The Department of Communications at the University of Nicosia will host its annual PhD Symposium, presenting doctoral research in media and communications.
The event will showcase current research by PhD candidates exploring contemporary issues including disinformation and audience perceptions of the Russo-Ukrainian war on Telegram, The body image of women on TikTok, the media influence of the immigration crises in Greece and Cyprus, the lived experiences of virtual reality footage, and audience reception of Cyprus-related historical dramas Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs and Famagusta.
Programme:
- 9:30-9:35 Welcome, Professor Nicholas Nicoli, Coordinator of Media and Communications PhD
- 9:35-9:40 Opening remarks, Professor Klimis Mastoridis, Dean of School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- 9:40-9:45 Welcome, Professor Michael Hadjimichael, Head of Department of Communications
- 9:45-9:50 Welcome, Elena Theodorou, Head of Office of the Vice Rector for Faculty and Research
- 09:50-10:10 Maria Larkin, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communications, (Main Supervisor: Professor Tao Papaioannou) Decolonization, recolonization, and disinformation: Audience perceptions of sourcing practices of Telegram during the Russo-Ukrainian war
- 10:10-10:30 Vedat Yildirim, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communications, (Main Supervisor: Professor Michael Hadjimichael) The Air We Breathe: Ideological Messaging and Audience Reception in Cyprus-Related Historical Dramas
- 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
- 11:00-11:20 Simon Pruciak, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communications, (Main Supervisor: Dr. Nicos Philippou) Cyborgian journeys on an ancient trade routes and in the (C)VR
- 11:20-11:40 Dimitrios Mellides, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communications, Main Supervisor: Professor Tao Papaioannou) Framing Consent: A Multi-Modal Textual Analysis of Media Influence in the Immigration Crisis of Greece and Cyprus through Social Semiotics
- 11:40-12:00 Dulkini Shehani Dewapurelage, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Communications (Main Supervisor: Dr. Marcos Komodromos) A comparative study on the impact of TikTok and Instagram on Body Image of the Women within the Cultural Frameworks in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom
- 12:00 Closing of Symposium, Professor Nicholas Nicoli, Coordinator of Media and Communications PhD Programme
For more information: www.unic.ac.cy/school-of-humanities-and-social-sciences/department-of-communications
