Dong-A University Gender and Affect Research Institute Holds Consecutive Colloquiums

The Gender·Affect Research Institute at Dong-A University will hold a series of colloquiums in the first half of 2023 under the theme "Gendersphere: Exploring Online Culture as a Gendered Affective Space."

"Gendersphere" is a coined term referring to online spaces as fields of discourse and affect related to gender, and this colloquium will be conducted online.

The colloquium will be held five times from April 27 to August, featuring research presentations and discussions on reception and practices surrounding recent online content such as games, web novels, and popular culture fandoms.

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At the colloquium, film researcher Jo Hye-young will present "Gender Diversity Representation and Identification Troubles in Cinematic Games: Focusing on The Last of Us Series" on April 27 at 7 p.m.

Additionally, Professor Lee Dong-hoo from Incheon National University will present "A Study on Female Streamers' Experiences in Game Streaming Spaces" on May 25 at 7 p.m., and Professor Ahn Sang-won from Ewha Womans University will present "Reflections on the 'Feminine Genre' of Web Novels and Exploration of Alternative Narratives" on June 15 at 7 p.m.

Other topics include Professor Lee Jin-ha from the University of Washington's "Strategies of Online Communities Responding to Misinformation" (July 20 at 2 p.m.) and Researcher Lee Ji-haeng from Dong-A University’s "Practices of Fandom Communities and Gendered Affect" (August 17 at 2 p.m.).

For more detailed information, please refer to the institute’s website or contact the institute directly.

Established under the leadership of Professor Kwon Myung-ah, the Gender·Affect Research Institute at Dong-A University combines research methods of affect and gender to attempt a paradigm shift in the humanities regarding subjects such as the self and body, life and death, illness, disability, minorities, and posthumanism, while exploring and researching social and cultural agendas surrounding "connection" and "dependency."

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