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Michelle Ho
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Assistant professor of feminist and queer cultural studies at National University of Singapore, PI of @casmidaproject.bsky.social @queermeninsg.bsky.social @cleansportssg.bsky.social, & Author of #EmergentGenders @dukepress.bsky.social (use code: E25MHSHO)
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Michelle Ho @michellehsho.bsky.social · Jan 24
📚Advance copies of #EmergentGenders 🏳️‍⚧️from @dukepress.bsky.social have arrived ahead of publication day!

Get yours today➡️https://dukeupress.edu/emergent-genders (30% off with code E25MHSHO)
Read introduction🆓https://ow.ly/3saJ50UnQWs

📖🐾model credit: @dog_tormarley (IG)
🐶labor paid for in treats
Dog reading the book, Emergent Genders, on a pink couch
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Happy Lunar New Year 🧧✨🍊

Wishing everyone a year of health, warmth, and gentle new beginnings.

A small reminder that our OSHSG event is happening next week and registrations are still open! We look forward to gathering in conversation and community with many of you soon.
Water color style artwork with red and orange hues. A horse on the bottom left-hand side rears with it's mane blowing back. Round lanterns with tassels dangle from tree branches at the top of the page. In the center right text in a hand-written style reads "Happy Lunar New Year!" The bottom left of the image identities it from the Online Sexual Harms in Singapore Symposium Organizers. A simple white box contains text that reads "Online Sexual Harms in Singapore: A One-Day Symposium. Register Now!" below is a QR code that links to www.tinyurl.com/oshsg2026. The right bottom of the page gives the date and venue: 23 Feb 2026 at The Pod at NLB
February 17, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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Catch us at this event!

Register at tinyurl.com/oshsg2026
February 12, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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🎤 Our speakers include Natalie Chia (SHE Singapore), Kai Xiang Teo @kaixiang.info (The Straits Times), and Michelle Ho @michellehsho.bsky.social (National University of Singapore).

This panel is moderated by Crispina Robert (Type A Podcast) 🎙️
February 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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Meet the voices behind Panel II!

Panel II gathers tech experts, policymakers, and community stakeholders to discuss how policies and practices can better centre the voices and well-being of victim-survivors in addressing online sexual harms in Singapore.

Visit oshsg.com to explore the speakers.
February 9, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our sponsors & partners who made Online Sexual Harms in Singapore: A One Day Symposium possible. Their generous support has enabled us to bring this event to life.
Light orange background with the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences crest at the center. Black text reads, "Main Sponsor: This event was made possible through a Societal Impact Scheme awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore" Light orange background with a blue "NLB" in the center. Black text reads, "Venue Sponsor: Generously hosted by the Health & Wellness Programme at the National Library Board. Thank you for providing the space for having these vital conversations." Light orange background with the National University of Singapore, Department of Communications & New Media crest at the center. Black text reads, "With Appreciation: Thank you to the NUS Department of Communications and New Media for their in-kind sponsorship."
February 5, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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oshsg.bsky.social
We are just 21 days away from Online Sexual Harms in Singapore: A One Day Symposium. We’ll be gathering at The Pod @ National Library Board to dive into critical discussions on digital safety and harms.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation. Register at tinyurl.com/oshsg2026
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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Closing our programme is Bryan Ong, Acting Head of Advocacy at Youth Tech Institute, the advocacy branch of #YouthTechSG. Bryan’s work with YouthTechSG focuses on amplifying youth voices in tech policy and online governance.

Catch him at OSHSG 2026 ➡️ Register now: tinyurl.com/oshsg2026
January 29, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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A few days left to submit your 500-word abstract for the Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium 🫰

Deadline 📆 Feb 1

Find out more ▶️ transasianfan.wordpress.com

We welcome your submissions 🫶

#CallForPapers #CFP #Fandom #FanStudies #AcademicSky #TransculturalFandom
January 28, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Our guest of honor, Minister of State Rahayu Mahzam at the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), will grace our event on Feb 23 (Mon).

Join us for Online Sexual Harms in Singapore: A One-Day Symposium @oshsg.bsky.social

Register ▶️
tinyurl.com/oshsg2026

Find out more ▶️ oshsg.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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Wi En Ng and I from @casmidaproject.bsky.social are cited in this new article on Grok’s #deepfake controversy.

Want to discuss these issues with us?
Join us for Online Sexual Harms in Singapore: A One-Day Symposium @oshsg.bsky.social

Register at 🪷
tinyurl.com/oshsg2026

Find out more ▶️ oshsg.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:27 AM
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oshsg.bsky.social
Yesterday you met half the team—today, meet the other half! 👋

We are so excited to meet you at the OSHSG symposium soon. As a reminder, this is a ticketed event, so please ensure you’ve registered to secure your spot! 🎟️

🔗 Sign up here: tinyurl.com/oshsg2026
January 20, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Who are the folks behind Online Sexual Harms in Singapore (OSHSG): A One-Day Symposium? 🪷

Learn more about our event ▶️ oshsg.com

Registration is ongoing.
To register ▶️ tinyurl.com/oshsg2026

This symposium is generously supported NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and NLB Singapore.
oshsg.bsky.social Online Sexual Harms in Singapore @oshsg.bsky.social · 29d
Do you know who these folks are? 👀
Meet the team behind OSHSG!

Don't forget to register for the event: tinyurl.com/oshsg2026
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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🎉 Happy New year, everyone!

📣 Registration is now open for the Online Sexual Harms in Singapore: A One-Day Symposium.

The full program can be found here ▶️ oshsg.com/program/

📆 February 23 (Monday)
⏰ 9am to 5pm
📍 The POD NLB Singapore

Register here ▶️ tinyurl.com/oshsg2026
oshsg.bsky.social Online Sexual Harms in Singapore @oshsg.bsky.social · Dec 31
We invite all members of the community to the Online Sexual Harms in Singapore: A One-Day Symposium. 

Registration will close once seats are filled.

Head to our event page (link in bio or scan the QR code).

Let’s work together toward a safer digital future!
January 2, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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oshsg.bsky.social
Happy New Year from the organizers of the Online Sexual Harms in Singapore Symposium!

As we prepare to host this event in 2026, we can’t wait to meet you and converse on something we all care deeply about.
December 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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transasianfan.bsky.social
Wishing all of you a Happy New Year! 🎉

We are still accepting abstracts for the Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium 🫰

Deadline ⌛ Feb 1
Submit 📖 A 500-word abstract
Find out more ▶️ transasianfan.wordpress.com

We welcome your submissions 🫶

#CallForPapers #Fandom #KPop #KPopFandom
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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📢 Webinar launch for #EmergentGenders
@dukepress.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️ happening next year hosted by Fabio Gygi @soasuni.bsky.social #Japan Research Centre

📅 January 14 (Wed)
⏰ 11am GMT (London time)
📍 Zoom & Open to all
🔗 soas-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi... (sign up!)
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Emergent Genders: Living Otherwise in Tokyo’s Pink Economies . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Speaker: Michelle H. S. Ho In this book, I trace the genders manifesting alongside Japanese popular culture in Akihabara, an area in Tokyo renowned for the fandom and consumption of anime, manga, and...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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📢 #CallForPapers for the Trans #Asian Transcultural #Fandom Symposium happening on May 28, 2026 prior to @mechademia.bsky.social in #Singapore🇸🇬

Deadline for 500-word abstract⏳Feb 1
Find out more ▶️ transasianfan.wordpress.com

We welcome your submissions🫰

@berthac.bsky.social @profweiyu.bsky.social
transasianfan.bsky.social Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom @transasianfan.bsky.social · Dec 4
CfP: Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium happening next May @ NUS, Singapore. More announcements to come, but we're hoping this will kickstart conversations and collaborations for scholars in the region working on transcultural fandom

#AcademicSky #FanStudies #TransculturalFandom #CfPs
Call for Papers: Trans-Asian Transcultural Fandom Symposium Description of the CfP A list of potential topics for the symposium Details of the organising committee, 500 word abstract + 100 word short bio to be emailed by 1 Feb 2026 to transasianfan@gmail.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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9 Dec 10:30am KOREA
Join us for Dr @michellehsho.bsky.social's #booktalk about her new book! #Japan #Gender #Queer
msg me here for the zoom code
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Catch authors @pepepierce.bsky.social, @michellehsho.bsky.social,
@summerkimlee.bsky.social, and @arsavium.bsky.social at in-person and online events in December! buff.ly/XxR5lqg
Covers of Spoiled, Speculative Relations, South of Pico, Impossible Desires, Indegenomicon, Becoming Trustworthy White Allies, Insurgent Visions, and Emergent Genders, arranged in a 4x4 grid.
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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✨Hello friends, I'm launching #EmergentGenders @dukepress.bsky.social next month in Busan 🇰🇷 hosted by @thekpopprof.bsky.social at Pusan National University, Global Studies Department

📅 Dec 9 (Tues)
🕰️ 10:30am (GMT+9)
📍 PNU CEIT #203 & Zoom
📧 [email protected] (for Zoom link)
November 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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👀 Still looking for participants for our study funded by #WADA, which seeks to understand #doping attitudes and behaviors among #StudentAthletes in #Singapore 🇸🇬🏅
cleansportssg.bsky.social Keeping Sports Clean? @cleansportssg.bsky.social · Oct 25
🔎 Looking for #nus #nationaluniversityofsingapore #students #studentathletes to take part in our survey!

🎱 Upon completion, you can opt to enter a lucky draw to win $20 in Grab vouchers 🥢

To participate, go to nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... or scan the QR code in our images 📲
October 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Get your copy of #EmergentGenders today with the @dukepress.bsky.social Fall Sale ➡️ dukeupress.edu/emergent-gen...

🔖 Now 50% off with code FALL25

Read introduction 🆓 ow.ly/3saJ50UnQWs
October 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Don't forget! We will be sharing our preliminary findings about #TFSV on campuses in #SG at #NTU tomorrow from 12-2pm.
michellehsho.bsky.social Michelle Ho @michellehsho.bsky.social · Oct 1
Join us next week for this #Gender and #Diversity Studies seminar where we discuss @casmidaproject.bsky.social findings on #TechnologyFacilitatedSexualViolence #TFSV #CampusSexualViolence #OnlineHarms 🪷 at #NTUsg 🇸🇬

📆Oct 10 (Fri)
⏰12-2pm
📍SHHK seminar room 7
🔗 event.ntu.edu.sg/gender-diver...
October 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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After floating around online, our @casmidaproject.bsky.social article is now out in an issue of Violence Against Women 🪷

Want to know more about the #DigitalWellBeing of university students in #Singapore who experience #TFSV and #CampusSexualViolence? 🇸🇬

🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1077...
October 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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✨ I’m on a YouTube interview for my new book #EmergentGenders @dukepress.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️

Thanks to Wes Robertson @scriptingjapan.bsky.social for initiating this impromptu chat while we were at #JSAA #JSAA2025 last week 🦘

Get yours today ↘️ dukeupress.edu/emergent-gende…
🏷️ 30% off with code E25MHSHO
October 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM