Digital Society
4 March 2021
Dr Stella CHIA of CityU’s Department of Media and Communication has conducted a research study to investigate whether people’s evaluations and reactions to crowdsourced vigilantism are subject to media and social influences. 3 June 2021
城大中文及歷史學系助理教授徐力恆博士解釋數碼人文的應用，並表達其於學術界推廣數碼人文，促成更多合作，凝聚不同領域的學者共同參與研究的期許。6 July 2021
城大中文及歷史學系助理教授徐力恆博士介紹何謂數碼人文及其史前史，以及在將大量歷史資料數碼化的過程中，所遇上的困難及挑戰。29 September 2021
(Video in Cantonese only with bilingual subtitles) Have you ever imagined whether Tang poets Li Bai and Du Fu knew each other? As technology advances, one can gain an understanding of the social networks of historical figures with the help of digital tools. The use of information technologies in humanities research is referred to as “digital humanities”. In this video, Dr TSUI Lik-hang of CityU’s Department of Chinese and History introduces this mode of research and explains how it can help enhance the depth and breadth of the research by humanities scholars.25 December 2021
Dr Jun ZHANG of CityU's Department of Public and International Affairs opines that the recent crackdown on flaunting wealth online seems to appease public dissatisfaction from a perspective of Chinese class politics.24 April 2022
城大媒體與傳播系代悅博士就疫情新常態下防疫信息氾濫的假消息現象進行研究，希望能有效遏止假消息傳播並作出糾正。31 August 2022
Dr Chris SHEN Fei and his doctoral student at CityU’s Department of Media and Communication have conducted a research study across 10 Asian cities. The findings are presented in the article The relationship between online political participation and privacy protection: evidence from 10 Asian societies of different levels of cybersecurity, published in Behaviour and Information Technology.31 August 2022
In light of the “digital divide" phenomenon, Dr WANG Xiaohui of CityU’s Department of Media and Communication has designed a study to investigate the factors contributing to mobile health information seeking (MHIS) to profile such information seekers in Asia using data from 10 Asian countries. 31 August 2022
Not only do the long-distance couples tune into the communication issue, but many researchers also knuckle down to examine the contextual implications. Dr Crystal JIANG Li of CityU’s Department of Media and Communication presented a research report on adaptive communication and perceptions in long-distance dating.