Fred Shan

Delighted to share that my peer-reviewed article, 'An Otaku with Chinese Characteristics?', is now out in Screen Bodies, published by @berghahnbooks. Many thanks to the brilliant editorial team and reviewers.berghahnjournals.com/view/jo…

Very excited to announce that @d_schneeweisz and I will be co-editing @immediations. Watch this space for a CFP soon!

Fantastic discussion by @ros_holmes and artist Miao Ying. Looking forward to having more enlightening conversations and delving deeper into the aesthetics & limitations of Chinternet & meme culture in my research. byretheatre.com/events/byre-…

Great selection of new publications from @mitpress at their CAA 2021 virtual exhibition. Particularly excited about Lauren Fournier's book 'Autotheory as Feminist Practice in Art, Writing, and Criticism'. bit.ly/2Z547ju

Fascinating virtual performance piece by artist Ye Funa that explores the beautification app, Meitu, at the #MultimediaEncounters conference by @UCL_mal. Will be incorporating this into my research on Ye's practice re. mediated and embodied forms of self re-presentations.

Thanks very much to @CHASE_DTP #CHASEVE2020 for providing the platform for my first ever conference presentation. Very impressed by the huge range of fascinating projects and looking forward to following up with everyone I've spoken to.

Sunday's musical journey through the taigas and lakes of Siberia. Guided by Sophy Roberts' mesmerising narrative and the music of Aram Khachaturian, a Soviet Armenian composer and one of the few musical greats not to have emigrated or ended up in a gulag.

Many thanks to @DrStruthers for her amazing talk with @CHASE_DTP & @CourtauldRes on 1700s watch forgery. More importantly, thank you for introducing me to the term 'masstige' (prestige for the masses), which is now among my favourite words. strutherswatchmakers.co.uk/a…

Learned a lot about overcoming writer's block at the writing workshop with @j_mcconnachie, who is an excellent teacher and incredibly generous with his time & advice. 100% would recommend it to anyone looking to hone their craft, whether it's academic or creative work.

Reading @raguklemenso 's excellent study on Czechoslovak gaming communities during the Soviet era. Enjoyed the nuanced take on gaming as a form of de Certeau's 'tactic of the weak'. Will see how this might also apply to the study of subversive memes. mitpress.mit.edu/books/gamin…

A fitting time to revisit Hannah Arendt's work: 'In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and nothing was true.'

Enjoyed the great intro to @Mat_Witness workshop by @alixebovey, @calbourne_lady & @GraceANagle . Looking forward to seeing the 2020-1 programme! Open to all students across CHASE institutions. material-witness.co.uk/#:~:t….