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wishcrys

2006-2016: From Lonelygirl15 to Lil Miquela.

Over the past week, the great resource hive that is the Association of Internet Researchers mailing list resurfaced discussions on Lonelygirl15; my Sociology of Popular Culture students discussed the Marina Joyce […]

Academica Dramatica

How to make peace with academia.

1) Acknowledge that the system is broken 2) Recognize that meritocracy is a farce 3) Admit that branding genealogy is a cult 4) Find your safe spaces and allies 5) […]

Brainfarts

Grief and deep-liking on Facebook.

It is now 0017hrs and I am typing in this space while weeping like shit because I feel so full of sad. But I know I will be okay in […]

Academica Dramatica

Academic life one year post-thesis submission.

I submitted my thesis one year ago today. It was […]

Influencers

Gross is the new like? Grotesque microcelebrity and carnivalesque commerce

(This was first published on Cyborgology on 24 August 2016.) […]

Heritage

#RIPSRNathan and Young People’s Social Memory On Twitter

At 2204hrs on 22 August 2016, Channel News Asia broke […]

Academica Dramatica

Procrastiprogress updates from the cave V.

Moshimoshi folks! How have you been? Since the last procrastiprogress update, I’ve casually gotten married, gone on a kickass sunny honeymoon, and started postdoc #1 in a new country. My […]

Heritage

Joseph Schooling and the rush to backstory a champion

This post is a follow-up to “Joseph Schooling and the […]

Heritage

Joseph Schooling and the politics of belonging in Singapore

You guys, it’s Singapore first gold Olympic medal ever and […]

Heritage

Singaporeans react to the National Day Parade #NDP2016 on Twitter

Singapore’s National Day Parade took place yesterday on 9th August […]

Heritage

Project SG50+1

SG50+1: Consuming and Curating Singapore What are your most precious memories of SG50? How was your SG50+1? What will SG100 look like? Join us for an interactive exercise as we […]

Influencers

A few shifts in the Influencer industry

Today, Instagram decided to introduce “Stories“. Admittedly a copy of Snapchat’s Stories, Instagram writes: With Instagram Stories, you don’t have to worry about overposting. Instead, you can share as much […]

Brainfarts

Grief and the “distance” of decluttering.

I’ve had a super emotionally heavy day.

Academica Dramatica

Procrastiprogress updates from the cave IV.

Moshimoshi folks! It’s conference season! Here’s a roundup of all the talks (six talks in five cities, to be exact) that are happening this June and July from the wishcrys […]

Academica Dramatica

Amidst.

If there is one thing I’ve processed and accepted at the conferencing revelries of ICA, it is this: Amidst the disjuncture of theory and praxis, the acrobatics of confidence and […]

Academica Dramatica

Procrastiprogress updates from the cave III.

Moshimoshi folks! How has your May been? This month has been pretty tough on me, but we all learn to get by and do life as it comes our way. I […]

Brainfarts

what holding space really looks like.

This is not a manual. This is not a thank you list. This is catharsis. This is what holding space really looks like before, during, and after the death of […]

Brainfarts

have yourself a merry little christmas;

Today is my first day back at work. “Work” as in academic work work, “work” as in boy am I supposed to be churning out some pretty amazing and mind-blowing […]

Brainfarts

Processing grief, in five chapters.

I feel a lot of pressure to make quick decisions, to anticipate the future, to placate angry people, to console grieving people, to emote more, to emote less, to hurry, […]

Brainfarts

0146hrs Tuesday in ten Tweets.

Work-talk aside, this is 0146hrs wishcrys declaring I’ve survived a personal crisis day. However, I’m baffled by my commitment to my work:

Academica Dramatica

Procrastiprogress updates from the cave II.

Moshimoshi folks! Continuing from March’s newly minted tradition of procrastiprogress updates from the cave, I bring you more condensed scholarly updates from wishcrys land.

Coupling

Coupling and Legitimacy in Singapore: Trans bodies, Unwed parents, and Wedding branding

Three separate incidents that took place in Singapore over the […]

Internet culture

Outages, Corporate communications, and Customer service.

Imagine you are a corporate entity. Your officious websites are […]

Film & TV

Eyewitness virality, Racism, and Journalistic responsibility

Last week, I spoke with a reporter regarding the Internet […]

Academica Dramatica

Procrastiprogress updates from the cave.

Moshimoshi folks, How is it already March? Three quick updates and miscellaneous ramblings.

Academica Dramatica

First world problems from a “mobile office”

Post-PhD, pre-job, I’ve been mobile office-ing a lot. And by […]

Academica Dramatica

Hello. It’s me.

Moshimoshi folks. Am pretty psyched and honoured to be featured in Pacific Standard Magazine’s 30 Top Thinkers Under 30. Special thanks to Natayla Savka for a fun interview and the […]

Academica Dramatica

Facebook, Workbook.

My favourite things about using Facebook for collaborative academic work: 1) Intermittent intimacies, when my peers truncate conversations with mundane life updates (i.e. childminding, chores, daily crises). We see […]

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