‘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…
Category: Internet culture
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…
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…
Private Messages from the Field.
Three years in the making, our Open Access Special Issue on digital ethnographic methodological failures, disciplinary posturing, and ethical dilemmas is finally out! Thank you to Journal of Digital Social…
Fieldwork in Seoul & Tokyo (Dec 2019)
In December 2019, I transited from pre-fieldwork prep (previously in Canberra, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney) and started fieldwork properly for my five-year research study on ‘Social Media Influencers and…
Harper’s Bazaar Australia’s 20 for 2020
I am on Harper’s Bazaar Australia’s 20 for 2020, and probably the only person whose professional headshot is a homemade Snapchat selfie 🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🐥 “I am excited for all the new social…
Live radio: TikTok and social activism
I have been working on a series of projects looking at how young people are using TikTok for social activism and advocacy, including a pilot project funded by Tencent comparing…
A Reading List on Parody & Satire, Social Media, and Political Commentary
Last week in Singapore, a government-initiated campaign featured a Chinese actor wearing brownface to portray a Malay woman and an Indian man. The ad was called out by various citizens…
