Dr Bertha Chin (she/her)
@berthac.bsky.social
Fan, celebrity & cultural studies academic. Senior lecturer in media & cultural studies @ NUS, Singapore. Intermixing posts on shows I'm watching, fandoms, politics, academia & work. Opinions my own.
If you’re 18 or older, and have purchased makeup or beauty products based on your fandom (e.g licensed tie-ins or fan-run brands, small businesses, etc), my friend and colleague, Suzanne Scott is looking for you to answer a short survey with an opt-in for a follow up interview.
September 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
If you’re 18 or older, and have purchased makeup or beauty products based on your fandom (e.g licensed tie-ins or fan-run brands, small businesses, etc), my friend and colleague, Suzanne Scott is looking for you to answer a short survey with an opt-in for a follow up interview.
We begin today’s session of the East Asian Pop Culture workshop at NUS with an introductory address by Prof Chua Beng Huat.
September 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
We begin today’s session of the East Asian Pop Culture workshop at NUS with an introductory address by Prof Chua Beng Huat.
The programme for the East Asian Pop Culture workshop, documenting 30 years of transformation is now out. It features @tbaudinette.bsky.social as the keynote speaker this coming Sept @ NUS, Singapore.
ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
#EastAsianPopCulture #FanStudies #AsianStudies
ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
#EastAsianPopCulture #FanStudies #AsianStudies
August 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The programme for the East Asian Pop Culture workshop, documenting 30 years of transformation is now out. It features @tbaudinette.bsky.social as the keynote speaker this coming Sept @ NUS, Singapore.
ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
#EastAsianPopCulture #FanStudies #AsianStudies
ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
#EastAsianPopCulture #FanStudies #AsianStudies
But! It’s not like Malaysian public universities are the bastion of diversity for locals either. Please don’t try and emulate American politics; Malaysian politics is toxic enough without tone deaf politicians trying to get soundbites.
August 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
But! It’s not like Malaysian public universities are the bastion of diversity for locals either. Please don’t try and emulate American politics; Malaysian politics is toxic enough without tone deaf politicians trying to get soundbites.
Omg Netflix, no. I’m not getting sucked back into this. I LOVE the series, it took me ages to get out of the headspace it put me in and nothing I watched afterward was good enough. 😅
July 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Omg Netflix, no. I’m not getting sucked back into this. I LOVE the series, it took me ages to get out of the headspace it put me in and nothing I watched afterward was good enough. 😅
Prime and Paramount, encouraging piracy.
July 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Prime and Paramount, encouraging piracy.
It begins! Registered, and here’s to the first conference for 2025. #IAMCR2025
July 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It begins! Registered, and here’s to the first conference for 2025. #IAMCR2025
Prepping for #IAMCR2025 presentation — what I’d call my first foray into Korean pop culture — as my focus is totally on the fandom surrounding the pandas in Everland theme park. Exploring whether this is a potential small-ish research project…
July 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Prepping for #IAMCR2025 presentation — what I’d call my first foray into Korean pop culture — as my focus is totally on the fandom surrounding the pandas in Everland theme park. Exploring whether this is a potential small-ish research project…
One more week to submit your abstracts for the East Asian pop culture workshop happening at NUS, Singapore, this September! Hit the link for details on abstract submission!
ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
May 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
One more week to submit your abstracts for the East Asian pop culture workshop happening at NUS, Singapore, this September! Hit the link for details on abstract submission!
ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
ari.nus.edu.sg/events/east-...
I realised I should have included a photo of said cat. Here’s 3!
January 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I realised I should have included a photo of said cat. Here’s 3!
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? 😅😅
January 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? 😅😅
Recalibrating the brain back into academic mode today.
December 6, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Recalibrating the brain back into academic mode today.
Drop your lockscreen
Jiji, named after Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service. She crossed the rainbow bridge in 2021
Jiji, named after Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service. She crossed the rainbow bridge in 2021
November 28, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Drop your lockscreen
Jiji, named after Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service. She crossed the rainbow bridge in 2021
Jiji, named after Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service. She crossed the rainbow bridge in 2021
I do like this night view. #Singapore
November 18, 2024 at 2:49 PM
I do like this night view. #Singapore
Bluesky academics, let’s get to know each other! Quote this & tell me 1) a procrastination activity you indulge in instead of writing & 2) your favourite food to stress eat
1) Watching panda videos on YouTube (esp the ones from Everland, Korea)
2) Toss-up between Walker's Salt & Vinegar crisps & 👇
1) Watching panda videos on YouTube (esp the ones from Everland, Korea)
2) Toss-up between Walker's Salt & Vinegar crisps & 👇
November 18, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Bluesky academics, let’s get to know each other! Quote this & tell me 1) a procrastination activity you indulge in instead of writing & 2) your favourite food to stress eat
1) Watching panda videos on YouTube (esp the ones from Everland, Korea)
2) Toss-up between Walker's Salt & Vinegar crisps & 👇
1) Watching panda videos on YouTube (esp the ones from Everland, Korea)
2) Toss-up between Walker's Salt & Vinegar crisps & 👇
In the 4 months since I’ve moved to Singapore, this is the heaviest rain I’ve encountered so far.
November 16, 2024 at 7:48 AM
In the 4 months since I’ve moved to Singapore, this is the heaviest rain I’ve encountered so far.
Lol, I’m so late to this 10 million users thing.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #150,909!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #150,909!
October 3, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Lol, I’m so late to this 10 million users thing.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #150,909!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #150,909!
In Amsterdam for #CelebrityStudies conference (after a monster queue for passport control). Waiting for @memorieschild.bsky.social to get through the queue now. 😅
June 29, 2024 at 10:29 AM
In Amsterdam for #CelebrityStudies conference (after a monster queue for passport control). Waiting for @memorieschild.bsky.social to get through the queue now. 😅
I don’t know what to do with the pic of Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller for season 2 of The Last of Us that just dropped.
So here you go.
So here you go.
May 15, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I don’t know what to do with the pic of Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller for season 2 of The Last of Us that just dropped.
So here you go.
So here you go.
Only in bloody Malaysia. Every other made up title, except for Dr
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December 18, 2023 at 12:46 PM
Only in bloody Malaysia. Every other made up title, except for Dr
🙄🙄
🙄🙄
First face to face conference since 2019
November 27, 2023 at 2:04 AM
First face to face conference since 2019
Delighted to be speaking at the Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre Partnership Seminar on Thursday, 26 October, 3-4pm AEST on the topic of transcultural fandom.
It’s open to all, and you can join via Zoom on bitly.ws/WBAk (or via meeting ID 815 0802 5866)
It’s open to all, and you can join via Zoom on bitly.ws/WBAk (or via meeting ID 815 0802 5866)
October 14, 2023 at 4:58 AM
Delighted to be speaking at the Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre Partnership Seminar on Thursday, 26 October, 3-4pm AEST on the topic of transcultural fandom.
It’s open to all, and you can join via Zoom on bitly.ws/WBAk (or via meeting ID 815 0802 5866)
It’s open to all, and you can join via Zoom on bitly.ws/WBAk (or via meeting ID 815 0802 5866)
We were supposed to swap offices before the start of the semester. The person in this room only informed me they’ve moved on the Friday evening before semester starts. I move in this week to a room with ONLY A DESK. This is why I always forget I work for a university.
September 6, 2023 at 5:02 AM
We were supposed to swap offices before the start of the semester. The person in this room only informed me they’ve moved on the Friday evening before semester starts. I move in this week to a room with ONLY A DESK. This is why I always forget I work for a university.