| Prof Kuo Chen-Yu, Eddie
Professorial Fellow
Division of Communication Research
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
Email: CYKUO@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)6790-5775
Office: SCI 03-40 |
| Education |
- PhD University of Minnesota 1972
- MA University of Hawaii 1966
- BA National Chengchi University 1962
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| Biography |
Eddie C Y Kuo is Professorial Fellow and Founding Dean (1992-2003) of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at NTU. In 2003-2005, he served as (founding) Interim Dean of the new School of Humanities & Social Sciences at NTU. Before joining NTU, Prof Kuo had served as Head of Sociology Department, Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies, and Head of Mass Communication Department at NUS.
A sociologist by training, Professor Kuo’s research interests include communication policy and planning, new media and information society, cultural policy and national integration, and sociology of multilingualism. He has published in Journal of Communication, Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Psychology, Anthropological Linguistics, International Journal of Sociology of language, Marriage and the Family, The Information Society, and Asian Survey.
Prof. Kuo is the founding editor of Asian Journal of Communication (established in 1991). He also serves on the editorial/advisory boards of The Information Society (USA), Telematics and Informatics (The Netherlands), Journal of Asia-Pacific Communication (USA), Journal of Development Communication (Malaysia), Journal of International Communication (Australia), and Mass Communication Research (Taiwan). He was Vice President of International Association of Media Communication Research (IAMCR), 2000-04, and currently Honorary Chairman of Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Singapore. |
| Research Interests |
Communication policy and planning
New media and information society
Cultural policy and national integration
Sociology of multilingualism. |
| Current Projects |
- Culture and identity: ethnic co-existence in Asia
- Singapore Internet project
- Singapore internet usage and impact study
| Selected Publications | - Kuo, E., Choi, A., Mahizhnan, A. A., Lee, W. P., & Soh, C. (2002). The Internet in Singapore: A Study of Usage and Impact. Time Academic Press.
- Kuo, E.C.Y. and Low, L. (2000). Information economy and changing occupation structure in Singapore. The Information Society, 17.
- Low, L., & Kuo, E. (1999). Towards an Information Society in a Developed Nationin Singapore: Towards a Developed Status..
- Kuo, E. (1999). The Role of the Media in the Management of Ethnic Relations in Singaporein Mass Media and Cultural Identity: Ethnic Reporting in Asia..
- Huat, C. B., & Kuo, E. (1998). The Making of a New Nation: Cultural Construction and National Identity in Singaporein From Beijing to Port Moresby: The Politics of National Identity in Cultural Policies..
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