Category: Critical and Cultural Studies, Gender and Communication
Queer Realities Online: Digital Media and LGBTQ+ Identity Formation in Contemporary India
The paper investigates the formation and evolution of virtual social identities, politics, and cultures, of Indian queer individuals and communities …
From Song to Novel: Intermedial and Transmedial Analysis of Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami and The Beatles
This contribution presents a multidisciplinary and cross-boundary analysis of the transmedial connections between Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood (1987) and its …
Soft Power Influences of Selected Thai Boys’ Love (BL) Movies
This study investigates the soft power influence of Thai Boys' Love (BL) movies on Filipino viewers, which are Water Boyy: …
Communication Strategies for Promoting Silver Tourism on Thai Travel Agency Websites
As the global population ages, silver tourism has emerged as a significant market segment, particularly in destinations like Thailand, which …
Algorithmic Mediation in Global Digital Journeys: A Comparative Study Across Three Cities
This paper investigates how algorithms asymmetrically influence the digital journeys of users across different cities and platforms. Building upon Pariser’s …
Representation and Othering of Domestic Female Migrant Workers on Social Media: A Case Study on Taiwanese Employers’ Facebook Group
This research delved into the current representation and othering phenomenon of domestic migrant workers (DMWs) by social media users in …
Talking Dalit Women Through Their Own Voice: A Case Study of ‘Khabar Lahariya’
This research examines the empowerment and self-expression of Dalit women through the lens of the pioneering grassroots newspaper 'Khabar Lahariya.' …
Women’s Voices: An Analysis of Arab Women’s Poetry and Its Role in Empowerment
This paper explored the content and poetic style of Arab feminist poems that interact with race, class, sexual orientation, etc. …
Listeners’ Participation in Community Radio: A Case of Radio Grahamstown, South Africa
This paper aims to look at the role and importance of listeners’ participation in community radio using Radio Grahamstown, a …
“Shanghai in the Night”: A Study of Urban Memory on Ballroom Dance Culture in Republican-Era Shanghai Cinema (1920s-1940s)
In the rapid process of modernization, Chinese metropolises like Shanghai have gradually tended towards a homogenization – the city’s identity …
Unmasking Hate: A Critical Analysis of Anti-LGBTQ+ Discourse in Malaysian Social Media
Discrimination against non-heteronormative individuals in Malaysia is a systemic issue extending across various societal levels. Mainstream media, in this regard, …
Connotation Evolution and Communication Characteristics of Network Language Using the 5W Communication Model: An Analysis of “X Socialites”
"Online socialite" has become a popular internet buzzword in China in recent years. Originally referring to female internet celebrities who …
A Study on the Participatory Culture of Filipino Kpop Fandom and Its Fan Activism
K-pop fans are now recognized as a prominent force in the field of activism, having been vocal about their concerns …
Motivations of Mothers on Using Facebook in Postpartum Depression and Its Influence on Their Knowledge and Attitude
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a chronic mental condition that affects mothers of all ages, races, and social classes. One of …
State-Run Feminism in China: Who Has Been Empowered? A Critical Discourse Analysis on Women of the Year (2017-2021) in China Women’s News
Being a country with profound patriarchal traditions, the media environment remains conservative on feminism and gender-related issues in China, despite …
Making Decision: Masculine Women in Indonesian Movies
Gender is understood as a cultural concept that seeks to make a distinction in terms of roles, behavior, mentality, and …
“I See the Urgent Needs of Children”: A Dialogue With the “Firefighter of Charity Work”
This paper explores the career journey of an award-winning founder of a charity. The interview data comprised a Zoom recording, …
Intimacies and Digital Technologies: Emotions, Conflicts and Inter-generational Relations in Chinese Liushou Families
Great internal migration caused by the economic gap between urban and rural areas has generated approximately 61 million liushou children …
Who Are the Misogynists That Stigmatize Feminists in China?
Against the backdrop of rising feminist activism on digital platforms, global misogyny is thriving. Anti-feminists around the world have adopted …
Mediatization and Gender Narratives in Chinese Folk Paper-Cutting Art
This study employs the notion of "mediatization" as a theoretical framework to examine one of the folk art: paper-cutting, a …
An Analysis of the Portrayal of Madwomen in the Films of the Sixth Generation of Chinese Directors
The sixth generation of Chinese directors is a special group of Chinese directors, who are both rebellious to the control …
Gender, Race & Identity: An Intersectional Analysis of Queer Representation in the Movie Moonlight by Barry Jenkins
The aim of this thesis is to deploy key identity structures that are mainly gender and race. These constructs intersect …
Gloc-9 Songs: A Encoding and Decoding Analysis
Music can be used as a powerful medium of communication and can be instrumental in creating a culture of resistance …
A Success of Content Communication Through Y-Series: A Case Study of 2gether the Series
The research entitled “A Content Communication through the Y-Series Entitled 2gether The Series” is a qualitative research aimed to study …
Baomu in China: The Portrayal of Female Domestic Workers in Newspapers and Social Media
This study investigates how female domestic workers, known as Baomu, are portrayed in Chinese news media. Extant studies have provided …
Representation of Korean Cultural Flow in the West During COVID-19: The Case of BTS
Amidst the closing of national borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Korean pop culture flow continues to transcend boundaries with …
No City for Fatal Women: Gender, Power, and Noir Convention in Marvel’s Jessica Jones
This paper aims to analyze both the employment and subversion of traditional noir convention in the web television series Jessica …
Culture and Human Resource Management: Understanding Communication in the Ages of Globalization
This paper will examine the international management of culture and human resources communication. The various movements of human resources and …
A Critical Analysis of the Construction of Asian Sexuality in Hollywood Romantic Comedies From 2018 to 2019
This study seeks to examine the construction of Asian sexuality through the characters featured in three Hollywood romantic comedies: Crazy …
Representation of Women in Premkumar’s Films
In the wake of waves of feminism and feminist film theories there are more expectations from the film industries, as …
Butch-girl Arya Stark in HBO’s The Game of Thrones: Got My Own White Steed
Arya Stark is a complicated heroine-antiheroine in The Game of Thrones television drama series. Her character sparks discussion within published …
Thai Gay Men’s Behaviors in Choosing to Use VDO Game Character Gender
It was found in the previous study on attitudes of Thai men choosing to use VDO game female characters that, …
Learning Media Based on Local Culture Characteristics for Literacy Aspect
The implementation of Local Culture in learning media stimulates the society in actualizing the culture and promoting it globally. Literacy …
My Own Little Television: Implications of the Conflation of Internet Broadcasting and Television Broadcasting in the Korean Context
Internet broadcasting jockey (BJs) has been a lucrative occupation in Korea, but it has not necessarily been a legitimate job. …
Bread Maker-Turned-Breadwinner: Representations of Gender and Power in the Canadian Television Series Bomb Girls
This research explores the representation of gender roles in the Canadian prime-time television series Bomb Girls, which depicts the lives …
Media and Human Rights: India’s North East in National India Media
With the dawn of India’s independence in 1947 and subsequent consolidation of its territory, and reorganisation of international border with …
Street Art as Political Media Literacy: About Geneng Street Art Project 2014 in Yogyakarta
Geneng Street Art Project 2014 (GSAP) was a project undertaken by street art artists in Jogjakarta. GSAP used people houses …
Shumang Leela A Platform for Cultural and Development Communication Discourse
Shumang Leela which means ‘Courtyard performance’ is a Manipuri theatrical art form considered to have developed in the 19th and …
Revitalising Indigenous Resistance and Dissent through Online Media
Indigenous peoples continue to experience exclusion from mediated mainstream public sphere debates. In Australia, recent government funding cuts suppress opportunities …
The Reproduction of the Image of Traditional Turkish Womens Role in Commercial Television ( A Study on the Expectations of the National Television Channels Imposed Upon Female Workers)
The national television channels strengthen the current perception about Turkish women. Gender discrimination can be observed when the presenters of …