工作坊信息
主题：“如何研究对话式人工智能：介绍一种Talkthrough方法”
主讲人：西蒙尼·纳塔莱（Simone Natale）教授，意大利都灵大学
时间：2026年6月15日09:00—13:00
地点：中国传媒大学
主办：中国传媒大学教育部国际传播联合研究院、国家传播创新研究中心
招募人数：20-30人
工作坊语言：英文
本次工作坊旨在介绍一种研究对话式人工智能的创新方法——Talkthrough。该方法由主讲人西蒙尼·纳塔莱（Simone Natale）教授与伊利安娜·德庞蒂（Iliana Depounti）合作创建并发展，强调研究者从用户视角出发，与对话式人工智能模型展开系统性对话，借助对话过程的灵活性与表演性，理解人工智能系统的对话动态、交互机制与媒介可供性。
工作坊时长为四小时。主讲人将首先介绍Talkthrough方法的基本思路、研究逻辑与应用场景，随后引导参与者选择研究问题与案例，并开展简化版Talkthrough实践。本次工作坊旨在帮助参与者获得将该方法运用于独立研究的基本知识与实践经验。
参与者需在工作坊举办前阅读以下文章：
Natale, S., Surace, B., Mensa, E., & Befera, L. (2025). ChatGPT for cultural heritage and the customization of generative AI: A talkthrough analysis of the Luigi Einaudi chatbot. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251384258
请有意参加者于2026年6月8日前将个人信息发送至：cics@cuc.edu.cn。
邮件主题请注明：“Talkthrough工作坊报名+姓名+学院”。
邮件正文请包含以下信息：姓名、学院、硕士/博士、联系电话以及个人研究方向等。
本次工作坊计划招募参与者20-30人左右。主办方将根据报名情况进行遴选，并于2026年6月10日通知入选结果。
西蒙尼·纳塔莱（Simone Natale）为媒体理论与历史学者，意大利都灵大学人文系媒体理论与历史副教授、国际顶级期刊《媒体、文化与社会》（Media, Culture & Society）编辑，英国拉夫堡大学传播与媒体学院访问学者。2011年毕业于意大利都灵大学，获传播学博士学位。此后曾在美国哥伦比亚大学、德国柏林洪堡大学、科隆大学、加拿大康考迪亚大学等机构从事研究与教学。研究范畴涵盖媒体史、数字媒体、人工智能与传播、媒体与宗教、物质文化研究。
其代表性著作包括《媒介的欺骗性：后图灵时代的人工智能和社会生活》（Deceitful Media: Artificial Intelligence and Social Life after the Turing Test），该书已被译为中文、意大利语和葡萄牙语。其研究成果发表于New Media & Society、Journal of Communication、Communication Theory、Information, Communication & Society、Communications of the ACM等国际重要期刊。
【Call for Participants】Research Workshop: How to Study Conversational AI: Introducing the Talkthrough Method
Theme: How to Study Conversational AI: Introducing the Talkthrough Method
Speaker: Simone Natale, Associate Professor, University of Turino
Time: 09:00–13:00, 15 June 2026
Location: Communication University of China
Organizers:
The National Joint Institute of International Communication Research of Ministry of Education of China
The National Centre for Communication Innovation Studies, Communication University of China
Number of Participants: 20-30
Language: English
This workshop introduces an innovative digital method for studying conversational AI: the talkthrough method. Developed by Simone Natale in collaboration with Iliana Depounti, talkthrough invites researchers to adopt the perspective of users and engage in systematic conversations with conversational AI models. By making use of the flexibility and performative character of conversation, this method helps researchers understand the conversational dynamics, interaction patterns, and affordances of AI systems.
The workshop will last four hours. Assoc. Prof. Natale will first introduce the basic principles, research logic, and possible applications of the talkthrough method. Participants will then be guided to select a research question and case study, and to apply a simplified version of the method in practice. By the end of the workshop, participants are expected to gain both conceptual understanding and hands-on experience that can support their independent research.
Participants are required to read the following article before the workshop:
Natale, S., Surace, B., Mensa, E., & Befera, L. (2025). ChatGPT for cultural heritage and the customization of generative AI: A talkthrough analysis of the Luigi Einaudi chatbot. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251384258
Please send your application information to cics@cuc.edu.cn by 8 June 2026.
Please use the following email subject line: “Talkthrough Workshop Application + Name + School/College”
The email should include the following information: name, school/college, degree programme (PhD or Master’s), phone number, and research interests.
Around 20-30 participants will be selected for the workshop. Successful applicants will be notified on 10 June 2026.
Simone Natale is a scholar of media theory and history, Associate Professor in Media Theory and History in the Department of Humanities at the University of Turin, Italy, an Editor of the international journal Media, Culture & Society, and a Visiting Fellow in Communication and Media Studies at Loughborough University. He received his PhD in Communication from the University of Turin in 2011. He has since lectured and conducted research at institutions including Columbia University, Humboldt University of Berlin, the University of Cologne, and Concordia University in Canada. His research covers media history, digital media, artificial intelligence and communication, media and religion, and material culture studies.
His representative work includes Deceitful Media: Artificial Intelligence and Social Life after the Turing Test, which has been translated into Chinese, Italian, and Portuguese. His research has appeared in leading international journals such as New Media & Society, Journal of Communication, Communication Theory, Information, Communication & Society, and Communications of the ACM.
供稿 | 教育部国际传播联合研究院
编辑 | 贾海语 王梓彤
