That’s two PhD students completing their vivas in the past six months. Super pleased for them!
Niki Cheong
@nikicheong.bsky.social
Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society at King’s College London @kingsdh.bsky.social. I research misinformation and the everyday navigation of political information. Former journalist. www.nikicheong.com
31 years of my professional life captured in one article. Quite something to look back on two different careers across the decades. To read: www.thestar.com.my/news/educati...
Back when I was working on public humanities initiatives without realising I was working on public humanities initiatives (9 years today was the launch of my last such project - and now ideas brewing for another) www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#sejarahkita | Niki Cheong
Facebook reminds me that 9 years ago today, I was back in Malaysia to launch my #SejarahKita project. To commemorate 60 years since Malaya's independence, the team and I scouted for Malaysians born in...
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#Academics let's celebrate the edited book chapter! What is an edited book chapter that you're particularly proud of, or one you think deserves more readers? Mine is this one... Internet-led Political Journalism: Challenging Hybrid-Regime Resilience www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Internet-led political journalism: Challenging hybrid regime resilienc
The mainstreaming of the Internet in the 1990s paved the way for a new form of journalism practice in Malaysia. Internet-led political journalism saw
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Kate Devlin@drkatedevlin.bsky.social · last mo.#Academics let's celebrate the edited book chapter! What is an edited book chapter that you're particularly proud of, or one you think deserves more readers? Mine is this one... Power in AI: Inequality Within and Without the Algorithm kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/pu...
Hey @kingsdh.bsky.social colleagues - time for an update. Have I missed anyone here?
Niki Cheong@nikicheong.bsky.social · 2y agoStartup pack of my academic colleagues doing amazing digital research at @kingsdh.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/SXpvQhQ These are the ones I know who are on Bsky - drop me a message if I missed anyone 😅 #academia #digitalhumanities
At the moment, my LinkedIn reeks of either how much more work journal editors are doing due to AI use in submissions and review, and how much more work "productive" contacts are in terms of research outputs. This doesn't bode well for my stress levels in the near future ...
Niki Cheong@nikicheong.bsky.social · 4w agoFriends, can confirm that it's grim over there ...
My Dept @kingsdh.bsky.social is hiring for a 1-year fixed term role ahead of the new academic year my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
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Academics! So many folks I know are properly engaging in LinkedIn and I … have not. Worth exploring or no? Opinions appreciated!
Social media memory capsule reminds me that there was a time in 2016, during my PhD, when an Excel sheet like this made sense.
much look forward to welcoming @sophiebishop.bsky.social to talk about her new book "influencer creep" tomorrow with @zaborowski.bsky.social and Zeena Feldman! 🎊 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/influ...
Academic friends! If I can be so bold to ask if anyone has used any of my work (sole or co-authored is fine!) in their teaching, could you please let me know?
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! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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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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.
Genuine question: what have all the US TikTokkers done with their Little Red Book (RedNote) accounts?
I really should come on here more than just reposting work stuff 🤣 I forget what I used to do on Twitter last time 😬
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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📢 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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📢 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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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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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. 😩
Working on it!
Lyana Khairuddin@lyanakhairuddin.bsky.social · last yr.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
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
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...
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...
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.
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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. 🫣