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Yang Liu Graphic Designs: East Meets West

Academics tend to discuss cultural differences in words. Designers show them visually. Yang Liu grew up in China, but then moved to Germany, becoming a designer. One of her projects, East meets West, consists of a series of comparisons of Chinese vs. German assumptions based on her own experiences.

Her designs have been exhibited in both China and Germany, as well as being widely available on the internet. For further information, see her own website, or one of the many articles describing her work, including these:

Aw, Jean. (2007). Interview with Yang Liu- 11.13.07. NOTCOT.

Saleme, Shawn. (2013). East Meets West : An Infographic Portrait by Yang Liu. Visual News.

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Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University job ad (China)

Lecturer/Associate Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Department: English, Culture and Communication
Ref: LCT1407
Closing date for receipt of applications: 30 November 2014

Applications are invited for positions in the Department of English, Culture and Communication at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. The Department specialises in communication and media studies, applied linguistics, literary and cultural studies. It currently has 20 academic staff and over 500 students. Successful applicants will have, or expect shortly to receive, a PhD, or be able to demonstrate appropriate professional experience. They will have good teaching experience and evidence of the ability to produce high quality research publications. Candidates for the role of Associate Professor should also have a strong track record in teaching and academic supervision, as well as an international research profile in their field and a successful record of research funding. Candidates with teaching and research expertise in communication and media studies, media management and new and digital media are encouraged to apply.

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) is a unique collaborative institution, the first and currently the only university in China to offer both UK (University of Liverpool) and Chinese (Ministry of Education) accredited undergraduate degrees. Formed in 2006, the first cohort of students graduated in August 2010. The university now has 6,000 students studying on campus. The language of instruction in Years 2 to 4 is English. XJTLU aims to become truly research-led, and has recently committed significant investment into research development and the expansion of Ph.D. student numbers on campus.

XJTLU is located in the Higher Education Town of Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), well-connected via nearby airports to cities such as Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, and via high-speed rail to other major cities in China, just 25 minutes from Shanghai. SIP is a major growth zone, including operations run by nearly one-fifth of the Fortune 500 top global companies. Greater Suzhou is now the fourth largest concentration of economic activity in China in terms of GDP ($195 billion in 2012). The broader Suzhou area encompasses the spirit of both old and new in China, with the historic old town’s canals, UNESCO World Heritage Site gardens, and the I.M Pei-designed Suzhou Museum attracting millions of tourists annually. SIP offers an excellent quality of life with high environmental standards. The nearby Jinji Lake provides attractive views, by day and by night, and there are a variety of shopping facilities, international and local restaurants, entertainment hubs and a great nightlife. Suzhou is also home to four international schools.

The salary range for the positions is 14,898 – 30,099 RMB/month (Lecturer), and 30,555 – 41,712 RMB/month (Associate Professor). In addition, members of academic staff are entitled to accommodation and travel allowances, medical insurance, and relocation expenses. Overseas staff may receive a tax “holiday” of up to three years, depending on nationality and personal circumstances.

All applicants should apply using the HR online application system. Please click the ‘Apply’ button below and register a user account. After registration, you will be asked to upload your CV, submit a covering letter (in English) outlining your interest in the position, and complete the online Basic Information, Referees and Equal Opportunities forms.

If you are experiencing difficulties using our HR online application system, please contact: recruitment.hrATxjtlu.edu.cn.

CFP Internet Governance in China

Call for papers
China Perspectives / Perspectives Chinoises: Special Feature on Internet Governance in China
Deadline for proposals: 31 July 2014

Edited by Séverine Arsène, Ph.D.
chief editor of China Perspectives

The exponential increase of Internet connectivity in China has generated a great deal of journalistic and scholarly works, which have essentially documented the emergence of the Internet as an unprecedented, though censored, platform for public expression. Analyses have focused on the emergence of online public opinion, youth popular cultures, online dissent and civil society organizations, as well as their interactions with the authorities and the media. Much attention has been paid to censorship and propaganda.

Much less is known, however, about the more diversified forms of power that are embedded in Internet governance, broadly conceived as the incremental conception, implementation, regulation, management and uses of Internet networks and services. Political positions and ideological visions are embedded in technological choices, from the layout of physical networks and routers to the development of applications like search engines or expression platforms. The crafting, implementation and interpretation of regulatory measures are also of crucial importance in framing the users’ agency, and so do business models, funding or pricing issues among other aspects.

These issues are not only in the hands of central and local governments, but also of a variety of more or less independent agencies like registrars, self-regulation associations, private companies, individual developers and hackers. Users, either individually or collectively, also contribute to building the characteristics of the Chinese Internet, as they may adopt or not online services, complain about particular features or even use them in a way that was not foreseen by the developers or regulators. In other words, these various aspects of Internet governance offer insights on the complex and often ambiguous (power) relationships between the local and central government, private actors and Chinese citizens.

It is all the more important to further document these aspects as China has become more assertive on the global stage, and now strives to push Chinese interests through technological standards, economic and cultural domination and global Internet governance schemes. As a result, Chinese positions carry increasing weight on such global issues as net neutrality, copyright, privacy, or freedom of speech, to mention but a few.

China Perspectives thus plans to publish a special feature on Internet governance in China, which will cover these aspects from a multidisciplinary perspective, including law, political science, political economy, political sociology, communication, or international relations.

Contributions are welcome on such topics as:
– the political and ideological foundations of Internet development in China
– the political stakes of technological choices
– the central / local relationship within the Chinese administration and Internet service providers
– the role of businesses
– the political economy of the Internet in China
– the motivations and stakes of the Chinese positions on global Internet governance
– innovative usage of Internet services, apps etc.
– the maker / hacker movement and its role in the development of the Chinese Internet
(list not exhaustive)

In conformity with China Perspectives‘ editorial policy, papers should be rigorous, original contributions to their respective disciplines, while providing readable insights on contemporary China for the general public and scholars from other scientific backgrounds. Submissions are particularly welcome from researchers at an early stage of their careers.

Format of submissions:
Full name, title and institutional affiliation
Contact details
800-1000 words abstract

Submissions must be sent to Séverine Arsène. Upon acceptation, full papers of 8000 words shall be written according to China Perspectives’ Style guide.

Timeline:
31 July 2014: deadline for proposals
15 August 2014: notification of accepted contributions
01 December 2014: deadline for full papers
Expected publication date: Summer 2015

All full papers will need to pass the double blind peer-review process. Final acceptance of papers cannot be confirmed until their validation by both peer-reviewers and the editorial committee.

About the editor:
Séverine Arsène holds a Ph.D in political science from Sciences Po, Paris. Her work focuses on Internet uses and Internet governance in China. She is currently a researcher at CEFC and chief editor of China Perspectives. She previously held positions at Georgetown University (Yahoo! Fellow), the University of Lille 3, and France Telecom R&D Beijing.

About the journal:
An interdisciplinary quarterly journal published in both French and English, China Perspectives provides insightful analysis of the latest political, economic, social and cultural trends in the Chinese world. China Perspectives is an anonymously peer-reviewed academic journal. Its authority is ensured by an editorial board made up of reputed scholars. A serious yet readable journal, China Perspectives has already proven essential for sinologists and Asia analysts, but its broad scope and highly informative articles may be of interest to anyone keen on improving their knowledge about Greater China.

About the CEFC:
The French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC) is a public research centre with a regional remit (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan,) supported by the French ministry of Foreign Affairs and the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research).

[Original publication: China Perspectives website]

CFP Networking East and West

CONFERENCE INVITATION AND CALL FOR PAPERS
Networking East and West: Communications, Commerce, Culture

For many centuries, the East and the West have been entangled in dense networks of communications and commerce. Yet only in our current age of globalization, influenced by a generation of media theorists shaped by the emergence since the 1970s of digital media, has it become customary to interpret these networks as a distinctive social relationship with a pervasive and enduring influence on culture, economics, politics, and international relations. For these theorists, media is more than a representation: in addition, and more fundamentally, it is an institutional practice laden with cultural meaning.

Media scholars in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America from disciplines that include but are not confined to history, sociology, political science, literature, anthropology, geography, and media studies share a commitment to increasing our understanding of these networks so as to enhance mutual understanding, foster a common research agenda, and nurture an academic community that lowers cultural barriers. To promote this goal, a conference on the theme of “Networking East and West: Communications, Commerce, Culture” will be convened in Renmin University, China, on July 11 -12, 2014. The papers in this conference explore the conflicts, commonalities, and contrasts that have shaped communications networks linking East and West, with a focus on China, the Pacific Rim, and the United States in the period between the mid-nineteenth century and the Second World War. The call for papers is intended to encourage submissions on a broad range of topics from various disciplinary perspectives. Possible topics include: journalistic ethics, technology transfer, telegraphy, print culture, and media theory. Papers need not be explicitly comparative, though all should address the conference theme.

Specific details about the conference are as follows:
I. Conference Title: “Networking East and West: Communications, Commerce, Culture”
II. Hosts: Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban); Confucius Institute at Columbia University
III. Organizer: School of Journalism and Communication, Renmin University, China
IV. Co-organizers: Columbia Journalism School, Fudan Journalism School
V. Theme: the conflicts, commonalities, and contrasts that have shaped communications networks linking East and West
VI. Venue: Beijing, China
VII. Date: July 11-12, 2014 (Registration deadline: July 10, 2014)

Participants should send the texts of their proposed papers by June 1 to the organizing committee at mediaculture2014@163.com. Successful proposals will be announced on June 15. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and accommodation expenses.

Contact (U.S.):
Prof. Richard R. JOHN
Tel: (+1) 212-854-7837

Contact (China):
Dr. CHANG Jiang
Tel: (+86) 139-1151-1157

Further Details:
1. The proposed paper can be written either in English or Chinese.
2. The paper’s content shall be relevant to the conference theme.
3. English-language papers shall be 6,000-10,000 words long; Chinese-language papers shall include 8,000-12,000 characters.
4. Papers will include: title, name and introduction of the author, abstract, key words, main body, annotations, etc. For the Chinese-language papers, authors are required to supply an English-language title, abstract and keywords. There is no such requirement for English-language papers.
5. All citations shall be formatted as endnotes in accordance with the conventions described in The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS).
6. Proposals shall be sent to the organizing committee before June 1, 2014 in Microsoft Word format (.doc/ .docx).

Roundtable on Intercultural Dialogue in Asia (Macau)

Roundtable portrait — Left to right, front row: Croucher, Sandel, Leeds-Hurwitz, L. Chen; middle row: V. Chen, Dawis, Lijadi, P. Lu, Huang, Jiang; back row: Buttny, Corbett, Witteborn, Young

The Roundtable on Intercultural Dialogue in Asia was held at the University of Macau on March 28-30, 2014. The organizers were Todd Sandel (Communication, University of Macau), John Corbett (English, University of Macau) and Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz (Center for Intercultural Dialogue). By design, this was a small event, designed to answer the question of whether, and in what ways, intercultural dialogue might be a useful term for discussing intercultural interactions in Asia. Sessions focused on such topics as what concepts aid in the study of intercultural dialogue, how intercultural competence fits with intercultural dialogue, and what needs to happen next, and various publication outlets. At least one special journal issue will result.

Martin Montgomery (Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities) officially welcomed participants on behalf of the University of Macau. Participants included Saskia Witteborn (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Richard Buttny (Syracuse University, currently doing research in Malaysia), Stephen Croucher (University of Jyväskylä, Finland), Ling Chen (Hong Kong Baptist University), Jiang Fei (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Huang Kuo (International Publishing Group, Beijing), Aimee Dawis (University of Indonesia), Vivian Hsueh Hua Chen (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and University of Tasmania-Launceston, Australia), Peih-ying (Peggy) Lu (Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan), Melody Lu (Sociology, University of Macau), Priscilla Young (Peking University HSBC Business School, Shenzhen), and Anastasia Aldelina Lijadi (Psychology, University of Macau). Multiple masters and doctoral students in both Communication (Julie Zhong, Fiona Ng, Hazel Wan) and English (Carl, Dai Guangrong and Betty, Liu Suiling) managed some of the logistics, helping international visitors get around the city, picking up lunches, and serving as photographers and videographers. Administrative Staff, Barbara Chin (Communication) and Tina Chao (English) also spent many hours preparing documents and making travel, hotel, and other arrangements.

The highlight of the conference (at least for me) was gaining a sense of intercultural issues across Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, and simultaneously across disciplinary, theoretical and methodological boundaries. Since this was a small group, there were lots of opportunities for participants to connect, and at least one journal special issue and several new research collaborations are being planned, as well as a future conference. Most immediately, researcher profiles for more of the roundtable participants already are being posted to this website, and half a dozen have committed to writing Key Concepts in Intercultural Dialogue, to be posted over the next few weeks and months.

A short highlights video was prepared and is readily available. In addition, Aimee Dawis sent in a photo of coverage about the Roundtable in the International Daily News, a Chinese newspaper with the highest circulation in Indonesia:

Thanks to Aimee for arranging for this article, and to the University of Macau for being such a wonderful host institution for this event.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Director
Center for Intercultural Dialogue

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John Corbett Profile

John Corbett (PhD, Glasgow University 1992) is a Professor in the English Language and Literature Studies program at BNU-HKBU United International College in Zhuhai, China.

John Corbett His work on intercultural language education engages with the roles curriculum design and classroom tasks play in the development of intercultural communicative competence, most recently in situations of conflict and extended crisis. He is also interested in the interaction between intercultural language education and professionalism in domains such as medicine and tourism. He is the author of An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching (Multilingual Matters, 2003, second edition 2022), Intercultural Language Activities (Cambridge University Press, 2010) and (with Peih-ying Lu) of English in Medicine: An Intercultural Approach to Teaching Language and Values (Multilingual Matters, 2012). He has authored and co-authored numerous articles and book chapters, including (with Wendy Anderson and Alison Phipps) explorations of intercultural language learning and telecollaboration. He was editor of the journal Language and Intercultural Communication between 2004-9. While he works in Asia, he also has strong links with Brazil, where he has been President of the BRAZ-TESOL Special Interest Group on Intercultural Language Education.

Go to his website for further details.

Work for CID:

John Corbett wrote KC9: Communicative Competence, was interviewed on this topic, and has co-authored a guest post on Critical Intercultural Pedagogy for Difficult Times. He also was one of the organizers of the Roundtable on Intercultural Dialogue in Asia, co-sponsored by CID.

Huang Kuo Profile

Dr. Huang Kuo is an Associate Professor at English Service of China Radio International (Beijing).

Before joining CRI, Dr. Huang worked as Associate Professor at the Center for International Communication Studies, China International Publishing Group (Beijing), Associate Professor at Heilongjiang University (China), Lecturer and Tutor in Macquarie University (Australia), and Lecturer in Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai campus (China).

She has a PhD in Music, Media, Culture and Communication Studies from Macquarie University, Australia, and MA in Communication from Westminster University, UK. Her research interests include international communications, audience studies, and new media. She has published many papers for journals and book chapters, and authored the books Chinese Boxes: Reality TV and Audience Participation (2014) and Multimedia Technology: How It Changes Classroom and Communication (2008).

Representative publications:

Huang, K. (2014). Chinese Boxes: Reality TV and Audience Participation. Lambert Academic Publishing.

Huang, K. (2014). Renewal of International Communication in the Context of Big Data Processing [大数据背景下国际传播的战略思考] in Zhengrong Hu et al (Eds.) Blue Book of International Communication: Annual Report on the Development of China’s International Communication (2014) (pp. 254-260). Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press.

Huang, K. (2013). Participative Chinese audiences: A Case Study of the Reality Show Switching Spaces. Studies in Communication Sciences, 13(2), 117–128.

Jiang, F., & Huang, K. (2013). Community Media in China: Communication, Digitalization, and Relocation. Journal of International Communication 19(1), 59-68.

Huang, K. (2013). A Functional Approach towards Political Communication in Social Media—A Case Study of 2012 US Election [社交媒体的政治传播功能研究——以2012年美国大选的社交媒体战略为例]. International Communications [对外传播].1, pp.48-50.

Huang, K. (2012). How Family Factors Influence Teenagers in Internet Adoption [家庭因素对青少年互联网使用的影响] in Wenge LI et al (Eds.) Annual Report on the New Media Use by Minors in China 2011-2012, Blue Book of Teenagers [青少年蓝皮书：中国未成年人新媒体运用报2011-2012] (pp. 50-71). Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press.

Huang, K. (2012). On Strategy Transformation of Western Media in International Communication [西方媒体国际传播战略转型的趋势及启示]. International Communications [对外传播], 7, 35-37.

Huang, K., & Jiang, F. (2012). How New Media Subvert and Reconstruct Chinese ‘Quan-Shi’ Culture [新媒体对中国“权势”文化的颠覆与重构], Exploration and Free Views [探索与争鸣], 7.

Huang, K., & Jiang, F. (2011). Transnational Media Corporations and National Culture as a Security Concern in China. In V. Bajc & W. de Lint (Eds.), Security and Everyday Life (pp. 212-235). New York: Routledge.

Huang, K. (2009). Multimedia Technology: How It Changes Classroom and Communication. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG.

Huang, K., & Chitty, N. (2009). Selling Participation to Audiences in China. Global Media Journal—Canadian Edition, 2(1), 123-147.

Huang, K., & Jiang, F. (2009). Understanding Diaspora Cultures in the Context of Globalization. International Journal of the Humanities, 7 (10), 115-130.

Work for CID:

Huang Kuo was one of the participants in the Roundtable on Intercultural Dialogue in Asia, co-sponsored by CID.

Jiang Fei Profile

Dr. Jiang Fei is Dean of the School of International Journalism and Communication at the Beijing Foreign Studies University. He has a Ph.D. from the Department of Literature, Media & Communication studies from Sichuan University (Chengdu, China).

Previously he was Professor at the Institute of Journalism and Communication, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, where he also served as Director of the Department of Communication Studies, and Director of the Global Media and Communication Research Center. He is also the Secretary General of the Communication Association of China (CAC), and associate editor for the Journal of China Media Report Overseas.

Prof. Jiang has taught at several universities in China and has given invited lectures at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Taiwan National Chengchi University, and Lugano University (Switzerland). He was visiting scholar at Stockholm University (Sweden), Toronto University (Canada), University of British Columbia (Canada), Royal Roads University (Canada), Macquarie University (Australia) and the Annenberg School for Communications, University of Pennsylvania (USA). His research interests include communication theory, new media and intercultural communication studies, cultural studies, and post-colonial theory. He has published many papers for journals and book chapters, and authored three books on intercultural communication.

Books

Jiang, F. (2011). Communication and Culture [传播与文化]. Beijing: Chinese Communication University Press.

Jiang, F. (2005). Intercultural Communication in the Post-colonial Context [跨文化传播的后殖民语境]. Beijing: China Renmin University Press.

Jiang, F. (Ed.). (2005). Transnational Media in China [海外传媒在中国]. Beijing: CFLACPC (China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Corporation).

Representative Book Chapters and Journal Articles

Jiang, F. (2013). On the three waves of China’s communication studies: A commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Schramm’s visit to China & China’s communication studies in post-Schramm times. Studies in Communication Sciences, 13(2), 107–116.

Jiang, F. (2013, coauthored), Strategic Studies on International Media Development and the Enlightenment to China [国际主流媒体发展战略研究及其对中国国际传播的启示], Modern Communication [现代传播]. Issue 2.

Jiang, F. (2012). An Intercultural Communication Study from China’s Perspective [跨文化传播研究的中国视角]. In A. Fung (Ed.), The Imagination of Chinese Communication [华人传播想像](pp.137-194). Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press.

Jiang, F. (2012, coauthored). Reviewing Chinese Communication Studies 2011 [2011年传播学研究综述]. In Tang Xujun (Ed.), China Journalism and Communication Annual [中国新闻与传播年鉴]. Beijing: Social Science Academic Press.

Jiang, F. (2011, coauthored). Transnational Media Corporations and National Culture as a Security Concern in China. In V. Bajc & W. de Lint (Ed.), Security and Everyday Life (pp. 212-235). New York: Routledge.

Jiang, F. (2009, coauthored). Understanding Diaspora Cultures in the Context of Globalization. International Journal of the Humanities, 7(10), 115-130.

Work for CID:

Jiang Fei was one of the participants in the Roundtable on Intercultural Dialogue in Asia, co-sponsored by CID.

CFP ABC Asia-Pacific conference 2014

The 13th ABC Asia-Pacific Conference: Dao of Business Communication
March 27 – 29, 2014
Shanghai, China

The 13th Asia-Pacific Conference of the Association for Business Communication will be held on March 28-30, 2014, in Shanghai, China. ABC Asia-Pacific 2014 aims to provide a high-level international forum as well as a workshop for researchers, teachers, students, and industry practitioners to present and discuss recent advances in the applications of traditional thoughts in modern business communication.

Abstract Deadline:
Please submit a 300-500 word abstract (APA style, Times New Roman 12 point font and double spaced) as an email attachment no later than January 1st, 2014. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by February 1, 2014, and will then be invited to submit a full paper ranging from 5000 to 12000 words by March 1st. All submissions will be carefully reviewed. High quality articles will be selected for publication.

In an increasingly globalizing world, international business has developed more and more without national borders and human communication assumes in more complex and technology-oriented ways. The conference hopes to focus on the diversity and complexity of communication in international business across national boundaries.

Conference Chair: Guanglin Wang

Summer internship in Shanghai

2014 Summer Internship Program in Shanghai, China
hosted by the Department of Communication, Villanova University

This program is joined with the summer Internship program at Villanova School of Business (VSB) and the Chinese language summer program (introductory, intermediate, and advanced mandarin classes are all available). So non-COM majors or the students interested in any or all three areas are welcome to apply as well.

Here are some highlights:
1. Time: 6/21-8/2, 2014
2. Internship location: Shanghai, China.
3. 6-credit program: 3-credit Internship and 3 credit course Intercultural Communication in China.
a. 5-week internship
b. No language requirement; English speaking environment
c. Student specialization-tailored internships placed by a reputable agent that has worked with Villanova for over 10 years.
d. Full cultural immersion through weekly field trips and 10-day cultural excursion.
e. Chinese culture-specific and context-focused course design
4. Joint program with Villanova School of Business and Chinese language program in the Institute of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies:
a. Mix and match courses/ internships with Business/Economics, and Chinese Language programs
b. Three faculty members; joint group activities; more fun together!
5. Estimated cost: $6,950 (final cost will be confirmed by late December, 2013).
Cost includes tuition, shared double room in a hotel affiliated with Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Chinese breakfast each morning, orientation, city tour, cultural excursions, internet, student visa, and receptions. Students are required to have a cell phone in China. Some phone companies provide international service. We will assist you if needed. Cost excludes airfare, lunch & dinner, and local transportation.
An optional (highly recommended) group flight will be available for interested students. The program director will work with students to obtain the required Chinese Student Visa.
6. Application deadline: 3/1/2014
7. Application form

Please contact Dr. Qi Wang, the Program Director, for any questions or requests. Contact info:
Qi Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Communication Page Legacy Scholar
2013/2014 President, Association for Chinese Communication Studies
16 Garey Hall, 800 E Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA 19085

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