The Communications Department is hosting a three-day conference called “Squid Game” and the Transnational Convergence of East Asian Pop Culture.
They are inviting this group to attend the keynote speaking event at 6:00 pm on Friday, April 14 in Alumni Hall. You can also attend dinner at 5:00 pm.
Details can be found here: https://www.ccsu.edu/squid-game-conference/index.html
Registration for the keynote event is on this page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/squid-game-and-beyond-utopia-and-dystopia-in-asian-popular-culture-tickets-506897613407
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Dal Yong JinDistinguished SFU Professor
Director, The Transnational Culture and Digital Technology Lab
Simon Fraser University
Associate Editor, Journal of Communication
Dal Yong Jin is a media studies scholar. He is Distinguished SFU Professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada where his research explores digital platforms, digital games, media history, political economy of communication, globalization and trans-nationalization, the Korean Wave, and science journalism. He has published more than 30 books and penned more than 200 journal articles, book chapters, and book reviews.