For the final episode of the IERLab Podcast Season 2, Dr Chen Guo joined our host Walter Lee to chat about influencers in rural China. You can listen to S2E6 + catch up on all episodes of our podcast here: open.spotify.com/show/1KIPzD57n… #IERLab

This month we welcomed Visiting Fellow A/Prof WU Fang to the IERLab. During a Tea Session we learnt more about A/Prof Wu’s work on Chinese digital cultures, including diaspora wanghong. Find out more about A/Prof WU Fang and IERLab Tea Sessions here: ierlab.com/tea-sessions/

We welcomed Visiting Fellow Meg Jing Zeng to the IERLab earlier this month. As part of her visit, she generously presented the masterclass "Computational Approach to Researching Visual Social Media", sharing her insights as a world-leading media scholar. ierlab.com/about/

Last week Nao Kamei joined us for a Tea Session. Nao is a master tsukushi-mai dancer who is also active in preserving the tradition through performing the art form (IG: nao_japanese.culture) 🪭 Read more about Nao Kamei & IERLab Tea Sessions here: ierlab.com/tea-sessions/

IERLab Research Student Janey Umback will be presenting the online seminar "Korean(Air)waves: Disseminating K-pop Research via Podcasts" on Tues 6 August! Hosted by the Korean Studies Association of Australasia Emerging Researcher Group. More information & registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Read & Greet is a new IERLab initiative organised & run by our Research Students. For the inaugural R&G session, we welcomed IERLab Visiting Fellow Meg Jing Zeng to discuss one of her publications, reflecting on the processes and experiences of a researcher. ierlab.com/read-greet/

A big congratulations to IERLab Research Fellow Jin Lee (not active here anymore) who has been awarded the 2024 Humanities Building Research Capability Award – Early Career Researcher at the Curtin University Humanities Research Awards! 👏✨ #IERLab

KEYNOTE: ‘Doing Cultural Research in Asia: Intercultural Influencers in East Asia’ Join wishcrys for this keynote introducing a new theory of ‘Intercultural Influencers’ on 6 Sept 24, 9:00am - 10:30am AEST. More info & online tickets available here: eventbrite.com.au/e/doing-cultur…

New publication out now from Jin Lee (not active here anymore) & wishcrys: “Fantasised and fantastical Nordic imaginaries: Contextualising Nordic life vlogs by East Asian YouTube vloggers” in Nordic Journal of Media Studies. Read the article here [open access]: doi.org/10.2478/njms-2…

This week our Founding Director wishcrys and Research Student Rachel will be presenting at the #AoIR2024 conference in Sheffield! For more information about their sessions, including panel descriptions and/or abstracts, visit: ierlab.com/aoir2024/ #IERLab

New publication out now from Jin Lee (not active here anymore): ‘“Cute saves the world!”: animal Internet Celebrities’ cute activism in the #AdoptDontShop animal rescue campaign on social media’ in Social Movement Studies. Read this article here [open access]: doi.org/10.1080/147428… #IERLab

👋 We've added a new place you can find us online! Find our socials links + learn more about the IERLab (including our Publications, Members & the IERLab Podcast) by visiting ierlab.com ✨ #IERLab

A big congratulations to our Research Student Faye Mercier for her Milestone 1 presentation this week 👏🎉✨ Faye’s PhD project focuses on the role of K-Influencers in the global K-Economy. Learn more about Faye here: ierlab.com/about/ #IERLab

A big congratulations to our Research Student Rachel for her Milestone 3 presentation this week 👏🎉✨ Rachel's PhD project explores the practices, evolution, impact, and industry surrounding virtual influencers. Learn more about Rachel: ierlab.com/about/ #IERLab

AoIR recap: IERLab Research Student Rachel Berryman Rachel has written an insightful blog about her experience at #AoIR2024, including a recap of the IERLab-supported panel ‘Virtual Celebrities Industries in East Asia.’ Read here: ierlab.com/2024/11/22/rec… #IERLab

The IERLab extends a very warm welcome to Hao Zheng (now on Bluesky), who is joining us as a Research Fellow ✨ Hao’s work focuses on gender and sexuality, transnational mobility, and digital cultures. Learn more about Hao here: ierlab.com/about/ #IERLab

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