Conference Programme
Registration 9.30 a.m.–10 a.m.
10 a.m.–10.30 a.m.
Welcome Talk
Dr Yushi Hou
10:30 a.m.–11.30 a.m.
Keynote Speech 'Transmedia/Genre: Rethinking Genre in a Multiplatform Culture'
Professor Matthew Freeman (Bath Spa University)
11:30 a.m.–11.40 a.m.
Coffee Break (1179, Corridor/Seating)
11.40 a.m.–1:30 a.m.
Panel 1: Cultural Exchange and Political Dialogue
Chair: James Slaymaker
(Each presentation 20 mins, followed by 30 mins Q&A)
Global Streaming and Cross-Cultural Exchange: A Comparative Analysis of Demon Slayer: Kimetsuno Yaiba and The King’s Avatar (Amber Zhang, Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University) [Online]
Hundred Names, Hundred Identities, One Soul: How Citadel Tells an International Story (Orcun Can & Can Kocak, King's College London&University of Sussex) [Online]
Film Distribution Policies in Turkey: A Case Study of Digital Transformation and Cultural Politics (İlknur Bilir, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)
Lilly Singh and YouTube: Does it Succeed as a Transnational Platform in Which Anyone can be a Global Star? (Lucy McDonald, University of Southampton)
Lunch 1.30 p.m.–2.30 p.m.
2.30 p.m.–4.20 p.m.
Panel 2: Social Engagement and User Interaction
Chair: Yushi Hou
The Tradition of Illegal Streaming Services in Georgia
(Capitalism and Art in the Digital Ecology) (Giorgi Razmadze, Film Georgia State University)
Viewing with the Bullet Screen: Online Viewership and Streaming Culture in Mainland China (Xiaoran Zhang, University of Nottingham) [Online]
How has Premier Access impacted theatrical release patterns? A case study of Disney+ (Michael Barnard, University of Southampton)
The Censorship Regime Towards LGBTQI+ Representations on Streaming platforms in Turkey (Aykut Kazmaci, University of Southampton)
4.20 p.m.–4.40 p.m.
Coffee Break
4.40 p.m.–5.40 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion 'Exploring the Impact of Streaming Media on Transnational Film Culture'
Dr James Slaymaker (University of Southampton)
Dr Jaap Verheul (University of Southampton)
Professor Jean K Chalaby (City University of London)
Dr José M. Blázquez (Bournemouth University)
Professor Stefano Baschiera (Queen’s University Belfast)
5.40 p.m.–6 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Dr James Slaymaker
6 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Wine Reception
Dinner 6:30 p.m.–9 p.m.