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²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ Institute in Macau at ICA Conference 2018

Juhee Kang and Jenny Ju, on behalf of ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ Macau, presented research works on technology, media, and intercultural exchange, at ICA conference.

Date Published
28 May 2018
Juhee Kang and Jenny Ju at ICA Conference

From 24 to 28 May 2018, researchers from the ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ Institute in Macau participated in the 68th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA) held in Prague, Czech Republic. The conference brought together about 3,500 communications scholars to discuss and reflect on the theories, representations, and expression of this year's theme of Voices.

Juhee Kang presented her research on the at the "Mobility and Migration" session of the Mobile Communication Interest Group. Jenny Ju also presented a paper entitled "Acculturation and Identity Performance Presented via WeChat Moments" that describes how the WeChat platform represents their cultural adaptation process. Jenny also attended the panel "Border and Refugee Intercultural Experiences/Dynamics" to share her work on . Both of these research activities are undertaken within the at ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ Institute in Macau.

The conference provided a good opportunity for engaging with communication scholars involved with technology, media, and intercultural communication.

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