2023 MCCAP Conference Program

1^st Media, Communication, and Cultural Studies: Asia-Pacific (MCCAP)

Conference Program

October 26^th, 2023 (Thursday) (Day 1 Zoom Webinar Link)

5:00 – 5:45 pm: Reception
5:45 – 6:00 pm: Welcome Message
(Dr. Steve McDowell & Dr. Michelle Kazmer)
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Opening Keynote
- Presenter: Regina Kim (Freelance Journalist, NYC)
  - Title: From K-pop to K-dramas: How K-culture Swept the World
- 7:00 – 7:30 pm: Seoula System, Student K-pop dance performance

October 27^th, 2023 (Friday) (Day 2 Zoom Webinar Link)

8:00 – 8:15 am: Welcoming remarks
8:15 – 9:00 am: Session 1
- Presenters: Yongshin Kwak (Ph.D. Candidate, Hanyang University) & Dr. Woongjae Ryoo(Professor, Hanyang University)
  - Title: Resistance and Domination in K-Culture: The Hybrid Modernity of the Global Korean Wave
9:15 – 9:20 am: Break
9:20 – 10:20 am: Session 2
- Presenter 1) Dr. Bora Yoon (Korean Cultural Center, NYC) (Zoom)
  - Title: Evolution of K-Wave toward K-Lifestyle: Unveiling the Flourishing Realm of Korean Culture – A Glimpse into the Work of the Korean Cultural Center New York
- Presenter 2) Sukie Park (Book Writer, NYC) (Zoom)
  - Title: Beyond BTS, Parasite and Squid Game
10:20 – 10:25 am: Break
10:25 – 11:25 am: Closing Keynote
- Presenter: Dr. Kyong Yoon (Professor, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada)
  - Title: Rethinking the Cultural Hybridity of K-pop
11:25 – 11:30 am: Closing remarks
- Conference Organizing Committees
  (Dr. Steve McDowell, Dr. Jenghoon Lee, and Dr. Jaejin Lee)
11:30 am: Lunch