“Suturing” Event at Boston University
On Sept 21 at 06:00 PM EST, join KJ Cerankowski and myself in a dialogue on critical memoir, sponsored by Boston University. Register here. In this virtual…
Keep readingDigital Tools in the Humanities and Social Sciences: A Research Roundtable
In June 2022, Alexis-Carlota Cochrane and I were invited to present on our digital humanities research for the L’Université Grenoble Alpes-McMaster University Joint Workshop. At the Digital…
Keep readingJamie Chai Yun Liew in conversation with Theresa N. Kenney
The Hamilton Public Library is hosting a virtual conversation between Jamie Chai Yun Liew and myself on May 4, 2022 from 7-8pm. Watch a reading and conversation with…
Keep readingThe Big Sex Talk Appearance
Check out the full series of The Big Sex Talk (Noble Television) on CBC Gem. In episode two, “Not Having It,” I talk about asexuality, alternative pleasures,…
Keep readingThe Big Sex Talk Trailer
The full trailer for The Big Sex Talk is out now and it uses my quotation as its title. This documentary series is all about sex and…
Keep readingRuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, Maddy Morphosis, sparks conversations about cishet inclusion and queer discomfort
My latest co-written piece with Linzey Corridon in The Conversation explores how production choices on RuPaul’s Drag Race “puts racialized queer histories, community discomfort and modes of…
Keep readingDiasporic Solidarities CFP Out Now
The upcoming Diasporic Solidarities: Islands, Intimacies, and Imagining Otherwise conference is now accepting proposals for the 2022 John Douglas Taylor Conference in June 2022. As a co-organizer,…
Keep readingBuilding the Hamilton LGBT2SQ+ Community Archive
In October 2021, I joined Dr. Amber Dean and Cole Gately, alongside several other graduate students, in co-organizing the 2021 John Douglas Taylor Conference. Building the Hamilton…
Keep readingIngat Ka Ha?
My most recent mixed media piece has been published in decomp journal’s latest e-zine (#3) Translate Me Not: New Filipin/x Writing and Art. My art practice lately…
Keep readingReflections on Canada Day
On July 1st, I was asked to join several other McMaster scholars and university leaders to share a reflection on so-called Canada Day. Read my reflection here.
Keep readingOnline Together: Violence, Networks, and Resistance
My latest blog post on the Sherman Centre‘s website focuses on online networks during another year of ongoing racist violence toward Black, Indigenous, and many other racialized…
Keep readingCommitments to Community
In May 2021, Aisha Wilks, Dr. Rodrigo Narro Perez, and I co-organized a public panel called “Commitments to Community” featuring Dr. Shawn Hercules, Dr. Eugenia Zuroski, Dr.…
Keep readingThe Asian Canadian Experience at the University
In May 2021, I was invited by the Race, Racialization and Racism Working Group (R3) of McMaster University’s PACBIC to speak along with fellow graduate student Erica…
Keep readingLet’s Talk About Race: Anti-Asian Racism and Asian Resistance
In April 2021, I was invited by the Race, Racialization and Racism Working Group (R3) of McMaster University’s PACBIC to speak along with Dr. Chandrima Chakraborty on…
Keep readingSocial Media Research Ethics: Power and Provocations
In March 2021, I joined Dr. Sarah Brophy, Emily Goodwin, Dr. Karen Louise Smith, and Dr. Andrea Zeffiro in a webinar roundtable conversation for the Sherman Centre’s…
Keep readingFICARS
At the beginning of 2021, I joined four other Filipino Canadian researchers in co-founding and co-steering Filipinos in Canada – Academics, Researchers, and Scholars (FICARS). Find out…
Keep readingThinking Asexually
My latest publication, “Thinking Asexually: Sapin-Sapin, Asexual Assemblages, and the Queer Possibilities of Platonic Relationalities” is now out in the winter 2020 issue of Feminist Formations. Read…
Keep readingGraduate Resident at the Sherman Centre
In September 2020, I was accepted into the Graduate Residency program at Lewis and Ruth Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship at McMaster University. This year long residency…
Keep readingCo-Chair for Asexuality Studies Interest Group at NWSA
At the 2019 NWSA conference in San Francisco, I was elected as the incoming co-chair for the Asexuality Studies Interest Group. This two year position co-leads and…
Keep readingRESIST: BIPOC Working Group
In 2019, Aisha Wilks and I co-created RESIST: BIPOC Working Group. This two-year SPICES funded project is a monthly working group for students of colour to discuss…
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