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FASSTalkTHE CNM PODCAST | Fandom and AudiencesDr Alex Mitchell hosts a discussion of fandom and audiences – their evolution and differing impact on society throughout history – with his co-educators at NUS Communications and New Media, Associate Professor Zhang Weiyu (also Director of the Civic Tech Lab) and Dr Bertha Chin.
Key Points
01:00 The definition of fandom
02.20 Who studies fandom and audiences?
04:56 The present and future of fandom and fan studies
06:49 Fandom in China
07:46 Misconceptions the public may have about fans
11:48 Is fandom a new phenomenon?
14:12 The impact of technology and media on fandom
19:51 What sort of relationship...2025-06-0227 minFASSTalkTHE CNM PODCAST | Discussing Career and Life with AlumniIn this special edition of The CNM Podcast – produced by Create N iMpact, a group of NUS Communications and New Media (CNM) undergraduate students currently enrolled in NM4207 (Managing Communications Campaigns) – CNM alumni Xie Jingyi (Creative Director of BREAVACO and Master's by Research student) and Ken Ng (Director of Operations at Parkway East Hospital) talk about their careers in development, elaborate on the skills and values they gained in their time at CNM, and offer advice for students today.
Key Points
04:20 Professional journey so far
07:05 Career-shaping moments
09:10 The skills acquired at CNM t...2025-04-0334 minFASSTalkTHE CNM PODCAST | Risk CommunicationHost Dr. Soh Kai Ruo, Lecturer at NUS Communications and New Media (CNM), together with Assistant Professors Dr. Hong Soo Jung and Dr. Ivy Fong discuss the differences between risk and crisis communication in health and corporate communication.
Key Points
01:56 Differences between risk and crisis communication
10:09 Public perception and risk assessment
17:45 Impact of digital technologies in risk and crisis communication
27:05 Tips to manage risk and crisis communication
The CNM Podcast Host: Dr Soh Kai Ruo
Dr. Soh Kai Ruo is a Lecturer at the National University o...2024-11-2730 minFASSTalkTHE CNM PODCAST | Gender, Sex and the MediaDr Shobha Avadhani, Dr Eunbi Lee and Dr Michelle Ho discuss the study of the intersection of gender and communication matters, their approaches to researching and teaching gender at NUS Communications and New Media, and share some of the insights they gain from this work.
Key Points
1:10 What does gender have to do with media and communication?
4:30 The methods and theories used in the study of gender and media and communication.
7:30 About the people who participate in Dr Lee's and Dr Ho's studies.
14:22 The unique significance and challenges of D...2024-09-1831 minFASSTalkTHE CNM PODCAST | Algorithmic BiasAssistant Professors Kokil Jaidka, Chao Yu and Subhayan Mukerjee of NUS Communications and New Media review the state of algorithmic bias today and discuss approaches to mitigating its impact on the real world.
Key Points
01:20 The definition of algorithmic bias, the different types of algorithmic bias, and the factors that could cause or amplify algorithmic bias.
06:40 The effects of algorithmic bias – examples in the real world
15:20 Solutions for mitigating the impact of algorithmic bias
33:30 Challenges posed by algorithmic bias in the future and what our response should be
THE CNM Podcast Host: As...2024-07-2336 minFASSTalkTHE CNM PODCAST | The Impact of Platforms
Platforms are ubiquitous in this age of social media, and we are increasingly reliant on them for our everyday needs. Yet, when platforms are overlaid on existing practices, they often change them in particular ways. This episode, hosted by Dr Jinna Tay, explores these new changes with two researchers at NUS Communications and New Media, Assistant Professor Hong Renyi and Assistant Professor Jun Yu.
Key Points
00:00 What are platforms and why do they feature in communications research today?
11:20 What kinds of new labour practices are brought into platforms?
21:35 What does empowerment and access does platform consecutively make a...2024-04-1744 minFASSTalkDr Nina Powell, Senior Lecturer, NUS Psychology | EDUCATORS
Educator: Dr Nina Laurel Powell (NUS Psychology)
Dr Nina Powell has a Ph.D. in the psychology of human behaviour and decision-making (Social and Cognitive Developmental Psychology). She has more than 10 years of experience in grant and research publication writing and reviewing, and consultation for best approaches to assessing and measuring human behaviour and decision-making with respect to cognition, emotion and behaviour modification. Dr Powell is also the winner of multiple awards for her work as educator at NUS Psychology, and her accolades include a series of five Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards (2017 through 2021), Special Teaching Award for...2024-03-201h 29FASSTalkAssociate Professor Jasjit Singh, CSGB Visiting Professor: Sikh Studies and Research | EDUCATORSEducator: Associate Professor Jasjit Singh, CSGB (Central Sikh Gurdwara Board) Visiting Chair of the Sikh Studies programme at NUS South Asian Studies
Associate Professor Jasjit Singh served as inaugural CSGB Visiting Professor in Sikh Studies from August through December 2023. He taught an undergraduate course titled "Introduction to Sikhism", and delivered guest lectures on the Sikhs for undergraduate courses such as "South Asian in Singapore" and "World Religions", as well as led research on digital Sikhism – the study of the impact of the digital online environment on the religious lives of Sikhs and specifically how Sikhs in...2024-01-2317 minFASSTalkAssociate Professor Peace Wong (Social Work): The Educator and Her Journey Thus Far | EDUCATORSEducator: Associate Professor Peace Wong (NUS Social Work)
This year's recipient of Singapore's top accolade for her field – the Outstanding Social Worker Award – Associate Professor Peace Wong (NUS Social Work) discusses her path to becoming a dedicated social worker and decision to teach at her alma mater, the evolution of social work and her aspirations for her students, as well as the challenges of social work education and her outlook for the first batch of interdisciplinarily oriented social workers to graduate from the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences.
Key points in this epis...2023-11-2755 minFASSTalk#Interdisciplinarity Through School and Career | ALUMNA SHIRLEY WANGALUMNA: Shirley Wang (NUS Theatre Studies and NUS Innovation & Design Programme (IDP)
FASS Alumna Shirley Wang (NUS Theatre Studies and NUS Innovation & Design Programme (IDP) '21) discusses the interdisciplinary path she has taken all through school and now in her career, with Associate Professor Robin Loon (NUS Theatre Studies). Shirley is notable for her ability to thrive academically and professionally in STEM as well as the Humanities. While taking the IDP at NUS Engineering (now NUS College of Design and Engineering), she was part of a four-person undergraduate team behind a winning collaboration with Sengkang General Hospital...2023-07-241h 19FASSTalkThe CNM Podcast: ChatGPT’s Impact on Education and ResearchHost Dr Rosemary Overell, Senior Lecturer at NUS Communications and New Media (CNM) leads this discussion – at “the intersection between media technology, computational technology and the human” – about the impact of AI tool ChatGPT on academics, research and teaching with Dr Subhayan Mukerjee (CNM) and Mr Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy).
Key Points in this Episode
04:00 What is ChatGPT?
07:45 Personal user experiences
09:15 ChatGPT as a “fellow classmate” to students
12:00 Enhancing academic research
15:00 Effecting change in education
20:00 Sociopolitical implications of ChatGPT
27:00 ChatGPT’s impact on human capacities
2023-03-1530 minFASSTalkDr Kamalini Ramdas (Geography): The Educator and Her Journey Thus Far | EDUCATORSEducator: Associate Professor Kamalini Ramdas (NUS Geography)
In this first episode of Educator Series of podcasts, Associate Professor Robin Loon (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies) chats with Associate Professor Kamalini Ramdas (Kamal), Senior Lecturer (NUS Geography) on her journey as an educator.
Taking us through her beginnings as an undergraduate majoring in Geography to her return to academia from the private sector, Kamal shares her approach to education and her vision of what an education in Geography can be.
0:00 The Journey to Becoming an Educator
In this segment, Kamal talks through...2022-10-261h 14FASSTalk#Interdisciplinarity from School to Career to Life’s Mission | ALUMNA SNEHA SANJAYAlumna: Sneha Sanjay (Theatre Studies and Business Management, '21)
Associate Professor Robin Loon (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies)speaks with Sneha Sanjay, an Offshore Wealth Management Associate at Citi and a driven entrepreneur competent in both creative, analytical and interpersonal capacities. She graduated with a First Class Honours from NUS with a double major in Theatre and Business. Sneha shares her experiences, vision and plans for the future int his interview.
0:00 Introduction and Account of Pre-NUS Life
Sneha tells us about her choice of subjects at school before university and her initial...2022-09-2951 min