‘Cultures of TikTok in the Asia Pacific’ Symposium
I am excited to announce that registration for ‘Cultures of TikTok in the Asia Pacific’ symposium is now open. Register via eventbrite here. Event is free but sign ups are…
Meme factories and content pivoting during COVID-19
A few weeks ago, my latest article on meme factory cultures in Singapore and Malaysia during COVID-19 was published open access in Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. It features personal…
How social media Influencers are shaping Singapore’s GE2020
GE2006 was the “internet elections” for the emergence of political bloggers who provided the general public with empirical evidence of opposition parties working the ground and attracting large crowds at…
Academic studies on social media use during Singapore’s General Elections
Here is a compilation of select academic studies on the use and impact of social media on Singapore’s General Elections, especially around political awareness of opposition parties and access to…
Singaporean influencers and COVID-19 on Instagram Stories.
Last week I had the privilege of being invited to speak on a virtual roundtable on ‘Asian Celebrity and the Pandemic’, organized by The Asian Media and Cultural Studies Network.…
A Review of Formal and Informal Regulations in the Nordic Influencer Industry.
Hi. I am happy to share that our article reviewing laws, guidelines, and best practices in the Nordic influencer industry is now out and Open Access with the Nordic Journal…
Canon, Status, and Gatekeeping in Academia
Please take this not as a smarty pants academic essay or provocative opinion editorial but as one academic with many feelings writing a diary entry. I am aware that there…
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to all the messages i haven’t replied; 1. hello. thank you for your email. i have received it, and the follow-up you sent later on the same day, and the…
