Resonant Media: Sound, Network, and Communication Technologies

Conference Convener: Yu Zhang (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Sponsored by the Department of Chinese History and Culture and Research Centre for Chinese History and Culture, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

The names follow alphabetical order of the surnames

Keynote Speakers:

• Andrew F. Jones (The University of California, Berkeley)
• Jie Li (Harvard University)
• Carlos Rojas (Duke University)

Conference Speakers:

• Angie C. Baecker (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
• Bin Chen (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
• Yucong Hao (Vanderbilt University)
• Paulina Hartono (The University of Texas at Arlington)
• Yiyang Hou (Lingnan University)
• Ling Kang (Fudan University)
• Shaoling Ma (Cornell University)
• Dayton Joseph Lekner (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)
• Hongzhe Wang (Peking University)
• Yu Wang (Cornell University)
• Qiushi Xu (The Southern University of Science and Technology)
• Renren Yang (University of British Columbia)
• Yu Zhang (Convener, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

Moderators:

• Wendong Cui (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
• Dong Liu (City University of Hong Kong)
• Xiaolu Ma (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Maciej Kurzynski (Lingnan University)

Program at a Glance

Day 1 — Sunday, June 7, 2026

• 09:20 – 10:30  Keynote 1 — “Comparative Sound-Systems” (Prof. Andrew Jones)
• 10:50 – 12:00  Keynote 2 — “The Echoes of Enemy Radio” (Prof. Jie Li)
• 14:00 – 15:20  Panel 1 — Radio, Broadcasting, and the Cold War Soundscape
• 15:40 – 17:00  Panel 2 — Sonic Infrastructures and Science, Technology, Society

Day 2 — Monday, June 8, 2026

• 09:30 – 10:40  Keynote 3 — “Speaking into a Hole: Voice Surveillance Technology in Contemporary China” (Prof. Carlos Rojas)
• 11:00 – 12:20  Panel 3 — Dial, Page and Screen: Reconfiguring Perception through Media
• 14:00 – 15:45  Panel 4 — Digital Voice, Platforms, and Contemporary Media