CURE4022 Workshop II by wei shieng https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w Final Project Updates en-us 2021-03-01 15:42:35 UTC 2025-06-19 08:21:04 UTC hello@padlet.com To start: shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320601308 To start typing on your padlet, double-click on the blank space, OR rest your mouse on the blank space and you should see a 'pen' picture appear on the top right of your padlet. Click on that and you should be good to type. :)

What To Do Here:
 'On your group/solo project's padlet, kindly share with us basic updates on the following: 
1. What is your research topic/theme? 
2. What are some of your research questions? 
3. What media platforms are you analysing/studying? 
4. Some status updates on your interviews, interviewees and interview methods 
5. What is one difficulty/question you encountered, and would like to ask your classmates for their suggestions and comments?

Please include some visuals (eg. images/photos, video clips). If possible, do even share short audio of interviews related to your project work. You could made use of some of Padlet's functions for these.  
When you start typing on the padlet main space, you should see 3 horizo​​ntal dots below your padlet. Click on that and you should see various visual/audio/video functions. 

Please also include at least 2 articles (could be those you read for Workshop Session I) and explain how your project dialogues with some of the readings related to your project work. 

]]> 2021-03-17 13:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320601308 Grp 1 (Donald, Leo, Mandy) shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320753367





]]> 2021-03-17 14:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320753367 Grp 2 (Gigi, Kobe, Lam Wing) shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320758531




]]> 2021-03-17 14:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320758531 Grp 3 (Anthony, Jessica, Kitty) shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320760725




]]> 2021-03-17 14:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320760725 Grp 4 (Andy, Emily, Sharie) shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320764941



]]> 2021-03-17 14:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320764941 Shing Chak shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320806230



]]> 2021-03-17 14:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320806230 Grp 1 (Donald, Leo, Mandy) shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320827323 Topic
User-generated gay pornography on Twitter in Hong Kong
Research Questions
  1. What are the reasons for uploading self-made pornography on Twitter? 
  2. What difficulties one face when producing and posting pornography on Twitter?
  3. How do these porn producers use porn to interact with people across geographical boundaries?
Theoretical Basis
To be updated
Media Site / Platform and Sex Culture
  1. Platform: Twitter
  2. Sex cultures
    1. Hook-up culture in gay communities
    2. Body negativity
Method
  1. Online ethnography (n=2 or more)
    Individual interviews (face-to-face/conference call)
  2. Autoethnography (n=1)
  3. Textual analysis
Difficulty
  1. The in-group status makes the relationships between investigators and informants nuanced. How would you propose to tackle that?
]]> 2021-03-17 14:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320827323 Grp 2 (Gigi, Kobe, Lam Wing) shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320833317
We will focus on the sexual identity of Tom Boy in Hong Kong. We want to conduct interview with several HK lesbians who self-identified themselves as Tom Boy. (Group interview or individual)

Research questions : 
0. How do TB identify with their sexuality?

1. The consuming habit of porn of HK TBs
  • What kinds of porn do they prefer? The mainstream heterosexual hardcore? Female-oriented soft core porn? The mainstream so-called “lesbian porn” targeting male audiences? Or anything else?

2. How the habits reflect TB's sexuality and identity
  • Which character would they substitute when watching porn in order to gain sexual pleasure?


3. How HK TB perceive queer porn? Are their favor shaped by mainstream porn? 
  • By showing them queer porn, ask them how they feel about that, do they get aroused? 

Platform to be Studied
more research needed
https://www.bustle.com/p/the-best-sites-for-lgbtq-friendly-porn-7428306

Methodology
  • no. of interviewee : 2-3
  • use Butterfly to invite / ask friends 
  • Form : Zoom/online interview 

Difficulty 
  • How to define TB
  • (hard to find suitable interviewer) Strategy to invite TB to the interview

Ethical Consideration(?)
  • How they define TB / self identify

TB’s rejection of femininity and a choice of masculinity: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/089124398012005003

Behaviour of TB:
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=tomboy+why&btnG=#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3Ddvhcosknbt4J

Carmen fung (research about TB)
Sonia Wong Yuk Ying

To do:
1. Theoretical research (kobe) 
2. drafting interview questions & flow (gigi)
3. Choose screening pieces and draft the description (lw) 
4. Contact & invite interviewee 

]]> 2021-03-17 14:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320833317 Grp 3 (Anthony, Jessica, Kitty) shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320846383 1. We will focus on erotic photos in our project. We will do a case study of a local female model/photographer, Fe, and her own project of female erotic photography.

2. We will discuss Fe's intention and purpose of her project, and discuss whether her project can empower Hong Kong women to freely express their sexualities. We will discuss how to define Fe's works, are they erotic/pornographic or artistic? We will ask what have been done, what will be done, and what are the difficulties or challenges in her project.

3. The media platform of our focus will be Instagram.
Fe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ms_fe___/?hl=zh-hk
Instagram of her project: https://www.instagram.com/mindfoodstudioii/

4. Fe has consent for the interview. Our first interview is scheduled on 24/Mar. We will have some informal interviews to know more about Fe's project and her opinions.



]]> 2021-03-17 14:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320846383 Grp 4 (Andy, Chloe, Emily, Sharie) shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320854027 1. What is your research topic/theme?
The view of heterosexual and homosexual people towards Transgender pornography and understanding of Transgender's sexual relationship.

2. What are some of your research questions?     
1) How will transgender porn affect homosexual and heterosexual's attitude towards transgender people?Any differences or similarity?     
2) How will transgender porn affect homosexual and heterosexual's attitude towards transgender's sexual relationship?   
3) Transgender's voice responding to the above?( interview / documentary)   

        Interview questions:
  • Before watching the provided video:
  • How do you (Interviewee) think Trangender people' sex activities would be processed?
  • How do you (Interviewee) feel about Trangender people' sex activities? 
  • After watching the provided video:
  • Are there any difference with your original understanding or imagination towards the sexual relationship of Transgender people?
  • How would you evaluate your imagination before? 
  • To what extent do you (Interviewee) think the processing of Transgender's sexual activities and performed sexual relationship in the porn is true?
  • How will you (Interviewee) comment on the form of sexual relationship performed in Transgender pornography?

3. What media platforms are you analyzing/studying?
(Twitter//Transnation//Pornhub// http://www.hkcdtv.com// http://besttrannypornsites.com)
Platform: tranny.one

4. Some status updates on your interviews, interviewees and interview methods
  • People in Heterosexuality: 2 ppl
  • People in Homosexuality: 2 ppl
  • Interview Method: Show some clips of Transgender pornography to them while conduct interview before and after to see their differences in value judgment and acknowledge

5. What is one difficulty/question you encountered, and would like to ask your classmates for their suggestions and comments?
  •  popular site for Transgender group
  • approaching transgender individuals for interview





]]> 2021-03-17 14:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320854027 Grp 5 (Shing Chak) shiengz https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320857022 Topic:  Influence of mainstream (heterosexual) Japanese AV on Hong Kong University students' thoughts on sex. (Especially those who have AV as their sex enlightenment. Sex enlightenment means the first time one learns what sex is or at least observes what sex looks like.) 

Research questions:
1. Do they think the sex scenes in mainstream Japanese AV are realistic? Have they tried or at least wanted to try in real life? 
2. When they describe what sex is or how sex should be performed, are their descriptions similar to sex scenes in mainstream Japanese AV? If yes, do they (especially females) satisfy with this kind of sex?
3. What are the definitions of success on the bed? Does the success of a person require them to be successful on the bed? (Gender difference?)  Do these definitions and requirements relate to mainstream Japanese AV?

Media platforms:
Mainstream online platforms (AV which imply the leadership of man or success of man)
Example: Xvideo, Pornhub, ThisAV

Methods:
Interviews (Zoom and face-to-face)
Number of interviewees: 4-5 heterosexual male and female university students
-> Showing some sex scenes of mainstream Japanese AV (Those emphasizing the domination or lead of the actors)

Difficulties and questions:
1. Require more data about Japanese AV on these online platforms (Example: proportions of different genres)
2. May have difficulties finding female interviewees who are willing to share their sex experience (especially when the only interviewer available is male)
3. Interviewees may be too educated in feminist or gender studies.]]> 2021-03-17 14:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shiengz/w4g8yqajrnmmvc6w/wish/1320857022