ECREA WEEKLY digest ARTICLES

Simón Peña-Fernández, Koldobika Meso-Ayerdi, & Ainara Larrondo-Ureta (Editors)

A media system based on a small number of sources, extremely hierarchical and mainly targeting a passive mass audience, has evolved towards a context where the number of media has exponentially multiplied, audiences are highly fragmented and increasingly active, with almost endless options for news consumption. This new scenario is described as a hybrid media system, where old and new media co-exist.

The first great transformation in the hybrid media system has been the confluence of a great number of actors able to generate information. The second great transformation in the hybrid media system is the empowerment of audiences. Citizens are now ready and able to generate content on an unpreceded scale, especially via social networks.

Nevertheless, the research carried out so far shows that the number of citizens who produce news or contents related to public affairs is reduced. Audiences continue to grant journalists and media the role of primary gatekeepers on the news agenda. However, they also demand to be involved and interact with the content produced by the media and journalists. The spaces for user participation created by online media and social networking platforms constitute public spaces in which citizens can share information, express their opinions and react to the opinions of others.

In a hybrid media system scenario, audiences have become active, and their voice is now more powerful. This book tries to analyze this phenomenon from multiple perspectives.

https://www.mheducation.es/active-audiences-pod-9788448620035-spain#tab-label-product-description-title

StoryFutures Academy

After the success of the work of the first cohort of 7 university projects across the UK, StoryFutures Academy's Train the Trainer initiative is announcing a second call.

StoryFutures Academy is looking to fund interdisciplinary projects (from STEM to STEAM) that address immersive storytelling challenges and explore established or emergent storytelling forms e.g. point of view, editing, spatial sound and attention, haptic engagements etc. in the content of immersive production. The funding available is up to a maximum of £17,000.

Grant awards to successful projects are subject to the acceptance of the contractual terms and conditions of the Train the Trainer scheme, outlined by StoryFutures Academy.

Please see here for the eligibility criteria and application form.

Please be mindful that the application key dates are:

Call Closes – midnight Thursday, 17th December 2020

Winners announced – Monday 18th January 2021

Launch event – Train the Trainer Cohort 1 Showcase and Cohort 2 launch, 29 January 2021

Workshop 1 for cohort (and mentors) – 25th and 26th February 2021

Workshop 2 for cohort (and mentors) – 22nd and 23rd April 2021

Bi-monthly mentor meetings – February – July 2021

Workshop 3 for cohort (and mentors), Framing the Learning – 4th June 2021

Delivery of all project outputs – July 16th 2021

Final Showcase – July 30th 2021 (tbc)

Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media

Deadline: January 4, 2021

Issue 22, Winter 2021

Editor: James Mulvey (YECREA Film Studies Representative)

YECREA, the Young Scholars Network of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), represents early-career scholars including doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The Film Studies Section of YECREA aims to give a voice and platform to emerging scholars within the field by collaborating with Alphaville on a curated dossier. This is an “opentheme” dossier specifically designed for early-career researchers to provide publication opportunities and to portray a snapshot of new research and trends in film studies. To uncover the most contemporary and upcoming thinking, theory and practice, YECREA and Alphaville invite article proposals from doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in Film Studies which deal with cinema from a broad variety of perspectives – film as cultural artefact and commercial product, as embodied and social experience, as a symbolic field of cultural production, and as a mediating technology. We are particularly interested in work that displays a clear engagement with emerging concerns in the field or that advances novel perspectives on existing debates.

This dossier will consist of up to six articles of about 6,000 words each. Articles will undergo double blind peer-review.

In the first instance, please send a 200-word abstract and a 100-word biography to James Mulvey at yecrea.alphaville@gmail.com by January 4th 2021. Responses will be issued by January 18th 2021.

Drafts of full articles in Alphaville House Style will be due on March 1st 2021.

Special Issue of The International Journal of Press/Politics

Deadline: February 1, 2021

Guest editors:

• Kim Andersen, University of Southern Denmark and University of Gothenburg
• Jakob Ohme, University of Amsterdam
• Erik Albæk, University of Southern Denmark
• Claes H. de Vreese, University of Amsterdam

Citizens’ political engagement is essential for the well-functioning of democracies. From boycotting products and signing petitions to discussing politics, attending demonstrations, and voting, citizens’ political engagement shapes our societies. In order for such engagement to take place, people need information that can mobilize them. For a long time, the news media was the key source in this regard. As a natural consequence exposure to news and political information in the media is a well-known forerunner for democratic engagement.

The relationship between news exposure and democratic engagement is constantly evolving, however. In today’s hybrid media system, people get information about politics and society from various sources and on many different platforms. In the contemporary media environment an endless list of information sources, including legacy news outlets, alternative news sites, politicians, and interest organizations, are therefore competing for people’s attention. Exposure to political information can take place on traditional platforms, like television or newspapers, or on new digital platforms, such as social media sites or other private online platforms. Not all information is equally reliable, and mis- and disinformation is part of the information ecosystem. At the same time, new forms of political participation are also emerging, especially online where people, for example, can discuss politics or contact politicians without much investment.

When examining the consequences of such changes it is relevant to focus on young people. Young people grow up with and get socialized into a political world full of new information and engagement possibilities. As such, young people are to an increasing extent turning their backs to traditional legacy news outlets and getting political information on social media sites.

At the same time, they are engaging in new forms of political participation. Young people can thus be seen as first movers—both when it comes to news ways of getting political information and new ways of engaging in politics. In parallel, broader societal tendencies make young people especially interesting to study in this regard. Across Western societies, as seen with examples like the election of President Trump, Brexit, and the battle against climate change, the combination of changing demography and differential levels of political participation across age groups mean that younger generations are experiencing that older generations are deciding their future. Often these decisions are characterized by increasing support for authoritarian populists and redistributive policies that massively disadvantage the youth.

The developments described above call for new research examining young people’s exposure to news and their democratic engagement. Despite the high relevance of this relationship in contemporary societies, we know relatively little of how changes in the media and political environments are affecting the relationship between news exposure and democratic engagement for young people. How do young people engage with news and politics, and is their democratic engagement able to generate the change they hope for and in which way?

Against this backdrop, this special issue invites original research that fits the theme “Youth, News, and Democratic Engagement”. The invitation is open for any methodological tradition, seeks international contributions from across the globe, and is especially welcoming comparative work drawing attention to how contextual differences influence the relationships under consideration.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Comparative differences and similaritires in young people’s news consumption patterns across the world

• What kind of political information are young people engaging with and with what democratic consequences?

• Young people’s news avoidance and news snacking
• Young people’s exposure to news on social media sites and its consequences for political knowledge and participation

• Political socialization in a new and hybrid media environment
• How does young people’s (digital) media literacy enable them to engage with news in today’s media environment with varying quality of political information?

• Young people’s political discussions in networked (online) settings
• How young people’s democratic engagement is affecting and affected by the norms of political discussion (civility, trolling, etc) and the quality of news?

• Whether and how generational conflict between younger and older citizens is articulated on digital media

• Novel news products and their relation with young people’s democratic engagement

Submission Information

Manuscript submissions for this special issue are due on 1 February 2021.

Please submit your work through our online submission portal (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijpp) and ensure that the first line of the cover letter states: “Manuscript to be considered for the special issue on Youth, News, and Democratic Engagement”. Manuscripts should follow the IJPP submission guidelines (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal/international-journalpresspolitics#submission-guidelines). Submissions will be subject to a double-blind peer review process and must not have been published, accepted for publication, or under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Please note that, to ensure consistency, submissions will only be considered for peer review after the 1 February 2021 deadline has passed.

Authors interested in submitting their work are encouraged to contact Kim Andersen (kand@journalism.sdu.dk) with questions.

Timeline and Workshop information

As part of the process towards this special issue, we will hold an online international workshop with the possibility to opt-in for physical attendance at the University of Southern Denmark, the current situation permitting. The workshop will be held 19-20 November 2020 and will be a venue for feedback and discussion prior to formal paper submissions. The workshop is fully funded. We will reserve funding to work with scholars whose first language is not English.

• Abstract submission for workshop: 1 September 2020 – send an abstract of maximum 500 words by email to Kim Andersen (kand@journalism.sdu.dk)

• Notification of workshop acceptance: 8 September 2020
• Workshop (with draft papers): 19-20 November 2020
• Submission of full papers to IJPP Special Issue: 1 February 2021 (also open to papers not presented at the workshop)

• Revisions and resubmission: August 2021
• Online publication: January 2022
• Print publication: April 2022 (issue 2-2022)

London School of Economics and Political Science

Salary is competitive with Departments at our peer institutions worldwide and not less than £55,974 pa inclusive

The post will commence on 1 September 2021

Applications are invited from outstanding candidates in the field of media and communications. The successful candidate will join an established and successful department, ranked first in the UK’s 2014 Research Excellence Framework evaluation and third in the QS 2020 World University rankings.

The Department is known for its distinctive interdisciplinary approach to the field of media and communications, primarily based in the social sciences, but also open to humanities perspectives. You will contribute to the intellectual life of the School through conducting and publishing outstanding quality research, engaging in high-quality teaching as instructed by the Head of Department, and participating in the School and wider Department activities.

Candidates will have:

• a completed PhD in media and communications, or a closely related field, by the post start date;
• expertise on media and communications in relation to one or more of the following areas of research: gender, sexuality and/or race. Within these primary areas, we are particularly ― but not exclusively ― interested in candidates with a global and comparative research approach, a focus on the Global South and a commitment to issues of marginality, inequality and social justice.
• a proven ability, as evidenced by existing publications, or potential, to publish in top journals or with leading book publishers in media and communications and;
• a clear, well-developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.

Should you have any queries about the role, please email Dr Wendy Willems (W.Willems@lse.ac.uk), Deputy Head of Department. Applicants are also invited to attend a Zoom webinar Q&A for further details on Wednesday 16 December 2020, 2-3pm UK time or Wednesday 6 January 2021, 2-3pm UK time. Please RSVP here.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 10 January 2021 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Online interviews and presentations will take place in February 2021.

Companion - Call for Contributions

Deadline: January 22, 2021

Chapter proposals are invited for a proposed edited companion on the seminal television series/The X-Files/ (1993-2018, Fox), its movies, spin offs (/The Lone Gunmen/, /Millennium/), and surrounding paratextual material (books, comics, fan fiction etc).

/The X-Files /became a cultural touchstone of the 1990s, transforming from a cult TV show into a pop cultural phenomenon by the end of the decade. The series’ themes and stories of mistrust of the government, conspiracy, folklore, UFOlogy, faith and spirituality resonated with post-Cold War Western society: /X-Files/ ‘mythology’ became a defining narrative arc that has influenced many television shows since. The relationship between principle protagonists, Agents Mulder and Scully, became a source of fascination for fans (so-called ‘shippers’ that longed to see a sexual relationship develop between the characters) and the press alike (poring over offscreen rumours about lead actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson). The show’s prominence converged with early widespread use of the Internet, inspiring a proliferation of fan sites, while the show itself featured telecommunication enthusiasts, not least the underground hackers, The Lone Gunmen. Many of the shows slogans have entered the contemporary lexicon, from ‘trust no one’ to ‘I want to believe’.

To celebrate the 30^th anniversary of /The X-Files/ in 2023, this companion seeks to examine the content and production of the show, its reception, its use of legend and folklore, its contemporary resonance in politics and society of the twenty-first century, and its impact and legacy on film, television, the Internet and beyond. We want the companion to examine the show from as many theoretical perspectives as possible: critical; historical; political and social, as well as examining themes of folklore and legend; identity and representation; fandom; audiences; science and technology.

Proposals are sought for 6,000-word chapters. Topics may include, but are by no means limited to:

* Paranoia and conspiracy theories

* Political histories: Watergate, JFK, The Cold War, the Bush/Clinton eras

* Law and order: /The X-Files /in the Trump era, US politics, representation of the FBI

* Race, gender and sexuality

* Faith, religion, and spirituality

* Postcolonialism

* /The X-Files /and the Internet: hackers, digital spying and surveillance

* Science and Technology of /The X-Files/

* /X-Files/ mythology, lore and legend

* Folklore and contemporary legend/in The X-Files/

* UFOlogy, aliens, flying saucers

* Belief//and scepticism

* ‘Monster of the week’

* Genre (sci-fi, horror, romance) and Intertextuality

* Production aspects: screenwriting, music, cinematography, direction, behind-the-scenes

* Location: use of space, place and landscape

* /The X-Files/: a series ahead of its time?

* Impact and perspectives on contemporary television

* /X-Files/ movies (/Fight the Future /and /I Want to Believe/)

* The reboot series (season 10 and 11) and spinoffs (including /The Lone Gunmen / and /Millennium/)

* Iconographic characters: Mulder and Scully, The Cigarette Smoking Man, Deep Throat

* Comics, books, merchandise, pop culture

* Fandom, cult audiences, fan fiction and ‘shippers’

The expansive companion seeks a unifying vision and so the editors will be working closely with authors to theme and craft chapters to ensure a consistency across the collection. We want to ensure a diversity of disciplinary voices as well as the full coverage of /The X-Files /as a cultural phenomenon and of its production contexts.

Abstracts of 250 to 300 words should be sent to *James Fenwick (j.fenwick@shu.ac.uk ) and Diane Rodgers (d.rodgers@shu.ac.uk )* email in the first instance, along with a short biography and details of institutional affiliation, by 22 January 2021.

Technical University of Munich

The Emmy Noether Junior Research Group "The media portrayal of majority and minority groups" (Stefanie Walter, PhD) invites applications for a 3-year doctoral research position (65%) with focus on qualitative content analysis.

Your responsibilities:

The applicant will be a core member of the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group "The media portrayal of majority and minority groups". The group is newly funded by the German Research Foundation and led at TUM by Stefanie Walter. It aims at analyzing similarities and differences in the media portrayal of majority and minority groups by studying them comparatively. The position will focus on the project’s qualitative component with an emphasis on qualitative content analysis and methods. The doctoral researcher will be actively involved in the project’s research activities, including the design and implementation of studies. They will also be expected to help co-author articles based on this project for publication and have the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree.

Your qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Political Science, Media and Communication, or related disciplines.
• Skills in qualitative methods and content analysis (e.g., documented in transcripts, further training, or course work).
• Experience with MAXQDA (or comparable software) is desirable (e.g., documented in transcripts, further training, or course work).
• Interest in political communication (e.g., documented in transcripts, further training, or course work).
• Strong ability to communicate in spoken and written English (required; Level B2 (or equivalent) e.g., documented by university entrance diploma or English language certificate).
• Ability to communicate in German valuable but not required (please indicate proficiency).

Our offer:

This is a 3-year research position with the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree at the Technical University of Munich, one of Germany's most highly ranked research universities (in residence). It estimated starting date is 1 March 2021. Remuneration will be in accordance with the German public service pay scale (collective agreement for state-level public servants, TV-L) at the E-13 level (65%). TUM strives to raise the proportion of women in its workforce and explicitly encourages applications from qualified women. Applications from disabled persons with essentially the same qualifications will be given preference.

How to apply:

To apply, please send the following materials as a single pdf file to: stefanie.walter@tum.de

• Cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) that explains your interest in the project and details your experience with qualitative methods and content analysis. Please include your reasons for applying for this particular position and your ideal starting date.
• Current curriculum vitae (CV).
• A copy of your academic certificates (if available, transcripts providing specific information about your university-level coursework and/or a list of courses that is informative about your substantive and methodological preparation).
• A writing sample (research paper, publication, or Master’s thesis).
• Contact details of two referees who can attest to your research and technical abilities.

All applications received by 18 December 2020 are assured full consideration

Please do not hesitate to contact Stefanie Walter at stefanie.walter@tum.de if you have any questions.

The project strongly supports the TUM's diversity policy, which seeks to increase the number of women, people with disabilities, and members of other groups traditionally underrepresented in academia. Submissions from such applicants are therefore particularly encouraged.

Data Protection Information:

When you apply for a position with the Technical University of Munich (TUM), you are submitting personal information. With regard to personal information, please take note of the Datenschutzhinweise gemäß Art. 13 Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) zur Erhebung und Verarbeitung von personenbezogenen Daten im Rahmen Ihrer Bewerbung. (data protection information on collecting and processing personal data contained in your application in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)). By submitting your application, you confirm that you have acknowledged the above data protection information of TUM.

Kontakt: stefanie.walter@tum.de

Technical University of Munich

The Emmy Noether Junior Research Group "The media portrayal of majority and minority groups" (Stefanie Walter, PhD) invites applications for a 3-year doctoral research position (65%) with focus on automated text analysis and computational social science.

Your responsibilities:

The applicant will be a core member of the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group "The media portrayal of majority and minority groups". The group is newly funded by the German Research Foundation and led at TUM by Stefanie Walter. The project will analyze similarities and differences in the media portrayal of majority and minority groups by studying them comparatively. The position will focus on the project’s quantitative component with an emphasis on automated content analysis and quantitative social science. The doctoral researcher will be actively involved in the project’s research activities, including the design and implementation of studies. They will also be expected to help co-author articles based on this project for publication and have the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree.

Your qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Political Science, Media and Communication, or related disciplines.
• Skills in quantitative methods and automated text analysis / computational social science (e.g., documented in transcripts, further training, or course work).
• Command of R (or Python) (e.g., documented in transcripts, further training, or course work).
• Interest in political communication (e.g., documented in transcripts, further training, or course work).
• Strong ability to communicate in spoken and written English (required; Level B2 (or equivalent) e.g., documented by university entrance diploma or English language certificate).
• Ability to communicate in German valuable but not required (please indicate proficiency).

Our offer:

This is a 3-year research position with the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree at the Technical University of Munich, one of Germany's most highly ranked research universities (in residence). The estimated starting date is 1 March 2021. Remuneration will be in accordance with the German public service pay scale (collective agreement for state-level public servants, TV-L) at the E-13 level (65%). TUM strives to raise the proportion of women in its workforce and explicitly encourages applications from qualified women. Applications from disabled persons with essentially the same qualifications will be given preference.

How to apply:

To apply, please send the following materials as a single pdf file to: stefanie.walter@tum.de

• Cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) that explains your interest in the project and details your experience with quantitative methods, automated text analysis/computational social science. Please include your reasons for applying for this particular position and your ideal starting date.
• Current curriculum vitae (CV).
• A copy of your academic certificates (if available, transcripts providing specific information about your university-level coursework and/or a list of courses that is informative about your substantive and methodological preparation).
• A writing sample (research paper, publication, or Master’s thesis).
• Contact details of two referees who can attest to your research and technical abilities.

All applications received by 18 December 2020 are assured full consideration.

Please do not hesitate to contact Stefanie Walter at stefanie.walter@tum.de if you have any questions.

The project strongly supports the TUM's diversity policy, which seeks to increase the number of women, people with disabilities, and members of other groups traditionally underrepresented in academia. Submissions from such applicants are therefore particularly encouraged.

Data Protection Information:

When you apply for a position with the Technical University of Munich (TUM), you are submitting personal information. With regard to personal information, please take note of the Datenschutzhinweise gemäß Art. 13 Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) zur Erhebung und Verarbeitung von personenbezogenen Daten im Rahmen Ihrer Bewerbung. (data protection information on collecting and processing personal data contained in your application in accordance with Art. 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)). By submitting your application, you confirm that you have acknowledged the above data protection information of TUM.

Kontakt: stefanie.walter@tum.de

Spring 2021

School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University/ online

Deadline: December 12, 2020

During spring 2021, the PhD course “Sustainable Communication”, 7,5 hp will again be offered at the School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, Sweden. The course is webbased (Zoom) and in English, and addresses how communication in various forms and in various institutions might contribute to (un)sustainable processes in society.

Please find the course syllabus and schedule here: https://ju.se/en/research/doctoral-programmes/doctoral-programmes-at-the-school-of-education-and-communication/phd-courses.html

Please submit your application at the latest on Nov 22 here: https://ju.se/en/research/doctoral-programmes/doctoral-programmes-at-the-school-of-education-and-communication/phd-courses.html

Questions can be emailed to Professor Ulrika Olausson, ulrika.olausson@ju.se.

Deadline: December 7, 2020

The Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London has the pleasure of hosting a launch of the collection published by the Oxford University Press (eds. Virginia Crisp and Gabriel Menotti).

Date & Time: Wednesday 9 December, 16.00-18.00 (GMT)

All welcome!

This is a virtual seminar. Joining instructions will be sent the day before the event. Please register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-practices-of-projection-histories-and-technologies-tickets-129714937871

16:00 – 16:15 Practices of Projection: Histories and Technologies

Introduction from the editors – Virginia Crisp & Gabriel Menotti

16: 15 – 17:00 Session 1

5-minute presentations from each contributor followed by questions and discussion

17:00 – 17:45 Session 2

5-minute presentations from each contributor followed by questions and discussion

Contributors’ Biographies

Introduction

Gabriel Menotti works as an Assistant Professor in Moving Image Studies at Queen’s University, Ontario, and as an independent curator. He holds a PhD in media and communications from Goldsmiths, University of London, and an­other from the Catholic University of São Paulo. His projects have been presented in venues such as the São Paulo Biennial, Transmediale Festival, Centre Pompidou, and the International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA). Menotti has authored and edited books on the topics of image and technology. His latest work is Movie Circuits: Curatorial Approaches to Cinema Technology, a monograph published by Amsterdam University Press (2018). Together with Virginia Crisp, Menotti co­ordinates the Besides the Screen network.

Virginia Crisp is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College, London. She is the author of Film Distribution in the Digital Age: Pirates and Professionals (Palgrave, 2015), and co-editor of Besides the Screen: Moving Images through Distribution, Promotion and Curation (Palgrave, 2015). She is the cofounder, with Gabriel Menotti, of the Besides the Screen network (www.besidesthescreen.com).

Session 1

Amanda Egbe is an artist, filmmaker, and researcher. She is currently a Lecturer in Media at the University of Bedfordshire. She has been awarded a number of commissions and residencies for her installation and film work, as well as screening her films nationally and internationally. Her research is concerned with new and emerging digital technologies, archives, and media production practices.

Stefania Haritou studied philosophy and film in Greece and the UK. She is researching the various forms of film practices, besides the screen. Currently she is interested on children's film education and cinematic creativity.

Anthony Head is an artist- designer and Professor of Digital Media Art and Design at Bath Spa University. His research practice includes coding as an artistic medium and often uses 3D graphics to create immersive interactive experiences. For several years, Anthony has worked with Leila Sujir on Elastic 3D Spaces as codirector, in a suc­cessful international partnership. Anthony’s current research is exploring wearable devices as inputs for immersive experiences, drawing in 3D space, and the potential for mixed- reality headsets.

Leila Sujir is an artist, Associate Professor in Intermedia and Chair of the Studio Arts Department at Concordia University in Montreal. Over the last thirty years, she has been building a body of video/video installation artworks exploring immigration, migration, nation and culture. Sujir is a founding member of Hexagram. Her works have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Tate Gallery in England.

Mo White aka Dr. Mary C. White is an artist and writer. Mo works in moving image (film and video) and photographic media and has exhibited widely, including exhibitions in New York, Dublin, Athens, Berlin, Oslo, Belfast, and Birmingham. Her research concerns gender, diasporic and queer identities, and their effects on contem­porary artists and art practices, and she has published on these topics. Mo is a Lecturer in Fine Art at Loughborough University in Leicestershire.

Su-Anne Yeo is a sessional instructor at Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, Canada. She is also a faculty associate of the Hong Kong Studies Initiative at the University of British Columbia.

Session 2

Yiyun Kang is an artist who generates immersive experiences with moving image. She is currently working as a Visiting Lecturer at Royal College of Art. Kang’s works have been exhibited in V&A, Venice Architecture Biennale, Shenzhen Biennale, Taipei MOCA, Seoul Museum of Art and CONNECT, BTS.

Cornelia Lund is an art, film and media theorist and curator living in Berlin. Since 2004, she has been co-director of fluctuating images (fluctuating-images.de), a platform for media art and design. Her research interests include documentary practices, audiovisual artistic practices, design theory, as well as de- and postcolonial theories.

Adeena Mey is a researcher and curator. He is managing editor of Afterall Journal and a lecturer at Lausanne University of Art and Design (ECAL), Switzerland.

Andreia Machado Oliveira is a Multimedia artist with expertise in the fields of art and technology, contemporary subjectivity, and interactive systems. Associate Professor in the Graduate Program in Visual Arts and in the Undergraduate Program in Fine Arts at Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil.

Adrian Palka is assistant professor in the School of Media and Performing Arts at Coventry University and associate member of CDare(Centre for Dance Research). His research and practice centre on sound performance, image projection and the mediation of post memory. His contribution to this volume is based on following in the footsteps narrated in an inherited diary to Siberia where is father and grandfather had been exiled in WW2. More information in www.palkadiaries.co.uk

Felix Rebolledo Palazuelos holds a doctorate in social and institutional Psychology from UFRGS Porto Alegre and an MA (SIP) from Concordia University (2013), Montreal. He is a Lecturer in Screenwriting and Documentary Theory at Centro Universitário Franciscano in Santa Maria, Brazil. He is researcher at InterArtec/ Cnpq and LabInter / Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil, and member of the SenseLab (Montreal).