Clarissa AL Lee's Lateral Worlds

Updates on some forthcoming changes for this blog

2023-12-12T15:36:00.004+01:00

For anyone who still occasionally checks on this blog, you will realize irregular the updates had been. Things had been hectic since the last update back in May 2023 (and that was merely a cut-and-paste from an existing text), which was also around the time when I was engage in some next-steps activities. Due to both life and professional changes, I have decided to make some changes to what

Containing Toxicity: Nuclear Waste as a Societal Challenge

2023-05-15T12:00:00.012+02:00

What qualifies as "toxic" in society is an inherently unstable category, dependent on risk assessment, structures of profit but also cultural ideas about safety and health. This joint lecture focuses on a specific form of toxicity, namely nuclear toxicity, through the example of management of nuclear fuel resources, especially in their aftermath as waste. Starting with an

A Philosophy of Artscience: Something Old, Something Novel

2023-04-21T13:13:00.004+02:00

The public lecture will take place on June 7, at 5 pm(CET) w at the Stadtpalais, Theaterstraße 75, 52062 Aachen. You can also attend online via the following link https://rwth.zoom.us/j/91769488851?pwd=VnBKc1l1M0JRSzBzRDIwZFBodFlYQT09Meeting-ID: 917 6948 8851Kenncode: 477889ABSTRACT: This talk explores how one could develop and apprehend a philosophically intuited syzygy that is art and

News Catchup, Old and New Projects, Actvities.

2023-04-21T12:49:00.010+02:00

It's been 4 months since I'd last posted as I'd been busy completing some papers, attending workshops, presenting at one of a major local conference, and also completing the first draft of a revised book project proposal (these were all between January and the first week of April 2023). This month, it has been about building (and exploring) new skills while also organizing materials (both

Out with the Old, In with the New, But Keeping What is Good

2022-12-30T17:25:00.001+01:00

It has been awhile since i have updated here, as life has taken a different turn this past year. I left my tenure-track position at Universiti Malaya (despite having three more years on the contract, although that had since reduced to 2 years and 4 months by the time I left) to pursue the broadening of horizons and also to make my own creative and intellectual dreams come true (and go

Publication of a public-friendly article on the philosophy of artscience, in Malay

2021-11-27T06:56:00.006+01:00

You can obtain this article when it comes out to the nearest bookstore to you in Malaysia, or you can buy it online here to save the hassle. See below for a snapshot of the article and the TOC.

Busy time - two talks and a bunch of forthcoming publications, revision work and exciting new project in the works.

2021-11-25T05:57:00.003+01:00

The new semester is already in full-swing since the last time I posted - over the long 'summer' days of eternal lockdowns (now that the summer has passed, the lockdown has also been lifted), I have been busily giddy with new discoveries that I forget my promise to post here more regularly - some of these 'discoveries' will make their appearances next year. Some have already been published as

Why sleep is good

2021-05-30T05:33:00.016+02:00

When I was a kid, I loved sleep. I used to have this school holiday practice of sleeping early (forcing myself to do so even when I didn't want to) and then making myself wake up early and planned a bunch of activities for myself. Growing up in the 20th century without the ubiquitous electronics and 24/7 streaming services made this fairly easy (especially when the TV went dead by a certain time)

Continuing updates on Artscience: A Curious Education

2021-04-26T18:30:00.008+02:00

Update 2: Here is another talk I gave to a more arts-centred audience on some theories as well as art practices inspired by my book Update: I'd uploaded a preview chapter of my book on my Academia page as a teaser. I just completed a booktalk last Friday and will be doing another in May June, together with Universiti Sains Malaysia. focusing on a different topic. Will post on the

Video of my talk "Shapes of Knowledge: Speculative Fiction Through Artscience" under the Lloyd Fernando Seminar Series by Universiti Malaya's English Dept

2021-04-26T07:12:00.005+02:00

For those who missed my talk last Friday (April 23, 2021), you can now catch it here on Youtube.In the talk, I also mentioned Hikayat Hang Tuah and Sulalatus Salatin, and Puteri Gunung Ledang. Watch on to know why. Please click to expand this blog post for the link to appear.

Forthcoming book talk webinar at 3pm, GMT+8, EST + 12, April 23, 2021.

2021-04-15T04:55:00.011+02:00

https://literature.um.edu.my/lloyd-fernando-seminar-series Shapes of Knowledge: Speculative Fiction Through ArtscienceA talk presented by Clarissa Ai Ling Lee from the Drama Department of the Faculty of Creative Arts at University of MalayaFriday, 23 Apr 2021 from 3.00 - 5.00 pmVideo call link: https://meet.google.com/mpy-jmoe-qskMore on the book here.

How to get research done even when you think you have no time

2021-03-12T14:22:00.012+01:00

We live in a very bureaucratic world, where productivity is measured by the amount of busywork you are able to complete, even though you may not realize that in doing this, you are actually giving away your time for free. For a busy academic, there are so many things that make demands on your time: teaching, administrative work, community outreach, supervisions, meetings for everything

Research-led teaching; research impact; and the politics of journal publishing, predation and prestige.

2021-02-27T16:23:00.007+01:00

For the first time in my academic career of 6.5 years since PhD graduation, I am expected to teach both an undergraduate and postgraduate course, within about a month since commencing my duties as a senior lecturer at my present institution. This is both exciting yet a little anxiety-provoking, not because I do not believe in my capabilities, but because there are so many new things to

Looking for postgrad candidates interested in pursuing a research degree on artscience

2021-02-27T01:43:00.005+01:00

I am now accepting post graduate candidates intent on pursuing an MA by research/PhD on a topic that speaks to #artscience in any way imaginable (even in ways that I do not myself pursue at this time). I am working on starting up various artscience related initiatives, so am looking for students who will not only be a student, but someone who could be a collaborator, in ways that would be

Developing Research-Based Work and Living for 2021

2021-02-22T07:00:00.004+01:00

Earlier in the week, I found myself given the choice of accepting an appointment with Malaysia's Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation as probably one of the few humanists to be represented on their R&D grant programme. Although the my role has been listed out on the appointment letter, I wonder if there is much I could do to persuade my fellow colleagues there on the importance of

Starting Afresh

2021-02-14T04:02:00.004+01:00

By visiting my portfolio, with the links found at the top left grid, you probably would have noticed that I have left my previous position at Sunway University and am now a senior lecturer at the University of Malaya, beginning February 2021. This is the year of many exciting things and I promise that this blog will be more updated than previously. Not least, this is the year when I will be

Jeffrey Cheah Institute Seminar: Internet-Based Political Trolling as the New Normal in Malaysian Politics

2019-11-09T10:34:00.000+01:00

Date: Dec 10, 2019 Time: 3pm to 4.30pm Venue: LT3, West Wing, UG, Sunway University Abstract