18 Jun 2025
刘谦：在人工智能技术驱动下，艺术人才培养方式转型的思考与实践
学术专访：“刘谦-在人工智能技术驱动下，艺术人才培养方式转型的思考与实践”，《艺术教育杂志》，2025年4月上.(艺术类核心期刊，国家新闻出版广电总局首批A类学术期刊，人文社会科学期刊综合评价A刊入库期刊)
Exclusive Interview: Liu Qian – Transformation in Art Education: Rethinking and Practising Talent Cultivation in the AI-Driven Era, Art Education Journal, April 2025. (Core Journal in Arts-Category A; Recognised by the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) as a Top-Tier Academic Journal, Indexed in the A-Class Database of Humanities and Social Sciences Journals).View more:
刘谦：在人工智能技术驱动下，艺术人才培养方式转型的思考与实践
'We resolve our own sorrows': screening comfort women in Chinese documentary films
Zhang, P. & Fang, C., Dec 2024, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11, 1, 139.
This article adds a critical lens to the vicissitudinous public remembrance of the comfort women in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the oscillating representations of comfort women in Chinese documentary films. First, it probes how the violated bodies of comfort women on the screen constantly challenge and disrupt the entrenched gender norms in the interstices of the PRC’s official paradigms of 'national humiliation' and 'national greatness.' Then, it examines the distinctive film aesthetics and documentary ethics of Chinese director Guo Ke’s documentary films Thirty Two (2014) and Twenty Two (2017), given that the latter harvested record-breaking box office sales and incited heated online discussions of the comfort women issue in China. In particular, this article scrutinises how Guo’s esthetically appealing, politically non-confrontational, and ethically provocative approach helps constitute survivors’ private, gendered memories and encourages the viewers to contemplate his minimalist narratives. In a broader sense, this article contributes to the discussions of gender, nationalism, war remembrance, and documentary filmmaking in contemporary China.View more:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-02652-y
微短剧出海的内容再造、技术创新与多效协同
Yuwei Qiao, Yifan Zhou & Chen, Y., 30 Dec 2024, In:
中国电视(China Television). 2024/12, 446
Dr Yiming Chen collaborated with Ms Yifan Zhou, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Mango TV, a prominent media outlet in China, to publish a research paper in China Television, a CSSCI-indexed core journal. This study, from an industry perspective, timely examined the issues regarding content re-creation, technological innovation, and multi-effect synergy in the going global of Chinese micro dramas. The article represents a collaborative effort between academia and industry, particularly highlighting the crucial role of artificial intelligence in the worldwide dissemination of the Chinese micro-dramas industry. It provides practical guidance for accelerating the internationalisation of Chinese micro-dramas and enhancing the influence of contemporary Chinese culture.
专访-高校教育为苏州文化产业提供发展动能
Chen, Y., 20 Feb 2025, In:
现代苏州 (Modern Suzhou). 2025, No.4, p. 44 47 p., No.4.
This is an exclusive interview with me published in a local influential magazine, Modern Suzhou, where I discussed the pivotal role of higher education in advancing Suzhou's cultural industry. Particularly, I analysed the shift from Suzhou's rich historical traditions to innovation-centred cultural practices, underscoring how higher education acts as a vital source of talent and ideas that propel the industry forward. Moving forward, I emphasized the critical role of higher education institutions and cultural sectors collaborating to embrace digital transformation and technological integration. This collaboration aims to enhance and elevate the local creative and cultural industries, thereby accelerating Suzhou as a globally recognised cultural hub.View more:
陈一鸣博士接受《现代苏州》采访：高校教育为苏州文化产业提供发展动力
A Triple-Layered Comparative Approach to Understanding New Privacy Policy Practices of Digital Platforms and Users in China After Implementation of the PIPL
Liu, L. & Chen, Y., 30 Nov 2024, In: Social Media and Society.
Dr Yiming Chen, who served as the corresponding author, has recently published a paper in the SSCI-indexed Q1 journal Social Media and Society. This study examines the implementation of new privacy policies on digital platforms and user engagement within the context of China's inaugural "Personal Information Protection Law”(PIPL), enacted in 2021. The article delineates the complex power dynamics between digital platforms, their evolving privacy policies, and users. It offers a nuanced analysis that can inform governments and platforms as they optimise privacy-related policies. Importantly, the research provides timely practical insights into the non-Western privacy values as supplementary measures for digital privacy practices in the Global South.View more:
https://sage.cnpereading.com/paragraph/article/?doi=10.1177/20563051241301265
'Thangka Aesthetics': Decoding the Visual Representation of Sonthar Gyal’s The Sun Beaten Path (2011) and The River (2015)
Li, Y., 2024, In: Quarterly Review of Film and Video.
This paper aims to engage critically with the aesthetic exploration of Sonthar Gyal’s Tibetan films, which comprise The Sun Beaten Path (2011) and The River (2015). The paper reinforces the importance of the elaboration of ‘Thangka aesthetics’ in the films. In other words, these two films embody the auteurist characteristic that expresses the director’s core of repeated cinematic/artistic praxis – ‘Thangka aesthetics’. Further to this, these two films adapt the aesthetics of the Tibetan Thangka painting style to tell their stories, in order to grasp the deeper socio-cultural and ideological meanings/significances in the text and beyond.View more:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10509208.2024.2435116
IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. IT WILL: Depicting human experience that oscillates between reality and virtuality in a novel.
Mackenzie, M., Nov 2024, Cumulus Conference Proceedings CAFA Beijing 2023: Narratives of Love. Imbesi, L.,Liu, Y., Li, B., Chen, F., Xu, M., Hao, N., Han, Y., Zhang, X., Hu, H. & Gong, I. (eds.). 11. ed. Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, p. 38-44 1047 p. (Cumulus Conference Proceedings CAFA Beijing 2023: Narratives of Love; no. 11).
Dr. Mackenzie presents innovative literary research in the Cumulus Conference Proceedings: Narratives of Love (Nov 2024). Their novel is It’s Going To Be Okay. It will. Pioneers narrative techniques to capture the modern human experience oscillating between physical and digital realities.Structured through hybrid storytelling
– merging traditional first-person narratives with fragmented digital artifacts
– the work challenges literary conventions to reflect internet-era consciousness. Central to its exploration is the pressing question: How do we understand and locate ourselves in the digital age?
View more:
https://cumulusassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2023-Cumulus-Beijing-Proceedingsxxx.pdf
The New Other in Artificial Intelligence
O’Dowd, A., Carvalhais, M. (2024). The New Other of Artificial Intelligence. In:Gonçalves Lind, A., Pinto, A.P., Lambert, D. (eds) The Process of Becoming Other in the Classical and Contemporary World. Palgrave Studies in Otherness and Communication. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Humans evolved to seek patterns to build self-perception. But in the last century, our interactions with nature have decreased while human-machine interactions have increased, making humans more machine-like. Traditional design approaches have led to a sterile cohabitation. Rapid media consumption, limited attention spans, and everyday AI like ChatGPT are pushing society towards non-human interactions. Early humans recognized the other before themselves by depicting animals, but now, intelligent machines are simplifying these patterns. To reconnect with our humanity, machines need to adopt performance art principles and interact naturally.View more:
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-62395-0_20
把游戏作为方法
Sun, J., 13 Feb 2025, In:社会科学报. 1939, 6
This article discusses the importance of game literacy, emphasising a deeper understanding of games beyond two common perspectives: addiction-focused criticism and mere entertainment value. Drawing on James Paul Gee's concept of games as interactive languages, the article highlights the need for players to engage critically with games, both by analysing and creating content. It explores the dimensions of game universes, including "noun" (static elements like graphics and narrative) and "verb" (interactive gameplay mechanics), and introduces the concept of procedural rhetoric to analyse how games convey ideologies. Finally, it advocates for critical gaming to foster reflection on societal issues.View more:
https://shekebao.com.cn/detail/6/27814
Culture, commerce and crowdfunding: Artists’ experiences of crowdfunding and lessons from Japan
Terui, T., Mar 2025, In: Media, Culture and Society. 47, 2, p. 287-301 15 p.
Recently, cultural crowdfunding has emerged as a prominent funding mechanism, enabling the efficient collection of microdonations from supporters. Despite its growing significance, research on cultural crowdfunding remains limited. This paper seeks to make an original contribution by examining the impacts of cultural crowdfunding in Japan, focusing on the perspectives of performing artists and representatives of cultural organisations.It underscores the importance of considering local contexts and developing a nuanced understanding of crowdfunding’s role in the cultural and creative industries. To explore artists’ attitudes and approaches towards cultural crowdfunding, this study employs Boltanski and Thévenot’s theories of justification, specifically contrasting the values of the inspired world and the market world. By analysing cultural crowdfunding in Japan, this paper aims to enhance the understanding of artists’ policies and the role of public support for culture in the post-pandemic society.
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https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-86000725772&origin=inward&txGid=55db888dcd19f701f50c5cf0c2737d80
Estados para a Tensão: Compêndio de Resistências para o Aqui e o Agora
Petrauskas, I., 1 Apr 2025, Annablume. 264 p.
At its core, Resistance is an appeal to desire. To resist is to create a tension between competing desires, and the strength of that Resistance is determined by the intensity of the tension it generates. Yet, when desires become elusive and difficult to identify, this vital dialectical process is stifled, leading to a gradual erosion of the potential and significance of Resistance. This book delves into how, through art, we can still provoke tensions within society's structures. Titled “States for Tension: A Compendium of Resistances on the Here and Now,” it is structured into five distinct booklets, each illuminating a unique state of tension: Fiction, Listening, Self-Consumption, Deviation, and Idleness. While each booklet can be read independently, the interplay between these tensions invites deeper exploration. Readers are encouraged to navigate their own journey through this work, reflecting on the question: To resist—what purpose does it serve?View more:
https://loja.annablume.com.br/estudos-do-corpo/estados-para-a-tensao-compendio-de-resistencias-sobre-o-aqui-e-agora
Through the Looking Glass: Listening as a Path to Otherness
Petrauskas, I., 1 Dec 2024, Otherness in Communication Research: Perspectives in Media, Interpersonal, and Intercultural Communication. Palgrave Macmillan
Dr Petrauskas’s book explores otherness in communication across media, interpersonal, and intercultural contexts, covering its daily expressions, media experiences, and resistance strategies. It challenges Western-centric views and amplifies Global South perspectives. The book examines othering from the powerless other’s viewpoint, analysing identitarian demonstrations in diverse settings like households, schools, and media.View more:
https://scholar.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/publications/through-the-looking-glass-listening-as-a-path-to-otherness
The Self as Other: Embodied Contradictions in Caring for an Unfamiliar Body
Petrauskas, I., Feb 2025, International Conference on Gender Studies.
Resistance is fundamentally grounded in cultural/artistic practices. Resisting is pitting desire against desire to create tension. When desires are unclear, this tension fades, undermining Resistance. This book explores how to resist amid life's complexities, using five booklets to examine possible sites of tension. It asks: what does resistance mean today and what possible meanings might it still serve?
Urban Livability in Shanghai's Post-demolition Era: An Analytical Review
Zhuang, Q., 14 Mar 2025, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | AMPS: Urban Futures - Cultural Pasts Sustainable Cities, Cultures & Crafts. Amps, p. 211-220 10 p. (AMPS PROCEEDINGS SERIES 40.2; vol. 2).
Shanghai has undergone a significant transformation in its urban landscape, transitioning from densely populated Penghu settlements (棚户区) to a reimagined metropolitan identity in the post-demolition era. This research seeks to critically analyse the lived experiences of those displaced by this sweeping urban renewal. Although the demolitions aimed to improve living conditions, they often resulted in significant upheaval, forcing long-time residents into unfamiliar suburban environments. This study explores the multifaceted implications of these relocations, delving into the identity transitions experienced by residents as they adapt to their new neighborhoods, the reconfiguration of social networks, and their overall satisfaction with improved living conditions juxtaposed against loss of community ties and accessibility to essential services.
The AI Imperative in Music
Vasquez, J. C., 28 Mar 2025, In: Journal SEAMUS. 33, 1-2, p. 15-16
The paper explores AI's transformative impact on music production. It argues AI tools enhance efficiency but lack human intentionality. The author challenges the idea of AI vs humans, instead suggesting AI should augment human creativity. They warn of potential issues like cultural homogenization and market saturation. Ultimately, they advocate for a hybrid approach where AI enhances human creativity with ethical considerations in AI education.View more:
https://scholar.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/publications/the-eternalist-paradox-at-the-society-for-electro-acoustic-music-
63rd Ann Arbor Film Festival: Official Selection. World Premiere
Zubillaga, L., 24 Feb 2025
Dr Zubillaga's short animation film, "The Ship Karnak", premiered at the Ann Arbor Film Festival (AAFF) at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan on February 24th, 2025. The AAFF is one of the longest-running independent and experimental film festivals in North America, established in 1963 and internationally recognised as a premier forum for independent filmmakers and artists. Each year's festival engages audiences with remarkable cinematic experiences, presenting 40 programs with over 180 films from more than 20 countries of all lengths and genres, including experimental, animation, documentary, narrative, hybrid, and performance-based works. The festival receives over 2,500 submissions annually from more than 65 countries and serves as one of a handful of Academy Award®-qualifying festivals in the United States.View more:
https://www.aafilmfest.org/
"Carousel" at the Digital Enabling Exhibition: Design, Fabrication, Experience
Tian Leng
Tian Leng showcased a computational artwork at the Digital Enabling Exhibition: Design, Fabrication, Experience, which was co-presented by XJTLU, Suzhou Bay Digital Art Museum (EDCC), and the Suzhou Bay Cultural Center. Through an AI-driven approach to image-to-3D reconstruction, this artwork explores the intersection of physical memory and virtual space through the transformation of two-dimensional photographs into a three-dimensional interactive and experience.Date: December 14, 2024 - January 8th, 2025
3rd Jinan International Biennale: The Age of Human Wisdom: Selected work: Family Reunion
Zubillaga, L., 24 Feb 2025
Dr Zubillaga's work, "Family Reunions," is on display at the Shandong Art Museum in Jinan, China, from December 2024 to April 2025. The piece explores the "Law of Seven," symbolising universal transformation and cycles. Integrating traditional techniques like photography and film with contemporary digital animation and AI technology, it bridges the handmade and digital. Curated by Wang Chunchen and Manuel Borja-Villel, the exhibition titled "Era of Intelligence" is part of the 3rd Jinan International Biennale.View more:
http://www.sdam.org.cn/col/col351569/index.html
'Multi+' - 2024 MSc Cultural and Creative Industries Winter Exhibition: 3rd CCI Excellent Creative Work Showcase
Li, Y. & Chen, Y., Dec 2024
The 2024 MSc Cultural and Creative Industries Winter Exhibition, organised by the Academy of Film and Creative Technology at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, was successfully held in the AS building on 2-4 December 2024. With the theme of “Multi+”, this exhibition is supervised by the teacher and led by the student curatorial team of the MSc Cultural and Creative Industries programme, presenting the exploration and learning achievements of the master's degree students in the field of culture and creativity. The exhibition showcases the excellent coursework related to the students' creativities. This exhibition is not only a feast of academic and artistic convergence but also an original practice and exploration of creative cultural reproduction.View more:
2024 MSc Cultural and Creative Industries Winter Exhibition
"Brownian Whispers" at the 20th International WOCMAT (Workshop on Computer Music and Audio Technology) Conference
Vasquez, J. C., 20 Dec 2024
Peer-review selection for the performance of the acousmatic piece "Brownian Whispers" at the 20th International WOCMAT (Workshop on Computer Music and Audio Technology) Conference.Venue: Kainan University B103 Conference Hall, Taoyuan City.
The piece was awarded the 2024 20th WOCMAT Phil Winsor International Youth Computer Music Competition Award.
"Recursive Radiance" at Ignite the Arts Festival 2025
Vasquez, J. C. & Chen, Z., 30 Mar 2025
"Recursive Radiance" for an immersive 4-channel set-up was accepted for performance after a peer-review process at Ignite the Arts Festival 2025 in Canada. "Recursive Radiance" is the first project-based output of the RDF "Echoes in Space: Reimagining Chinese Traditional Instruments through Immersive Audio."Starting on Friday, March 28, and running until Sunday, March 30, the Ignite Festival Weekend is three days of nonstop music, performance, art, and workshops in ten venues in downtown Penticton (British Columbia), including the Elks Hall, Dream Café, Tempest Theatre, BritBar, Legacy Den, Highway 97 Brewery, Cannery Brewing, the Penticton Art Gallery, Be Hive, The Hub, and Hillside Winery.
在他乡与故乡之间探索人生的意义：《苍山》电影展映与导演交流工作坊
Exploring the Meaning of Life Between Hometown and Foreign Land: Feature Film Screening and Director Exchange Workshop for "Like Winds, Like Weeds"
Yu, Y., Chen, Y. & Miao, H., 27 Mar 2025
We invite the director of "Like Winds, Like Weeds," Fan Zhang, to screen the film "Like Winds, Like Weeds" in our campus cinema. After the screening, Director Fan Zhang will first introduce the film's creative process, scriptwriting, theme presentation, and the various challenges encountered during production. Following this, there will be an open Q&A session between the audience and the director. The director will further address questions from the audience regarding the film's details and share creative insights.View more:
活动预告 | 在他乡与故乡之间探索人生的意义：《苍山》电影导演交流活动
"The Eternalist Paradox" at Sonidos en Diálogo
Vasquez, J. C., 27 Nov 2024
Peer-review selection for performance of the multichannel piece "The Eternalist Paradox" at the Sonidos en Dialogo international festival, organised by Transversal Sonora. Venue: Gabriel García Márquez Public Library, El Tunal, Bogotá, Colombia.
"The Eternalist Paradox" at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States National Conference 2025: SEAMUS 2025
Vasquez, J. C., 21 Mar 2025
"The Eternalist Paradox" for an immersive 8-channel set-up was accepted for performance after a peer-review process at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States National Conference 2025.The National SEAMUS Conference, first held 41 years ago, is hosted in 2025 by Purdue University's newly formed Department of Music, housed within the College of Liberal Arts and the Rueff School of Art & Design and Performance, in collaboration with Purdue's Rueff Galleries, Hall of Music, The Arts Federation, the Department of Theatre and Dance, and Laboratory for Acoustics and Music at Purdue (LAMP), from March 21-24, 2025 (Friday to Monday).
"Prospective Perspectives" at XEC Interplay Taicang Art Museum (China)
Collar, A., 24 Nov 2024, at XEC Interplay G0 Gallery (China)
"Prospective Perspectives" presents works from emerging storytellers. It displays young artists' and filmmakers' innovative narratives and unique views. Each work reinterprets classic themes and modern issues, mixing traditional and contemporary elements. From personal stories to social critiques, it emphasises diverse narrative methods, attracting today's audiences. By highlighting these new voices, it celebrates current cinema and previews its future, offering insights into a generation's hopes and aspirations
"In Flux" at XEC Interplay Taicang Art Museum (China)
Collar, A., 24 Nov 2024
"In Flux" at XEC Interplay G0 Gallery (China)
Curated for Taicang Art Museum and G0 Gallery, "In Flux" showcases experimental cinematic works by global artists like Chu Jia Zheng. It challenges traditional film boundaries, focusing on abstract and avant-garde pieces that reshape narrative and perception, turning cinema into a unique sensory experience.
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18 Jun 2025