career Researcher in film studies, specifically Japanese animation, based at Lancaster University, UK.
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Visualizing Sound: Animation as Artistic Dialogue with Charles Koechlin’s Music (100514)
Dr Belinda Chen is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Bilkent University in Turkey
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| KAMC2025 | Cultural Studies
Session Chair: Alberto M. Albuquerque
14:40 –
Beyond Borders: Rethinking Global Citizenship Through Common Land, Collective Belonging, and the Politics of Ecological Participation (97342)
Aanchal Seth, Doctoral Candidate in Political Science at Panjab University, focuses on tribal forest rights, sustainable development, and traditional knowledge in the Western Himalayas. Her current project examines the debates on the Forest Rights.
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gmut/GAMUT: The Spatial and Generational Mapping of Trees and Vegetation of the Solon House (96787)
Dr. Kathleen Solon-Villaneza currently serves as an adviser to the Global Educators Network, Inc., an international organization based in Thailand.
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| KAMC/MediAsia2025 | Digital Humanities and Cultural Studies
Session Chair: Asiye Nisa Kartal
14:40 –
From Cultur Al Space to Consumption Stage: A Critical View of Shanghai’s Urban Policies and Independent Music Practice (96634)
Yuqing Xu is currently pursuing a master's degree at the University of Warwick in the UK, majoring in GLobal media and Communication. My research interests include cultural equality, cultural policies, and public events & festivals
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AI as a Medium for Cultural Resonance: Reflections and Practice on Co-creativeness with Generative AI (100204)
Alice Osinska is a Research Assistant at the School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and PhD Candidate at Shanghai University in Design Science
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Artificial Intelligence in Museum Experiences: the Sensory Dimensions of Museum Environments for People with Disabilities (94416)
Asiye Nisa Kartal’s (PhD, University of Nottingham, UK) research interests are based on Urban ethnographies, Sensory perception of urban places, Sensory methods and Sensory mapping.
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