In Event: ICA Interactive Paper/Poster Session III

Global Communication and Social Change

Shiv Ganesh, The University of Texas at Austin

ACT: An Evidence Based Macro Framework to Examine How Communication Approaches Can Change Social Norms Towards Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) - Suruchi Sood, Drexel U; Carmen Cronin, Drexel U School of Public Health; Kelli Kostizak, Drexel U; Stephanie Baric, UNICEF; Nafissatou Diop, UNFPA, New York; Mar Jubero, UNICEF; Theresa Kilbane, UNICEF; Charlotte Lapsansky; Berhanu Legesse, UNFPA, New York; Rafael A. Obregon Galvez, UNICEF; Michelle Gordon, Drexel U

Branding the Holy Land: Israeli Nation Branding in Tumultuous Times - David Elliot Berman, Annenberg School for Communication / U of Pennsylvania

Re-Wrapping and Re-Signifying Meaning: An Analysis of Turban Day - Nandita Sabnis, Arizona State U

Alternative Forms of Media, ICTs and Underprivileged Groups in China - Siyuan Yin, University of Massachusetts

Shifted Empire: The Revival of Hong Kong Cinema in a New Place - Shih-Chien Chang, Chuhai College of Higher Education, HK

“Kingston Be Wise:” Jamaica’s Reggae Revival, Musical Livity, and Troubling Temporality in the Music Industry - John Vilanova, U of Pennsylvania

Representing Africa in China: Comparing the Maoist and Post-Mao Eras - Miao Lu, CUHK

Towards Spreadable Entertainment-Education: How Transmedia Storytelling and Social Influencers Contribute to Effective Health Interventions - Roel Lutkenhaus, Center for Media & Health, Gouda; Erasmus University Rotterdam; Jeroen Jansz, Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture / Erasmus U Rotterdam; Martine Bouman, Erasmus U Rotterdam

Media Use and Social Capital in Serbia: Can Mass Media Use Affect Social Trust and Life Satisfaction in a Transitional Society? - Ivanka Pjesivac, U of Georgia

Counter-Hegemonic Contra-Flow and The Al-Jazeera America Fiasco: A Social Network Analysis of Al-Jazeera America's Twitter Users - Tal Samuel-Azran, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya; Tsahi (Zack) Hayat, The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya

Critical Analysis of Transmedia Storytelling of Webtoons in Korean Cinema - Dal Yong Jin