The 3rd KU-SFU Symposium
January 26, 2026 2:00 PM-4:45 PM
Room: HC3520 Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre
Welcome Remarks: Dal Yong Jin (Professor, Simon Fraser University)
Panel I: Platforms, Humans, and Identity (2:00 PM- 3:15 PM)
Chair: Hye Yeon Seo (Ph.D. student, Simon Fraser University)
- Beyond “Can We Detect It?” Combating Misinformation through Human-Centered Provenance (Seungyeon Ha, Ph.D. student and Professor Seongcheol Kim)
- Augmenting or Replacing the Human Body? A Critical Political Economy of the Digitalization of the human Body (Woochul Kim, Ph.D.)
- Neither Here or There: K-pop, Hybridity and Negotiation of Identity for Gyopos". (Judy Kim, MA student)
Discussion: Hye Won Shin (Ph.D, Simon Fraser University)
Panel II: Digital Platforms, Structure, and Network (3:30 PM- 4:45 PM)
Chair: Heewoo Kim (Ph.D, Korea University)
- South Korea’s network media economy: Growth, concentration and upheaval, 2010–2023 (Professor Dal Yong Jin and Seoyeon Park, Ph.D. student)
- What drives successful content IP expansion into game platforms? A structural perspective (Da Eun Song, Ph.D., Korea University)
- Korea’s Esports Empire: Capital, Sovereignty and Intimacy (Jimoon Kang, Ph.D.)
Discussion: Ryeong Oh (Ph.D, Korea University)