Event summary: ‘Asian-UK CCI Research Symposium’

On Tuesday, November 28th the Asian CCI Research Network welcomed scholars and researchers for a one day symposium focused on the UK’s and Asia’s cultural and creative industries at the University of Warwick! This was the first time we organised an event outside of London; the great number of people we managed to attract really confirms the importance of the topic even outside the UK’s capital.

The event was opened by Phitchakan Chuangchai (Liw) and Carolin Becke who introduced the network and the schedule of the event. This was followed by the first panel of the day, with PhD students Dongjoon Lee and Grey Liu, both from the University of Warwick, presenting and summarising some of their research. While Dongjoon talked about ’Historical accounts of K-Pop’s global success: The organisational growth of music entertainment companies in South Korea’, Grey’s presentation was titled ‘To rule without rules: A review on the unarticulated cultural policy in Hong Kong’.

After lunch, we were joined by Dr Joanne Garde-Hansen, Director of Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies, who talked about the importance of paratexts in media research, linking the topic to Pixar’s new movie Coco. Carolin Becke, PhD student at the University of Sheffield, went on to talk about the Hana Yori Dango / Boys Over Flower franchise and the special role it occupies in the contemporary Asian media landscape.

The afternoon session then focused on the Warwick Arts Centre, exploring some of its practices as case studies examples of cultural institutions in the United Kingdom. Jim Alibertis shared some of the findings from the Creative Business Project conducted with the Warwick Arts Centre, while we also met Alan Rivett, Director of the Centre, for a tour and discussion on the history, as well as upcoming plans and projects for the institution.

Thank you everyone for coming and participating in all the debates and activities, we hope you all had a great time – we definitely did!

Event Announcement: ‘Asian-UK CCI Research Symposium’

Come and join us on Tuesday, November 28th at the Centre for Media and Cultural Policy Studies, The University of Warwick for a one day symposium exploring Asia’s and the UK’s cultural and creative industries through keynotes, panel discussions and a visit to the Warwick Arts Centre! The symposium is organised by the Asian CCI Research Network and open to researchers and scholars of any background and at any level with an interest in the topic!

Preliminary Schedule

10.30 – 11.00 Arrival

11.00 – 11.30 Welcoming Remarks & Introductions by Liw Chuangchai, Asian CCI Research Network / University of Warwick

11.30 – 12.15 Keynote by Dr Joanne Garde-Hansen, Centre for Media and Cultural Policy Studies

12.15 – 12.30 Tea break

12.30 – 13.30 Panel 1:
*Dongjoon Lee, University of Warwick: ’Historical accounts of K-Pop’s global success: The organisational growth of music entertainment companies in South Korea’
*Duncan Breeze, University of East Anglia: ‘Recovering the future: Family and gender in the cinema of Hirokazu Koreeda‘

13.30 – 14.30 Lunch break

14.30 – 15.30 Panel 2:
*Carolin Becke, University of Sheffield: The East Asian media landscape: An examination of the Hana Yori Dango / Boys Over Flowers franchise’
*Grey Liu, University of Warwick: ’To rule without rules: A critical review on the unarticulated cultural policy in Hong Kong’

15.30 – 17.30 Visiting Warwick Arts Centre (Tour plus Discussion, 2h in total)

From 17:30 Optional Dinner at COSMO (Warwick CV1 1GF)

Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1502953709754479

Event summary: ‘2nd PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research’

The 2nd PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research took place on Friday, May 5th at King’s College London and, once again, attracted the attention from a diverse range of scholars and researchers.

The first half of the 3-hour event consisted of a keynote by Dr Keith B. Wagner, lecturer of Global Media Cultures in CMII at University College London, as well as a Q&A with the speaker. Dr Wagner presented his paper on the status of female identity in the South Korean mediasphere by presenting two polar extreme case studies of the anti-misogyny online community Megalia, and Produce 101, a reality television show that allows the public to produce a girl K-pop music group by choosing members from a pool of 101 trainees.

The second half of the event was dedicated to an informal discussion and exchange of ideas and suggestions on issues relating to conducting research in the field of Asian CCI. A lively discussion emerged which touched in diverse topics such as future career prospectives, appropriate methods to study the diverse field, as well as possible ideas for future events.

We would like to thank everyone for coming and hope to see you around at our next event!

 

Further details on the ‘2nd PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research’

We are very happy to welcome Dr Keith B. Wagner who will present a keynote on the Korean media landscape to kick off the 2nd PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research on May 5th!

Keith B. Wagner is Lecturer of Global Media Cultures in CMII at University College London. He is co-editor of Neoliberalism and Global Cinema: Capital, Culture and Marxist Critique (2011) and China’s iGeneration: Cinema and Moving Image Culture for the Twenty-First Century (2014).

In the keynote titled ‘Radical Feminists and Pretty Capital in South Korean Media: Megalia and Produce 101 as Gender Extremes’, Keith will interrogate two polar extremes related to female identity and status in the current South Korean mediasphere: the now defunct but much-discussed anti-misogyny online community named Megalia, who use speech mirroring to emasculate and outrage the powerful chauvinistic online community named Ilbe; and Produce 101, a fetishistic reality television show that allows the public to produce a girl K-pop music group by choosing members from a pool of 101 trainees from 46 entertainment companies. By stressing a middle position reading of this media, he concludes by highlighting how Megalia and Produce 101 — clearly diametrically opposed cultural content is important for cultural studies in Korea because of the way in which it has brought about a modest dialogue, whether divisive or conciliatory, about feminism and femininity in the country.

The keynote will be followed by a Q&A session with the speaker, as well as networking time focusing on research methods and topics will be organised for all the attendees of this event. MA/PhD students, researchers and scholars with a special interest in Asian CCI are welcomed. Coffee/tea and snacks will be provided.

All attendees are advised to fill out the following form so we can match up people with a similar research interest for the small group discussions: https://goo.gl/forms/fXQAvM5fNMBEXpAY2

We are very much looking forward to welcome you on May 5^th for an engaging event!

2nd PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research
Friday, 5 May 2017, 14.00 – 17.00
King’s College London, King’s Building (Strand Campus)
Room K0.50

Event Announcement: 2nd PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research

We would like to invite you to come and join us on Friday, 5 May 2017 from 14.00 – 17.00 for our second event focused on networking and getting to know other researchers and scholars in the field of Asian Cultural and Creative Industries. The event will be held at King’s College London, King’s Building (Strand Campus) in Room K0.50. The main aim of the event is to establish a friendly and informal environment with much room for participation and involvement from all attendees! All PhD students, researchers and scholars with an interest in Asian CCI are welcome.

Keynote Speaker TBC
(The speaker will discuss some of the issues surrounding the Cultural and Creative Industries in Asia today)

Preliminary schedule
14:00-14:30 Speaker’s Keynote
14:30-14:45 Q&A Session with Speaker
– 14:45-15:00 short break –
15:00-15:30 Group Discussion (attendees will be divided into smaller groups according to research themes to discuss and share research questions and methodological approaches)
15:30-16:00 General Discussion (Findings and common issues are shared with all attendees, input from keynote speaker)
– 16:00-16:15 short break –
16:15-16:45 Brainstorming for next event (we are welcoming ideas and suggestions from all attendees!)

More information will be made available asap on Facebook and here on our blog.

Event Summary: ‘PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research’

We successfully hosted the ‘PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research’ at King’s College London on Friday, 11 November!  Several PhD students and researchers from different Universities joint us for the 3 hour event to discuss diverse issues in relation to Creative Industries and academic careers.

The event kicked off with a warm welcome from Dr Hye-Kyung Lee, Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries, who initially put forward the idea for a research society on Asian CCI at King’s College London. The welcome was followed by a short introduction of King’s Asian CCI Research Society by now PhD Students Liw Phitchakan Chuangchai, University of Warwick, and Carolin Becke, University of Sheffield. The society was formed in 2014 when Liw and Carolin where MA students at the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries. Several student-led events were conducted during that time, covering topics such as food as a creative industry and media fandom. Mengying Li, PhD Candidate at King’s College London, subsequently introduced the speakers and topics to be covered.

We were more than happy to welcome Dr Simon Turner, a Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Research Fellow at The University of East Anglia, as the guest speaker. Dr Turner’s keynote on his academic career and research on Japanese Yaoi / Boys Love Manga brought an interesting perspective on the topic of academic careers in the field of Cultural and Creative Industries. The insight he provided through his talk was met with many questions from the audience on different subjects such as methodological approaches and legal issues.

Dr Turner’s keynote was followed by a discussion and reflexive account from Jocelyn Yi-Hsuan Lai who spoke about her research on idol dramas in Taiwan and general academic career development. Her observations stimulated an engaging debate with all members of the audience touching on different topics.

We quickly realised that there truly was a need for such an open space to discuss and exchange thoughts and ideas. Now that we were equipped with many answers but even more new questions, we would like to thank everyone for coming and hope that the event was as insightful for everyone else as it was for us! We are just starting to think about the next event so if you’d like to be involved, just get in touch :)! Also, if you haven’t yet, make sure to join the Asian CCI Research Network’s Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1720014768252965/

Further Details on the ‘PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research’

We are more than happy to announce Dr Simon Turner, a Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Research Fellow at The University of East Anglia, as the guest speaker of the event! Dr Turner’s talk titled ‘Contemporary East Asian Studies: Japanese Popular Culture and the Transnational’ will focus on transnational flows of Japanese Popular Culture and the challenges that come with it. We hope to facilitate a stimulating discussion with all participants after the talk.

Besides Dr Turner’s lecture, the event will also offer a Q&A session with researchers who have recently finished their PhD, as well as a group discussion on how to develop the network and society further. We are looking for input and ideas from all participants as we believe in co-working and creating and want you all to be a part of this. So please join us on November 11th for an engaging event!

PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research
11 November 2016, 14.00 – 17.00
King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building (Waterloo Campus)
Room 2.40

Event Announcement: PhD Networking Event on Asian CCI Research

Come and join us on Friday, 11 November 2016 from 14.00 – 17.00 for an event focused on networking and getting to know other researchers and students in the field of Asian Cultural and Creative Industries. The event will be held at King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building (Waterloo Campus) in Room 2.40. All PhD students, researchers and scholars with an interest in Asian CCI are welcome.

We would like to establish a network of like-minded people to exchange knowledge and ideas related to the Cultural and Creative Industries of Asia. Most of us were previously involved with King’s Asian CCI Research Society  and would like to take the aim of the society – ‘to create a better understanding of Asian cultures & communites by establishing an open space for discussing and exchanging information and ideas related to the cultural and creative industries’ – to the PhD level.

We are planning to invite a relevant guest speaker to discuss some of the issues surrounding the Cultural and Creative Industries in Asia today. There will further be much room for networking and getting to know each other in a friendly and informal environment, so please join us for our first event on November 11th!

More information will be uploaded on Facebook and here on our blog.