Dr Thomas Baudinette
@tbaudinette.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Global Cultures at Macquarie University; East-SE Asia (Kpop, BL, idols), esp. queer media; opinions my own
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Hello Bluesky! I'm a cultural anthropologist who explores the intersections of media fandom, gender and sexuality, and East-Southeast Asian relations from a queer perspective. If you'd like to get to know me, my two books are a good place to start!
If you're attending #IASPR2025 this week, please do consider joining our panel on romantic cultures in Philippine media! The lectures will also be available online after the conference is finished! @iaspr.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If you're attending #IASPR2025 this week, please do consider joining our panel on romantic cultures in Philippine media! The lectures will also be available online after the conference is finished! @iaspr.bsky.social
My latest article on #LGBTQ+ activism among Thai #BL idols has just been released free and open access in Celebrity Studies! The article explores how #EarthMix and #ZeeNunew used their celebrity platforms to advocate for marriage equality 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
doi.org/10.1080/1939...
doi.org/10.1080/1939...
June 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My latest article on #LGBTQ+ activism among Thai #BL idols has just been released free and open access in Celebrity Studies! The article explores how #EarthMix and #ZeeNunew used their celebrity platforms to advocate for marriage equality 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
doi.org/10.1080/1939...
doi.org/10.1080/1939...
My research paper " #Kpop Fandom’s Affective Role in Shaping Knowledge of Gender and Sexuality among #LGBTQ+ Fans in Australia and the Philippines " - written with Kelsey E. Scholes - is now available FREE and OPEN ACCESS in the journal Sexualities! 🏳️🌈💞🏳️⚧️
Link here: doi.org/10.1177/1363...
Link here: doi.org/10.1177/1363...
June 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
My research paper " #Kpop Fandom’s Affective Role in Shaping Knowledge of Gender and Sexuality among #LGBTQ+ Fans in Australia and the Philippines " - written with Kelsey E. Scholes - is now available FREE and OPEN ACCESS in the journal Sexualities! 🏳️🌈💞🏳️⚧️
Link here: doi.org/10.1177/1363...
Link here: doi.org/10.1177/1363...
Happy to announce the publication of "Queering the Korean Wave", a special issue of The East Asian Journal of Popular Culture edited by myself and @khursten.bsky.social that explores why Korean media (especially #Kpop) has been so influential among #LGBTQ+ audiences around the world
December 26, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Happy to announce the publication of "Queering the Korean Wave", a special issue of The East Asian Journal of Popular Culture edited by myself and @khursten.bsky.social that explores why Korean media (especially #Kpop) has been so influential among #LGBTQ+ audiences around the world
I am unironically in love with these "Oppa" instant ramyun noodles made by Korean manufacturer Ottogi for the Vietnamese market! Look at the stylised #Kpop star oppas on the front... do they look similar to a famous idol group to anyone? 🤣
December 18, 2024 at 8:50 PM
I am unironically in love with these "Oppa" instant ramyun noodles made by Korean manufacturer Ottogi for the Vietnamese market! Look at the stylised #Kpop star oppas on the front... do they look similar to a famous idol group to anyone? 🤣
Looking forward to delivering a masterclass workshop on "Theorizing Asian Television Dramas" to junior scholars from across the Philippines at De La Salle University tomorrow. This is a follow-up to the keynote I delivered at a conference back in May to help presenters better theorize their work :)
December 8, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Looking forward to delivering a masterclass workshop on "Theorizing Asian Television Dramas" to junior scholars from across the Philippines at De La Salle University tomorrow. This is a follow-up to the keynote I delivered at a conference back in May to help presenters better theorize their work :)
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These awesome students made a truly good video on #BL and some problems with tropes in the genre. With reference of course to work by @jameswelker.bsky.social and @tbaudinette.bsky.social #BoysLove #Manga #JapaneseManga
youtu.be/o2YKi19N4zw?...
youtu.be/o2YKi19N4zw?...
Love Stage!! and Problematic Tropes in BL Manga
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December 5, 2024 at 12:57 PM
These awesome students made a truly good video on #BL and some problems with tropes in the genre. With reference of course to work by @jameswelker.bsky.social and @tbaudinette.bsky.social #BoysLove #Manga #JapaneseManga
youtu.be/o2YKi19N4zw?...
youtu.be/o2YKi19N4zw?...
My article on the positive mental health benefits of #Kpop fandom for #LGBTQ+ fans during the COVID-19 pandemic - written together with PhD student and research assistant extraordinaire Kelsey E Scholes - has been accepted for publication next year in Kritika Kultura (archium.ateneo.edu/kk/)!
December 4, 2024 at 7:41 AM
My article on the positive mental health benefits of #Kpop fandom for #LGBTQ+ fans during the COVID-19 pandemic - written together with PhD student and research assistant extraordinaire Kelsey E Scholes - has been accepted for publication next year in Kritika Kultura (archium.ateneo.edu/kk/)!
Looking forward to my upcoming trip to Manila where I will be discussing the impacts of Korean media - especially via #Kpop fandom - on #LGBTQ+ cultures in the Philippines at the first ever "Philippine K-Culture Conference" at University of the Philippines Diliman next week 🇵🇭💕🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💕🇰🇷
November 28, 2024 at 8:36 PM
I've reached the pinnacle of my career because today I got to give my thoughts to a major Western news source about Moo Deng 💕🥰
a person petting a hippopotamus with the words moo deng written above it
ALT: a person petting a hippopotamus with the words moo deng written above it
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:28 AM
I've reached the pinnacle of my career because today I got to give my thoughts to a major Western news source about Moo Deng 💕🥰
Excited to announce I will be heading to Chicago next year for #SCMS2025, for a roundtable with Katie Morrisey, Lori Morimoto, Areum Jeong, and Latina Vidolova on "Adapting Media Studies Pedagogy for Today's Global Media Ecosystem." Yes, I'll be talking about BL (as usual)!
@scmstudies.bsky.social
@scmstudies.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Excited to announce I will be heading to Chicago next year for #SCMS2025, for a roundtable with Katie Morrisey, Lori Morimoto, Areum Jeong, and Latina Vidolova on "Adapting Media Studies Pedagogy for Today's Global Media Ecosystem." Yes, I'll be talking about BL (as usual)!
@scmstudies.bsky.social
@scmstudies.bsky.social
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Our panel "Adapting Media Studies Pedagogy for Today's Global Media Ecosystem" has been accepted for the @scmstudies.bsky.social 2025 conference! See you in Chicago! 🙌🏻 @katiedidnt.bsky.social @acafanmom.bsky.social @tbaudinette.bsky.social
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media.tenor.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Our panel "Adapting Media Studies Pedagogy for Today's Global Media Ecosystem" has been accepted for the @scmstudies.bsky.social 2025 conference! See you in Chicago! 🙌🏻 @katiedidnt.bsky.social @acafanmom.bsky.social @tbaudinette.bsky.social
Now that my teaching year is over, it's time to dive back into my research on idol fandom in Japan! From "Otaku Culture and Feminism," to "Stan Culture Economy" and "Recosidering Consumer Society," I have a lot of reading to catch up on!
November 24, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Now that my teaching year is over, it's time to dive back into my research on idol fandom in Japan! From "Otaku Culture and Feminism," to "Stan Culture Economy" and "Recosidering Consumer Society," I have a lot of reading to catch up on!
I wonder what Mieko Kawakami thinks hearing that Murakami Haruki has learnt nothing from her extremely pointed and much-needed critique of the sexism that structures his novels and his continued tendency to depict women via misogynistic paradigms?
Source: amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
Source: amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
November 24, 2024 at 5:50 AM
I wonder what Mieko Kawakami thinks hearing that Murakami Haruki has learnt nothing from her extremely pointed and much-needed critique of the sexism that structures his novels and his continued tendency to depict women via misogynistic paradigms?
Source: amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
Source: amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...
Together with wonderful colleagues in Manila, next year I'll be drawing on my ethnography of Philippine media to put together a collection of essays on "kilig", the Philippine affective cultural response that shapes knowledge and experiences of romance 💖🇵🇭
November 24, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Together with wonderful colleagues in Manila, next year I'll be drawing on my ethnography of Philippine media to put together a collection of essays on "kilig", the Philippine affective cultural response that shapes knowledge and experiences of romance 💖🇵🇭
Reposted by Dr Thomas Baudinette
Did you know that #Kpop has become an important space for international LGBTQ+ fans to make sense of their queerness? If you'd like to learn more, check out this open access article published in Sexualities that I wrote together with Kelsey E. Scholes!
doi.org/10.1177/1363...
doi.org/10.1177/1363...
November 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Did you know that #Kpop has become an important space for international LGBTQ+ fans to make sense of their queerness? If you'd like to learn more, check out this open access article published in Sexualities that I wrote together with Kelsey E. Scholes!
doi.org/10.1177/1363...
doi.org/10.1177/1363...
Reposted by Dr Thomas Baudinette
Actually very proud to announce that I am doing a thing: a new book series called "TV Matters" with Intellect! Television / media / pop culture scholars, take note and get in touch if you wanna write about TV! Please share far and wide.
November 12, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Actually very proud to announce that I am doing a thing: a new book series called "TV Matters" with Intellect! Television / media / pop culture scholars, take note and get in touch if you wanna write about TV! Please share far and wide.
The era of slave contracts in the #Kpop industry never ended, it just transformed. Labor law needs to be revised to support idols as workers (who should absolutely unionise), but the current SK government is mostly uninterested in broadening human rights legislation right now
November 20, 2024 at 5:21 AM
The era of slave contracts in the #Kpop industry never ended, it just transformed. Labor law needs to be revised to support idols as workers (who should absolutely unionise), but the current SK government is mostly uninterested in broadening human rights legislation right now
Did you know that #Kpop has become an important space for international LGBTQ+ fans to make sense of their queerness? If you'd like to learn more, check out this open access article published in Sexualities that I wrote together with Kelsey E. Scholes!
doi.org/10.1177/1363...
doi.org/10.1177/1363...
November 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Did you know that #Kpop has become an important space for international LGBTQ+ fans to make sense of their queerness? If you'd like to learn more, check out this open access article published in Sexualities that I wrote together with Kelsey E. Scholes!
doi.org/10.1177/1363...
doi.org/10.1177/1363...
Reposted by Dr Thomas Baudinette
So excited that the advance copies have just arrived of my book!! Will be officially out (also in full open access) December 3rd from @ucpress.bsky.social!
November 15, 2024 at 9:55 PM
So excited that the advance copies have just arrived of my book!! Will be officially out (also in full open access) December 3rd from @ucpress.bsky.social!
Hello Bluesky! I'm a cultural anthropologist who explores the intersections of media fandom, gender and sexuality, and East-Southeast Asian relations from a queer perspective. If you'd like to get to know me, my two books are a good place to start!
November 18, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Hello Bluesky! I'm a cultural anthropologist who explores the intersections of media fandom, gender and sexuality, and East-Southeast Asian relations from a queer perspective. If you'd like to get to know me, my two books are a good place to start!
Reposted by Dr Thomas Baudinette
Are you interested to learn how fandom for Thai #BL is building Thai soft power in Japan? Here is a lecture I gave earlier this year exploring the intersections of Thai BL and tourism campaigns for a Japanese audience!
thomasbaudinette.com/2024/06/19/t...
thomasbaudinette.com/2024/06/19/t...
The Role of “Boys Love” Idols in Thai Tourism Campaigns: Exploring a New Case Study for Contents Tourism Studies
Last month, I had the privilege to present a lecture at Hokkaido University’s Center for Advanced Tourism Studies about my new research project exploring the role of Thai BL in promoting tour…
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November 17, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Are you interested to learn how fandom for Thai #BL is building Thai soft power in Japan? Here is a lecture I gave earlier this year exploring the intersections of Thai BL and tourism campaigns for a Japanese audience!
thomasbaudinette.com/2024/06/19/t...
thomasbaudinette.com/2024/06/19/t...
Is there a good fan studies starter pack? What about Korean Studies
(I know I'm being lazy not searching myself, but I'm relying on the wonderful hivemind of colleagues here to help me get started 💕)
(I know I'm being lazy not searching myself, but I'm relying on the wonderful hivemind of colleagues here to help me get started 💕)
November 18, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Is there a good fan studies starter pack? What about Korean Studies
(I know I'm being lazy not searching myself, but I'm relying on the wonderful hivemind of colleagues here to help me get started 💕)
(I know I'm being lazy not searching myself, but I'm relying on the wonderful hivemind of colleagues here to help me get started 💕)
Also is there a Japanese studies starter pack yet?
November 17, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Also is there a Japanese studies starter pack yet?