International Conferences

Selected Papers in International Conferences

  1. "Popular Culture and the East Asian Region: Time for a New Regional Paradigm?," Paper presented in the international conference "Toward the Construction of East Asian Sociology, Institute for Social Research, Korea University, July 27-28, 2015.
  2. "Rewriting Manga, Making Politics: Manga as A New Medium for Public Debate," Paper presented in the international conference "Popular Culture and International Conflicts: Management, Entrenchment, Resolution and Reconciliation," The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, March 15-16, 2015.
  3. "Fans as Agents of Cultural Diplomacy: Hallyu in Israel and Palestine," Paper presented in the join Korean-Israel workshop on "Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power," Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, November 25, 2014.
  4. "Japan's Anime Policy: Supporting the Industry of 'Killing the Cool'?" Paper presented in the international workshop on "Japan's Anime Industry: Attainments and Prospects," Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 21, 2014.
  5. "A New Cultural Geography of East and Southeast Asia: Imagining a 'Region' through Popular Culture," Paper presented in the international conference "Cultural Geography of the Hallyu: Mapping the World through Korean Popular Culture," Truman Institute, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 14, 2014.
  6.  “Hallyu and the Re-making of Korea’s Image in the Middle East,” Paper presented in the international conference “The ‘Miracle’ Narrative of the Korean Cultural Industries: Perspectives from the Middle East,” The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 7-9, 2013.
  7. “Stories for the Nation: Manga as Banal Memory,” Paper presented in the International Symposium “Rewriting History in Manga: A New Medium for Debate?” University of Sydney, Sydney, August 17, 2012.
  8. “Popular Culture and Soft Power in East and Southeast Asia: Empirical Findings and Theoretical Implications,” Paper presented at the European Association for Japanese Studies Conference, Tallinn University, Tallinn, August 25, 2011.
  9. “Cities in the Making of Southeast Asia,” Paper presented at the 10th Israeli Association of Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, April 25, 2011.
  10. “Does Popular Culture Matter to the Southeast Asian Region? Southeast Asia as Seen from the Perspective of Popular Culture,” Paper presented at the Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 31, 2011.
  11. “Japan’s Regional Cultural Policy in Historical Perspective,” Paper presented at the Asian Culture Industries Conference, CIDASIA Research Program, Center for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS), Bangalore, December 22, 2010.
  12. “Entrepreneurship in the Making of Popular Culture: Cases from East Asia,” Paper presented at the 8th International Crossroads Conference in Cultural Studies, Lingnam University, Hong Kong, June 18, 2010.
  13. “The Making of East Asian Popular Culture,” Paper presented at the 9th Israeli Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, University of Haifa, April 27, 2010 [in Hebrew].
  14. “A Tail that Wags the Dog: Cultural Industry and Cultural Policy in East Asia,” Paper presented at the International Conference on Popular Culture, Cultural Policy and Cultural Industry in East and Southeast Asia, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, June 1, 2009.
  15. “Popular Culture and the Making of a Region in East Asia,” Paper presented at the International Workshop on Popular Culture Co-productions and Collaborations in East and Southeast Asia, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, KyotoUniversity, December 10, 2008.
  16. "‘Culture is Money’: The Economic Side of Japan’s Cultural Export”, Paper presented at the 8th Israeli Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 22, 2008 [in Hebrew].
  17. “From Soft Power to Agenda Setting: Japanese Popular Culture in East Asia”, Paper presented at the 6th Israeli Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, Tel Aviv University, June 11, 2006 [in Hebrew].
  18. “Cultural Commodities and Regionalization in East Asia”, Paper presented in the EastWestCenter 5th International Graduate Students Conference, HawaiiUniversity, Honolulu, February 17, 2006.
  19.  “The Expansion of Japanese Cultural Industries to Markets in East Asia”, Paper presented at the 5th Israeli Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, June 30, 2005 [in Hebrew].
  20. “The Role of Popular Culture in Young Urban East Asians’ Imagery of Japan”, Paper presented at the Cultural Typhoon Conference, RitsumeikanUniversity, Kyoto, July 2, 2005.
  21. “'The Flying Poke’mons': Japanese Popular Culture Industries in East Asia”, Paper presented at the Core University Program Conference, organized by the Center of Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, October 7, 2004.
  22. “Japanese Popular Culture and Asian Regionalization”, Paper presented at the Asian Political and International Association (APISA) First Congress, Singapore, November 28, 2003.