IAMCR 2024 Conference
CNM is attending the IAMCR 2024 Conference!
Founded in 1957, IAMCR is a leading global association for media and communication researchers, fostering academic thought and expression. Supported by a diverse network of over 2,800 members from more than 100 countries, IAMCR promotes media research addressing socio-political, technological, policy, and cultural processes. This year's conference theme, "Whiria te tāngata / Weaving People Together," inspired by a Māori proverb, focuses on decolonising communication, engaging with diversity, and listening. Participants are invited to explore contemporary communication challenges and contribute to the collective goal of building a stronger, interconnected academic community.
We are proud to announce that 15 of our faculty members and student researchers will be presenting at IAMCR 2024. Be sure to give them your support as they share their research and contribute to the vibrant discussions at the conference!
PROGRAMME
28th Jun
Generative AI and Academic Research
9:00AM - 6:00PM; Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
Co-convenors: Audience Section co-chair Miguel Vicente and Vice-chair Maria T. Soto-Sanfiel
1st Jul
Algorithmic lesbian and gay: Queerbaiting, camouflaging, invisibility and ban
8:30AM; Te Pae Bealey 5
From Screen Media to Daily Queer Life: A Research Exploring the Manifestations and Impact of the Queerbaiting Phenomenon in Chinese Lesbian Community
Linqiu Li
People, Platforms and Health Impact
2:00PM; Distinction Hotel Cathedral North
What Factors Influence Online Patient-Provider Communication? A Qualitative Interview Study in Singapore
Shaohai Jiang, Melody Tan
Science, Communication, and Journalism I
4:00PM; Te Pae Dobson 4
Scientists' Perceptions and Behaviours Regarding Hype in Science Communication
Maite Soto-Sanfiel, Chin-Wen Chong, José Ignacio Latorre
#MeToo, rape, revolution or resistance: Reclaiming sexual (in)visibility on digital platforms
4:00PM; Te Pae Conway 1
Building bridges between research and pedagogy: Feminist Media Studies as an intervention in cultures of sexual assault
Shobha Avadhani, Michelle Ho
Partner Session / ICA
4:00PM; Te Pae Dobson 2
Organised by: Terry Flew, Barbie Zelizer, Weiyu Zhang, Anis Rahman, Katie Ellis, and Mohan Dutta
Decolonizing, engaging and listening: communication rights and responsibilities in shifting times
Barbie Zelizer, Weiyu Zhang, Anis Rahman, Katie Ellis and Mohan Dutta
2nd Jul
Approaches and challenges of regulating disinformation
8:30AM; Turanga Library TSB Space
The Legitimization of “Fake News” Laws: A Study of how Policy Interventions Against Fake News May Build Legislative Legitimacy
Shangyuan Wu
Short video format: affordances and practices
8:30AM; Crowne Plaza Golden Fleece
Organised by: Maite Soto-Sanfiel
Online Dating Diaries: Intimacy, vulnerability and authenticity in real-time locative chatbot romance
2:00PM; Te Pae Bealey 5
Living the Fantasy: Real-Life Dates with Virtual Boyfriends through “Cos Commissions”
Zishan Lai
Popular Representions of the Marginalized
4:00PM; Te Pae Conway 1
Laughter as Liberation: Unpacking Gender, Mental Health, and Resistance in Female Stand-Up Comedy
Gina Junhan Fu
Celebrity worship, fashion, and fandom
4:00PM; Te Pae Conway 4
Organised by: Michelle Ho
“It’s Freeing, Guys Have Alot Of Expectations On Their Shoulders": Creating Feminist Realities Through The Wearing Of Virtual Fashion In Decentraland.
Wi En Ng
3rd Jul
Reflections on Climate Change and Covid - 19 pandemic engagement
8:30AM; Distinction Hotel Cathedral North
Exploring alternative health Facebook groups in the COVID-19 pandemic: An automated content analysis through structural topic modelling
Yuanyuan Wu, Ozan Kuru
Policy approaches to content moderation and wellbeing
8:30AM; Turanga Library TSB Space
Demystifying Harmful Content about Wellbeing on YouTube and TikTok
Weiyu Zhang, Wei Yang Ho
Professional journalism: The emerging ethical issues offline and online I
8:30AM; Te Pae Bealey 4
Investigating “Credibility” in News and Journalism Research: A Systematic Review of the Changing Nature of Credibility Concerns over the Last 10 Years
Shangyuan Wu
How technology is ‘driving’ our health: Are we moving too fast?
10:30AM; Distinction Hotel Cathedral North
Enhancing Social Work Practices: Integrating AI Technology through Co-Design
Wayne Sing, Yugin Tan, Renwen Zhang, Yi-Chieh Lee
#TFSV: Virality, the price of silence, or porn, or polemic nationstate
10:30AM; Te Pae Conway 4
Organised by: Michelle Ho
“When Everything Goes Online, it’s Never Really Gone”: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV) in Singapore
Michelle Ho, Wi En Ng, Angela Louise Rosario
Emergent practices through Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2:00PM; Crowne Plaza Golden Fleece
A psychological model explaining deepfakes reception
Maite Soto-Sanfiel, Ariadna Angulo-Brunet, Sanjay Saha
Communication Policy & Technology Section Business Meeting
4:00PM; Turanga Library TSB Space
Organised by: Weiyu Zhang, Leah Komen, and Guy Hoskins
4th Jul
Food and Environmental Communication
8:30AM; Te Pae Dobson 4
The Role of Early Adopters in Mainstreaming Alternative Proteins Through the Lens of Diffusion of Innovation Theory - A Systematic Review
Jingyi Xie, Gina Junhan Fu, Xue Jia Xie, Weiyu Zhang
ROUNDTABLE: Rethinking digital governance: inequalities, rights and the discourses of sovereignty
10:30AM; Distinction Hotel Worchester
Comments
Weiyu Zhang
Platform economy: Control, Resistance and Evolution in Digital Media Industries
2:00PM; Turanga Library Spark Place
The Inward Digital Silk Road and the Geopoliticalization of Platform Economy in Guangxi
Ziyi Wang