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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · 13d

Enjoy your leave! haha Good compartmentalisation. Tahniah!

Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · 13d

Making (internet) space for the ‘opposition playground’ in Malaysia

Some of my thoughts on Malaysia for a special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age in Dialogues on Digital Society journal was published yesterday!

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Making (internet) space for the ‘opposition playground’ in Malaysia - Niki Cheong, 2025

Malaysia bucked the trend of regime resilience in Southeast Asia when the ruling coalition was voted out for the first time in 2018. For six decades, the coalit...

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · 23d

10 years ago today I moved back to the UK. Lots have happened for me since - dad passing, a book published, PhD completed, permanent job, flat in London. Don’t know what the future holds for me (and the world at large) but tonight, I’ll pop open a beer and just be grateful for my charmed life.

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Sep 8

Genuine question: what have all the US TikTokkers done with their Little Red Book (RedNote) accounts?

Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Aug 15

I really should come on here more than just reposting work stuff 🤣 I forget what I used to do on Twitter last time 😬

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Aug 2

I'm very excited and proud that my dept @kingsdh.bsky.social is hosting this major conference in 2026. There are many streams of DH, some old, some new, and I've always believed that the future of the field is dialogue between them. This landmark event will do that www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...

Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the Digital

From the 23-26 June 2026, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London will host an international conference exploring the evolving role of Digital Humanities in a world increasingly ...

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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture Education (Academic Education Pathway)!

📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025

Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...

#AcademicJobs

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Digital Humanities @ King's College London @kingsdh.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Computational Humanities Education (Academic Education Pathway).

📔 Contract: Full-time, indefinite contract
🗓 Apply by: 25 August 2025

Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...

#DigitalHumanities #AcademicJobs #Hiring

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Aug 12

I'll check it out! :)

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Aug 12

Come work (with me) at @kingsdh! Hiring one open-ended role - Lecturer in Computational Humanities my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... - and one fixed-term contract role - Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... Deadlines in a couple of weeks!

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Aug 8

First time hearing about this - will check it out. Thanks!

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Aug 8

TFW you’re in the mood to code some interviews and your Nvivo license has expired and the one on your institution’s software centre hasn’t been updated either so you opened an IT ticket and spend the day refreshing your email hoping someone will reply soon. 😩

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Jul 19

Working on it!

Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · Jul 12

Panel today got me thinking: we 🇲🇾-ns collectively don’t appreciate our own greats/experts. Especially in the Arts - and moreso when these pieces are used to force us to confront the most uncomfortable parts of ourselves.

Here’s to more discourse of Jit’s works in academia. @nikicheong.bsky.social

The panel + organiser today (from left): Kam Raslan, Zahim AlBakri, Fasyali, Ann Lee, Niki Cheong, Ida Nerina & Susan Philips

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Lyana Khairuddin @lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · Jul 12

Panel today got me thinking: we 🇲🇾-ns collectively don’t appreciate our own greats/experts. Especially in the Arts - and moreso when these pieces are used to force us to confront the most uncomfortable parts of ourselves.

Here’s to more discourse of Jit’s works in academia. @nikicheong.bsky.social

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Jul 11

Ohhhh!

Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Jul 11

Tomorrow morning! No Jit? A roundtable discussion about Jit Murad's place in academic discourse, hosted by me and featuring an amazing panel. More info in images attached.

Date: 12 July 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 10.30am
Location: ASWARA

Free entry but register at www.cloudjoi.com/shows/3710-n...

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Jul 8

Folks in Kuala Lumpur this weekend - I'm hosting a roundtable discussion on Jit Murad's place in academic discourse, as part of #JitFest25. Come join the discussion with Susan Philip, Ann Lee, Fasyali Fadzly and Kam Raslan! Free entry, but please register here: www.cloudjoi.com/shows/3710-n...

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · Jun 4

We're smashing into Pride 2025 with a gang of radical queer writers and a brand new book: #WrathMonth

We're channeling our fury into a new collection of biting, blood-splattered stories at the cutting edge of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.

💙📚🪐📚🌈📚🌈🚀💫

Wrath Month - An Anthology of Queer Rage

The punk anthology where queer rage kicks down the doors of fantasy, science-fiction and horror.

www.kickstarter.com

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · May 30

More feel good than celebratory but thanks!

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · May 30

Vaguepost because superstitious but today I felt like I achieve something significant in my academic life that (to me) feels like a massive milestone. 😬 Also trepidatious. 🫣

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · May 29

I hope a third is on the cards!

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Dr Alex Bond @thelabandfield.bsky.social · May 28

I'm not crying you're crying.

Gjert Moldestad @gjertm.bsky.social · May 28

For noen kan et lite regnbueflagg bety at vi føler oss tryggere. Man ser flagget og tenker; « her kan jeg passe inn»
En enkel måte å vite at jeg også blir satt pris på.

Veldig fin video
Oslo Pride🌈

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · May 28

Congrats!

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · May 27

A letter to the editor of the @economist.com

We need good news to remind us of what’s possible!

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Niki Cheong @nikicheong.bsky.social · Apr 14

Really thrilled to be at a conference where academics think it’s a good idea to wear red caps which reads: Make Tech Fun Again

🤦‍♂️

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