Registration 9.30 a.m.–10 a.m.
10 a.m.–10.30 a.m.
Dr Yushi Hou
10:30 a.m.–11.30 a.m.
Professor Matthew Freeman (Bath Spa University)
11:30 a.m.–11.40 a.m.
11.40 a.m.–1:30 a.m.
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.
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.
4.40 p.m.–5.40 p.m.
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.
Dr James Slaymaker
6 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.–9 p.m.