Conference Outline
Conference Venue: Kyoto Research Park
12:00-13:00: Conference Registration | 4F Foyer Area
13:00-13:05: Announcements | Science Hall (4F)
13:05-13:20: Welcome Address & Recognition of IAFOR Scholarship Winners
Joseph Haldane, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), Japan
13:20-13:50: Keynote Presentation | Science Hall (4F)
Consumer Connections in the Age of AI: Unleashing Potential, Navigating Challenges
Jennifer Cutler, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, United States
13:50-13:55: Short Break
13:55-14:25: Keynote Presentation | Science Hall (4F)
Art and Media Creation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Michael Menchaca, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
14:25-14:40: Conference Photograph
14:40-15:00: Coffee Break
15:00-15:30: Featured Interview | Science Hall (4F)
Democratising Research at the Intersection of Creative Methods and Everyday Creativity
Helen Johnson, University of Brighton, United Kingdom
Timothy W. Pollock, Osaka Kyoiku University / Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan
15:30-15:35: Short Break
15:35-16:20: Featured Panel Presentation | Science Hall (4F)
International News Coverage and the Role of Independent Media
Virgil Hawkins, Osaka University, Japan
Namie Kawabata Wilson, Osaka University, Japan
Delio Wilson Zandamela, Osaka University, Japan
16:20-16:25: Short Break
16:25-16:55: Keynote Presentation | Science Hall (4F)
To Whom Do the Senkaku (Ch. Diaoyu) Islands Belong and Why Should We Care?
Brian Victoria, Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, United Kingdom
16:55-17:00: Short Break
17:00-18:00: Conference Poster Session & Welcome Reception | Atrium (1F)
19:00-21:00: Conference Dinner | Yachiyo Nanzen-ji
This is a ticketed event
Conference Venue: Kyoto Research Park
09:00-09:45: Conference Registration | 4F Foyer
09:45-11:25: Onsite Parallel Session 1
Room A: Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
Room B: Film Studies
Room C: Media Studies
Room D: Cultural Studies
Room E: Arts Practices
Room G: Youth & Social Media
11:25-11:40: Coffee Break
11:40-12:55: Onsite Parallel Session 2
Room A: Arts - Performing Arts Practices: Theater, Dance, Music
Room B: Social Media & Platform Analytic
Room C: Education / Pedagogy
Room D: Media Strategies & Business
Room E: Communication
Room G: Cultural Studies
12:55-14:00: Lunch Break
14:00-15:40: Onsite Parallel Session 3
Room A: Arts Practices
Room B: Asian Drama: Consumption Trends & Implications
Room C: Visual Culture
Room D: Sociology
Room E: Media Studies
Room G: Cultural Studies
15:40-15:55: Coffee Break
15:55-17:30: Onsite Parallel Session 4
Room A: Arts - Performing Arts Practices: Theater, Dance, Music
Room B: Communication
Room C: Education / Pedagogy
Room D: Aesthetics & Design
Room E: No Session
Room G: Cultural Studies
Conference Venue: Kyoto Research Park
08:45-09:30: Conference Registration | 4F Foyer
09:15-10:55: Onsite Parallel Session 1
Room A: Sustainability, Climate Change & Arts, Media, Culture
Room B: Press Freedom in Traditional & Modern Media
Room C: Media Producers: The Experience
Room D: Gender, Politics & Philosophy
Room G: Social Media: Physical & Mental Health
10:55-11:10: Coffee Break
11:10-12:25: Onsite Parallel Session 2
Room A: Education / Pedagogy
Room B: Media Studies
Room C: Education / Pedagogy
Room D: Interdisciplinary Arts
Room G: Literature, Literary Studies & Theory
12:25-13:25: Lunch Break
13:25-15:05: Onsite Parallel Session 3
Room A: Language & Cultural Studies
Room B: Digital Media & Well-being
Room C: Film & Literature: Theory, Adaptation, Interpretation
Room D: Architecture, Geography & Urban Studies
Room G: Film Studies & Theory
15:05-15:20: Coffee Break
15:20-17:00: Onsite Parallel Session 4
Room A: Linguistics, Language & Cultural Studies
Room B: Digital Humanities
Room C: Films in Critical & Cultural Studies
Room D: Architecture, Geography & Urban Studies
Room G: Critical & Cultural Studies: Nation & Gender in Media
17:00-17:15: Onsite Conference Closing Session | Room G
Conference Venue: Online
07:55-08:00: Message from IAFOR
08:00-09:40: Online Parallel Presentation Session 1
Room A (Live Stream): Film Criticism: Theory, Gender & Politics
Room B (Live Stream): Arts & Performing Arts Practices
Room C (Live Stream): Cultural Studies
09:40-09:55: Break
09:55-11:10: Online Parallel Presentation Session 2
Room A (Live Stream): Visual & Digital Humanities
Room B (Live Stream): Literature, Literary Studies & Theory
Room C (Live Stream): Raising Awareness & Communication
11:10-11:25: Break
11:25-13:05: Online Parallel Presentation Session 3
Room A (Live Stream): Social Media, Communication Technology & Critical and Cultural Studies
Room B (Live Stream): Gender, Sexuality & Culture
Room C (Live Stream): Visual Communication
13:05-13:20: Break
13:20-15:00: Online Parallel Presentation Session 4
Room A (Live Stream): Media & Visual Representation
Room B (Live Stream): Education, Language & Cultural Studies
Room C (Live Stream): Literature, Literary Studies & Theory
15:00-15:10: Message from IAFOR
Featured Presentations
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Consumer Connections in the Age of AI: Unleashing Potential, Navigating ChallengesKeynote Presentation: Jennifer Cutler
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Art and Media Creation in the Era of Artificial IntelligenceKeynote Presentation: Michael Menchaca
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Democratising Research at the Intersection of Creative Methods and Everyday CreativityFeatured Interview: Helen Johnson
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International News Coverage and the Role of Independent MediaFeatured Panel Presentation: Virgil Hawkins, Namie Kawabata Wilson, Delio Wilson Zandamela
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To Whom Do the Senkaku (Ch. Diaoyu) Islands Belong and Why Should We Care?Keynote Presentation: Brian Victoria
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Final Programme
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Previous Programming
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