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Prof. Nishant Shah<\/h4>\n

Bachelors in Arts (English, Computer Science) St. Xavier\u2019s College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University, India
Masters in Women\u2019s Studies Pune University, India
Masters in English Literature (Postcolonial theories specialization) Pune University, India
Ph.D. Cultural Studies (Digital Cultures specialization) Centre for the Study of Culture and Society Manipal University, India<\/p>\n

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Nishant Shah<\/strong> is the Professor (Assoc.) of Global Media and Director of the Digital Narratives Studio at the School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Since co-founding the Centre for Internet & Society (India), he has served in different roles as Professor and Director of the Digital School at Leuphana University, Germany, and Vice-President at ArtEZ University of the Arts and Endowed Professor at Radboud University, The Netherlands. He is Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Centre for Internet & Society, Harvard University, USA. His recent books are Really Fake<\/em> (2021, University of Minnesota Press) and Overload, Creep, Excess: An Internet from India<\/em> (2023 Leftward Books). He is a widely sought after public speaker, thinker and writer at global, interdisciplinary events and conferences. His current preoccupations are around the affordances and possibilities of digital narratives to create hopeful futures of collective action. More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prof. Donna S.C. Chu<\/h4>\n

B.S.Sc. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
M.A. University of Sussex
Ph.D. The University of Hong Kong<\/p>\n

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Donna S.C. Chu<\/strong> is an Associate Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is interested in research about gender, youth and media literacy. In the past few years, she has conducted research that probed into both the changing gender representation and debates in Hong Kong, and many emerging issues revolving around new media and youth. These in turn will benefit the implementation of media education projects. In the summer of 2012, she has designed and launched a brand new media education initiative. Called MarsMedia, the project has managed to call for awareness for media literacy in Hong Kong. More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prof. Lin Jian<\/h4>\n

B.A. Anhui Normal University
M.A. Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ph.D. University of Amsterdam and Western Sydney University (Joint Ph.D. award)<\/p>\n

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Jian Lin<\/strong> is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He researches and writes about platform societies, cultural industries, and digital cultures in the global Chinese context. He is the author of Chinese Creator Economies: Labour, Subjectivity and the Bilateral Creatives<\/em> (NYU Press 2023) and Wanghong as Social Media Entertainment<\/em> (co-authored with David Craig and Stuart Cunningham, Palgrave McMillan 2021). Jian Lin is the cultural commons and book review editor of the European Journal of Cultural Studies<\/em>, and the associate editor of the journal Communication and the Public<\/em>. More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prof. Saskia Witteborn<\/h4>\n

M.A. University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle, USA<\/p>\n

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Saskia Witteborn<\/strong> is Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication where she also directs the M.A. program in Global Communication. Saskia specializes in transnational migration and communication. Specifically, she is interested in the intersections between embodied and virtual communicative practice and transnational mobility. She has written on advocacy practices of migrants (e.g., Iraqis and Palestinians in the United States) and the intersections between new technology and transnational political advocacy (e.g., Uyghurs from China). New technologies and forced migration is another important strand of Saskia\u2019s research. She has worked with and on forced migrants over the past 10 years in the U.S., Germany, and Hong Kong and is interested in how virtual practice enables forced migrants to connect globally.<\/p>\n

Saskia\u2019s work has appeared in leading international journals and edited volumes. Saskia was Chair of the Communication as Social Construction Division at the National Communication Association (USA) and is Associate Editor of the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication and Chinese Journal of Communication as well as Research Associate of the University of Washington Center for Local Strategy Research in affiliation with UNIDIR in Geneva.<\/p>\n

In her spare time, Saskia likes exploring the mountains of Hong Kong, eating her way through the fabulous restaurants of the city, and finding new ideas to enjoy long-distance flights. Suggestions are welcome.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Junko Asano<\/h4>\n
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Dr. Junko Asano<\/strong> is an independent researcher and curator from Hong Kong. She bridges academia, advocacy and arts and culture on the topics of gender, labour, race and migration.<\/p>\n

Having read for a DPhil and MPhil at Oxford studying Indonesian migrant domestic workers, Junko specialises in qualitative research on marginalised and\/or minority populations across Asia. Currently, she researches Sindhi (Indian) tailors and their contributions to Hong Kong\u2019s textile history.<\/p>\n

Junko\u2019s curatorial practice include experimental and transdisciplinary research, exhibitions and public programmes. In 2023, she co-founded Pondok Hong Kong, a cultural platform for Southeast Asia which regularly hosts film screenings, zine workshops and sharings.<\/p>\n

In her spare time, Junko meditates, plays with her dog and cat, and explores Hong Kong\u2019s art scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Sonia Wong<\/h4>\n
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Dr. Sonia Wong <\/strong>brings a unique combination of academic scholarship, artistic and curatorial practice, and an active working with community building and organizing in Hong Kong, particularly around gender, sexuality, and solidarity practices. She is both rooted in Hong Kong and fluent in global art worlds and different networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr. Tobias Zuser<\/h4>\n
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Originally from Austria, Tobias has been calling Hong Kong his home since 2008. After several years as event and arts manager in Berlin and Beijing, he returned to Hong Kong to pursue his MPhil and PhD. Tobias currently teaches in CUHK, HKBU, and Lingnan, covering topics across media studies, communication, cultural studies, sports policy, and sports management. In January 2024, he published the edited volume “Sport in Hong Kong”, and he is known as a leading expert and commentator on sports politics. In addition, he is a professional advisor for global companies and NGOs, who look for research and insights into policy, media production, and sports data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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