Date: 16 Feb 2022 (Wed)

Time: 12:30 – 14:00

Venue: Online via Zoom (Zoom link will be provided after registration.)

Speaker: Prof. CHAN, Lik Sam (Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Moderator: Prof. WONG, Wang Ivy (Associate Professor, Gender Studies Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Abstract:

Momo, Blued, and Rela. These are some of the most popular mobile dating apps in China today. In this talk, Lik Sam Chan argues that dating apps are not merely a platform for seeking romance or hooking up, but also, and more importantly, an arena where gender and queer politics manifest anew.

Drawing from an interdisciplinary body of literature on gender, queer, and technology studies, Chan foregrounds the interpretations of dating app users and examines how dating app users make use of the affordances of the technologies specific to their social position. He proposes “networked sexual publics” as a unifying concept to capture the dynamics of the emerging dating app culture and suggests ways for scholars and students to further investigate this global phenomenon.

Speaker’s Biography:

Lik Sam Chan is an assistant professor and the coordinator of the global communication undergraduate program at the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research takes an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and mixed-methods approach to examine the intricate relationship between digital media, gender, and culture.

Language: English

Registration: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13644897