2016 ISMRC Seoul Conference Time Table (This program is subject to change, if necessary)
Day 1 (Aug 1st) Hanyang University/Hotel Samjung Time Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4
9:00-12:30 Doctoral colloquium/pre- conference Registration begins (Hotel Samjung) (Hanyang University)
12:30-14:00
SB 523 SB 415 SB 353 SB 350 1. Remembering Sewol Ferry 2. Investigating religious 3. Religion and film 4. Diaspora and digital disaster: Media Rituals for publics in digital religion Chair: Jeffrey Mahan, Iliff School activism Mourning Death and Coping studies of Theology Chair: Camila Arêas, IFP and with Public Trauma Chair: Tim Hutchings, Stockholm - Yam Chi-Keung, The Chinese Chair: Dong Hoo Lee, Incheon University University of Hong-Kong: CARISM (France): National University - Heidi Campbell, Texas A&M Cinematic Dystopia, Public - Jasjit Singh, University of - Jin-Woo Park, Konkuk University: An Open Source Discourse and Religious Leeds: The emergence of British 14:00-15:30 University: Media Ritual of ‘Walk Gospel? Negotiating Religious Subtext: The Case of Ten Years Sikh media and its impact on the Together’: Politics and Authority & Ownership of Sacred in the Context of Post-Umbrella- Sikh public sphere Compassion of the March of Texts Movement Hong Kong - Kimberly Casteline, Fordham Bereaved Families of Sewol - Ruth Tsuria, Texas A&M - Tomas Axelson, Dalarna University Afropolitan Ferry Disaster University: Religious Jewish University College: Audiovisual Pentecostals in Diaspora - Minkyu Sung, Ulsan National Public(s) (Re)defined Storytelling and Ideological - Anna Halalfoff, Deakin Institute of Science and - Nesrine Mansour, Texas A&M Horizons: Audiences, Cultural University, with Emma Tomalin, Technology: The Rhetoric of University: The Ambiance Contexts and Extra-textual Caroline Starkey: Cybersisters: “Eat-ins”: The Body in Pain in Perception of Light in Virtual Meaning Making Countering Gender Inequality in Post-Sewol Ferry Liberal Sacred Architecture - Suria Hani A.Rahman, Global Buddhism Democratic South Korea - Wendi Bellar, Texas A&M Loughborough University: Tales - Suk Jin Chae, University of University: Exploring Religious of the ‘lost and found’: The Sussex: The Construction of Mobile Application Audiences representation of Islam in Media Rituals by the Victimized with User Experience Methods Malaysian comedy films Families of Sewol Ferry Disaster - Clive Marsh, University of - Hae Won Kim, Ewha Leicester: Salvation in Public: Womans University and Jaewon The Possibility (or Lack) of Lie, Ewha Womans University: Redemption in Breaking Bad Creating ‘Digital Ritual’: On the SNS Memorial of Ferry Sewol Respondent: Kee Hyung Lee, Kyung Hee University
15:30-16:00 Coffee break SB 415 SB 523 SB 353 SB 350 1. Korean Buddhism beyond 2.Evangelical groups and 3. Media, death and suffering 4. Religion, media, space post-modernism: Buddhist media Chair: Tomas Axelson, Dalarna Chair: Xenia Zeiler, Helsinki Truth, Media and Publics Chair: Alessandra Vitullo, University College. University. Chair: Kyung-Joon Park, University of Rome Tor Vergata - Sam Han, Nanyang - Ann Hardy, University of Dongguk University - Alanna Miller, Fayetteville State Technological University: Death Waikato: Reflecting the Stars: - Doheum Lee, Hanyang University: Throwing and the post-secular: Heroism Museums and the Production of University: Buddhist alternative Themselves into the Arms of and aura in the mourning of Culture in Aotearoa/New 16:00-17:30 for the crisis of representations God in the World. How celebrities Zealand - Gil-Am Seok, Dongguk Evangelicals Navigate the - Sangduck Kim, Edinburg - Seung Soo Kim, University of University: The Digital Principle Uncertainty of Everyday Life University: Photographic Colorado at Boulder: and the Public in View of the Through Media Representation of Suffering and Templestay, Digital Media, and Hwayen Buddhism - Gavin Feller, University of Compassion: A Case of the Authenticity in Neo-liberal Brand - Byung Kee Pak, Korea Iowa: Points of Contact: Kwangju Massacre Culture National University of Education: Materiality, Mediation, and - Tim Hutchings, Stockholm - Oren Golan & Michele Martini, Buddhist contemplation about Exchange in Brazilian Neo- University: Death, Media and the Haifa University: Ethics of the press in 21st Pentecostal Authority Study of Religion: Making Sense Re-creating Holy Spaces and Century - Andrew Hudson, University of of the New Digital Afterlife Authority through Online Videos: Pennsylvania: The airplane is - Enqi Weng, RMIT University: Video Production among the voice of prophecy even if Lee Kuan Yew: From Statesman Monastic Catholic Activists in the doesn’t speak English, Greek or to Secular Sacred Figure Holy Land Hebrew…” - Jung Soo Jo, Handong Global - Jong In Chang, University of University: When religious space Iowa: Branding a church: When becomes contentious: a church meets the market place Myeongdong Cathedral and the representation of democracy in South Korean social movements of the 1980s 17:30-18:00 Break 18:00-19:00 Keynote Lecture 1: Chin-Hong Chung, Seoul National University, Korea (Convention Room, 6th Fl. HIT) 19:00- 21:00 Welcome Reception (H Club, HIT)
Day 2 (Aug 2nd) Hotel Samjung Time Rosemary 1 Rosemary 2 Lavendar Kara 3. Religious broadcasting 2. Religious counterpublics Chair: Peter Horsfield, RMIT and communities University Chair: Fazlul Rahman, - Nur Kareelawati Abd. Karim, 1. Media, Conflicts and Values Indonesian Consortium for Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 4. Making news: religion, in Religious Education Religious Studies Conceptualising the Production politics and American civil Chair: Mona Abdel-Fadil, - Ryan Bartlett, University of Culture of Religious Television: society University of Oslo Colorado at Boulder: Popular an Ethnographic approach to Chair/respondent: Leora - Maximilian Broberg, Uppsala Culture and Counterpublics: Islamic Television in London Batnitzky, Princeton University University: Engaging with Opposition and Resistance - Francis Arackal Thummy, Amity - Anthea Butler, University of Mediatized Representations of Movements in Early and University: The Beginning, Pennsylvania: Black Twitter, Religion in the Classroom Contemporary Mormonism Expansion, and Impact of Politics and Public Theology - Audun Toft, Norwegian School - Adam Copeland, Luther Shalom Religious Media: A Case - Rachel Lindsey, Washington 9:00-10:30 of Theology: Islam and Media in Seminary: The Not-So-Simple Study University in St. Louis: Religion the Classroom Way: Examining the Disparate - Sungmin Lee, Korea Culture & and the Birth of American - Rachel Hanemann, University Rationale of Two Leaders in the Tourism Institute: History of Photopolitics of Kent: Media, Religion and Simplicity Movement Religious Broadcasting in Korea - Diane Winston, University of Values: The Problem of Catholic - Seung Min Hong, University of from a Religious Politics Southern California: Heartland Education Iowa: Reformation from within: Standpoint: the Period of a Religion: Or How and Why the - Grace Chiou, Gordon College: Critical Christian Media in South Protestant Broadcasting New York Times Made Possible Doubling Down on Privacy: Korea Monopoly Donald Trump’s Presidential Teens and Social Media - Dal Yong Jin, Simon Fraser - Myung-Sahm Suh, University Campaign University: The Mediatization of of Chicago: Broadcasting the Uisang’s Hwaom Philosophy in Good News through the Contemporary Films ‘Bamboo Curtain: FEBC and Its Imagined Audiences under Communist Rule 10:30-11:00 Coffee break Rosemary 1 Kara Lavendar Rosemary 2 3. Hyper-mediation of religion in the current media moment Chair: Lynn Schofield Clark, 4. Journalism and religion University of Denver Chair: Teemu Taira, University of 2. Religion and music - Kristin Peterson, University of Helsinki Chair: Nesrine Mansour, Texas Colorado at Boulder: - Marta Axner Ims, Uppsala 1. Author meets critics: From A&M University #MuslimLivesMatter: Using University: Is the Journalistic Jesus to the Internet by Peter - Daniel Thornton, Alphacrucis Hyper-Mediation to Honor the Mechanism of News Value Horsfield College:The Rise of Global Lives of Young Muslim Stereotyping Minorities Chair: Mia Lövheim, Uppsala Contemporary Congregational Americans - Yoel Cohen, Ariel University: University Songs - Giulia Evolvi, University of Religious Holidays & Media - Jin Kyu Park, Seoul Women’s - Sunny Yoon, Hanyang Colorado at Boulder: The Hyper- Events: Judaism & the Israeli University University: Youth culture and mediation of Italian Conservative Press 11:00-12:30 - Stefan Gelfgren, Umeå contemporary Christian music Catholic Action - Oren Golan & Nakhi Mishol, University - Nabil Echchaibi, University of - Seung Soo Kim, University of Haifa University: Fundamentalist - Kwabena Asamoah Gyadu, Colorado at Boulder: Religious Colorado at Boulder: Hyper- Knowledge Brokers: New Media Trinity Theological Seminary Digitopias and Islamopolitanism mediation and the U.S. Journalism in the Jewish ultra- - Gavin Feller, University of Iowa - Bo kyung Blenda Im, Protestant Establishment Orthodox Community Respondent: Peter Horsfield, Pennsylvania University: - William Ramsey, University of - Henrik Christensen, Aarhus RMIT University. Dancing in the Son: Musical Colorado at Boulder: Cosplay as University: “In Denmark You Can Mediation and Christian a Hyper-mediation of the Fan Make Fun of Almost Everything”: Counterpublics in South Korea Experience The Use of Christian Symbols in - Samira Rajabi, University of Magazine Advertising Colorado at Boulder: Hyper- mediation and Memory Making Note: panel ends at 12.45!
12:30-14:00 Lunch
Rosemary 1 Lavendar Rosemary 2 Kara 2. Digital media and religious 3. Religion and popular authority culture: theory Chair: Pauline Cheong, Arizona Chair: Christopher Helland, 1. Representations and Interaction: State University. Dalhousie University Scandinavian public service - Fazlul Rahman, Indonesian - Jeffrey Mahan, Iliff School of Chair: Knut Lundby, University Consortium for Religious Theology: What do we mean by of Oslo Studies: Digital Media Literacy “popular” in the study of - Knut Lundby, University of And The Problem of Authority. Religion, Media and Popular Oslo: Engaging with Conflicts in The Case of Santris And Kiai In Culture? Public Service, Broadcasting – Traditional Pesantren In - Peter Horsfield, RMIT Survey Overviews Indonesia University “Just before I go, - Mia Lövheim, Uppsala - Rita Marchetti, University of could we have a conversation, Korean Film Screening 14:00-15:30 University: Representing and Perugia: Facebook and Italian about the transcendent nature of (“Thirst”) Discussing Islam in Public Catholic Church ministers. human existence and how Service Radio - Stefan Gelfgren, Umeå people are using media to give - Mattias Rosenfeldt, University University: Negotiation of new expressions to it?” of Copenhagen: Debating religious authority and the duality - James Thrall, Knox College: religion: the role of public service of internet Histories, Publics, and Mediated media - Ruth Tsuria, Texas A&M Sacred Texts in The Man in the - Mona Abdel-Fadil , University University: ”I go Online to ask if I High Castle of Oslo: Facebook-Campaigning can Masturbate” How Orthodox - Joonseong Lee: California for Christianity on Norwegian TV Jewish Online Websites act as State University, San Marcos: spaces for the negotiation of Construction of digirit in the sexual norms abstract machines of control 15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Keynote Lecture 2: Pradip Thomas, University of Queensland, Australia (Lavendar)
17:30-18:00 Break 18:00-19:00 Board meeting
Day 3 (Aug 3rd)
Time Excursions
Option 1. Yoido Full Gospel Church & Buddhist Templestay at Jeondeungsa Temple 9:00-18:00 Option 2. Yoido Full Gospel Church & Museum/Training Center of the Unification Church Option 3. Yoido Full Gospel Church & Myeong-dong Cathedral / Namdaemun Bazar
Day 4 (Aug 4th) Hotel Samjung Time Rosemary 1 Lavendar Rosemary 2 Kara 1. Islam and/in media 2. Understanding of Korean 1. Politics, religion and media 4. Media regulation and Chair: Mattias Rosenfeldt, religions on Internet Chair: Marta Axner Ims, Uppsala religion University of Copenhagen. - Chair: Sung Gun Kim, Seowon University Chair: Henrik Christensen, - Louise Lund Liebmann, University. - Sandra Veinberg, RISEBA & University of Aarhus. University of Agder: Ethnicity as - Hairan Woo, Cathollic Liepāja University: Refugees in - Tim Karis, Ruhr-University a '(dis)privileged speaking University of Korea: Internet Latvian media Bochum: Churches still going position'. Public discourses on Mediated Religious Practices: - Maria K Hardman, Center for strong: The case of public 9:00-10:30 Scandinavian Muslims Focused on South Korean International Learning, Oman: broadcasting in Germany. - Kristin Petersen & Nabil Buddhism and Protestantism Images of sectarianism. Al - Adriaan J. Overbeeke, Free Echchaibi, University of - Kwang Suk Yoo, Kyung Hee Manar and political division in University Amsterdam: Too much Colorado at Boulder: "Mipsterz:" University: Korean Religious the Gulf or too little diversity? The fate of Hip, American and Muslim Cultural Digital Map Based on - Teemu Taira, University of religious programmes on Dutch - Susanne Stadlbauer, University Geographic Information System Helsinki: Are the Mainstream public television of Colorado at Boulder: of Ersi Media as Antireligious as Many - Richard Wallis, Bournemouth Becoming “Real” Men: - Kwangdeok Cho, Kyung Hee of Us Think? University: ‘Keeping alive the Masculinization and Digital University: Discourse Analysis - Laurens de Rooij, Durham rumour of God’? The changing Immediacy in Recruiting about Religious Participation in University: Religion and purpose of religious IS-Fighters on German Social the Media: Kyunghyang Daily Belonging. In what ways do broadcasting in the UK. Media News, Hankyoreh Newspaper, depictions of Muslims and Islam - Kyuhoon Cho, Nanyang - Camila Arêas, IFP and Chosun Ilbo, and Dong-A Daily in the News inform the thoughts Technological University: The CARISM (France): Media News and actions of non-Muslims in Discursive Construction of construction of Islamic visibility - Suho Park, Joong-Ang Sangha England? Religion in the South Korean and redefinition of public spaces: University & Hae Young Min, - Angela Nwammuo, Ijeoma Obi Media the case of French “veil affairs” Korea University: Changes in and Walter Ihejrika, Anambra Religious Groups and Inter- State University and University religious Conflicts caused by the of Port Harcourt: Framing Religious Use of Digital Media ‘political religious leaders’ in the Nigerian digital public sphere Note – panel ends at 10.45! 10:30-11:00 Coffee break Rosemary 1 Lavendar Rosemary 2 Kara 1. Theoretical approaches to 2. Media and authority in 3. Explorations of Media 4. Religion and Reality TV: studying Video gaming and historical religious contexts ambivalence Making the Private Public religion Chair: Tim Karis, Ruhr-University Chair/respondent: Stewart Chair/respondent: Nabil Chair: Gregory Grieve, Bochum Hoover, University of Colorado, Echchaibi, University of University of North Carolina, - Jessie Pons and Erika Forte, Boulder. Colorado, Boulder. Greensboro Käte Hamburger Kolleg and - Art Bamford, University of - Diane Winston, University of - Kathrin Trattner University of Ruhr Universität Bochum: Colorado: “I failed totally”: Southern California: Chrisley 11:00-12:30 Graz: Religion, Games, and "Building the authority of Christian parenting discourse on Knows Best: Queering the Intersectionality Buddhist images: between the mediation and family media Southern Christian Patriarch - Christopher Helland, Dalhousie Ganges and Khotan rivers". practices - Mara Einstein, Queens University: Never Alone? From - Licia Di Giacinto, KHK, RUB: - Susanne Stadlbauer, University College: Preachers of LA…and Sacred Myth to Secular Play The construction of orality in of Colorado: Conch Shells, Detroit…and Atlanta: A political - John William Borchert, written texts: notes from early Sacred Pipes, and Facebook: economy of religion and reality Syracuse University: Modeling imperial China The Role Media Ambivalence TV Religion and Digital Gaming - Eduard Iricinschi, KHK, RUB: and Affect in Shaping - Brenda Weber, Indiana through Posthuman and Ritual Religious Innovation in Contemporary Native American University: Follow the Prophet: Theories Manichaeism: Mani’s Books as Spiritualties Gender Progressivism and Authorizing Media in Religious - Samira Rajabi, University of Mediated Fundamentalist Propaganda Colorado: From Mindful to Polygamy Mindless: Conflicts in self- representation - Evelina Lundmark, Uppsala University: "Coming Out as an Atheist - Stitching Social Locations Through YouTube"
12:30-14:00 Lunch
Rosemary 1 Lavendar Rosemary 2 Kara 1. Religion, Rallies, Rituals 2. Post-Soviet, Postmodern, 3. Gender identities and the 4. Methods in Studying Video Chair: Ann Hardy, University of Post-secular? The Russian American Evangelical body Gaming and Religion Waikato Orthodox Church and the politics Chair: Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, - Seokhun Choi, Yonsei Digital Media Chair: Diane Winston, University University of Bremen University: Theatre as a Ritual of Chair: Heidi Campbell, Texas of Southern California - Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Redemption: The Spiritual A&M University. - Stewart Hoover, University of University of Bremen: Communitas in The Last Days of - Mikhail Suslov, Uppsala Colorado at Boulder: Does God Gamevironments: Analyzing Judas Iscariot University: Staging the Self or Make the Man?: Media, Religion Religion in Gametized Worlds - Patrick Gnanapragasam, Doing the Missionary Work: and the Crisis of Masculinity - Xenia Zeiler, University of 14:00-15:30 University of Madras: Digital Orthodox Blogosphere - Annie Blazer, The College of Helsinki: Analyzing Comments Religion: Opening of Closures or - Hanna Staehle, University of William and Mary: Playing for on Let’s Play Gaming Videos: Closing of Open Spaces? Passau: Mediating Conflict: the God: Evangelical Women and Coding Methods and Asian - Anthea Butler & Gabriel Russian Orthodox Church from the Unintended Consequences Religious Contents in ‘Asura’s Raeburn, University of the Perspective of Church Critics of Sports Ministry Wrath’ Pennsylvania: Sacred Meetings and their Narratives on the - Miriam Diez Bosch, Blanquerna - Gregory Grieve, University of and Monuments: Media and Russian Internet. Observatory: Immigrant women, North Carolina, Greensboro: outdoor religious rallies in - Irina Kotkina, CBEES, religion & technology. A case Ludagraphy America. Södertörn University: “It is the study in Barcelona. (moved from
- Jean-Baptiste Sourou, continuation of the ‘punk-mass’: Aug 1 14:00) CeDReS, Benin: Establishment of the new Ritual Celebration and cultural canon of the Russian Community Communication in Orthodox Church and scandal Contemporary Africa around Tannhäuser premiere in Novosibirsk.
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Annual Meeting (Rosemary)
17:30-18:00 Break 18:00-19:00 Presidential Address & Dinner (Adonis Hall) 19:00- 21:00