Vincent Pak, Queer Correctives. Discursive Neo-homophobia, Sexuality and Christianity in Singapore (2025)

Books: Queer Correctives: Pak (2025): Queer Correctives explores Christian discourses of sex and sexuality in Singapore to argue that metanoia, the theological concept of spiritual transformation, can be read as a form of neo-homophobia that coaxes… https://t.co/6UVXBZiQZw

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this is a book on the correction of love. i have always known that some may not like what i have to write about. it has always been enough that they read it anyway. Queer Correctives is now available digitally, and in hardback August 21. for family and those out of line.

Very exciting news! "Intimate Subjects" has been shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Historical Society First Book Prize!! https://t.co/PaAdK7GQTY Now to wait on tenterhooks! @UChicagoPress @dylanmontanari

Thrilled to see a thoughtful, sparky review of "Intimate Subjects" in the London Review of Books (8 May)! https://t.co/dA7zMHS9FH Thanks @hannahrosewoods for engaging with the book so carefully! @LRB @LRBbookshop @UChicagoPress @dylanmontanari

I am excited to share my first PhD-related publication for 2025! In this paper, we utilised a mixed-methods approach to examine the relevance, reliability, and validity of the Couple Resilience Inventory with LGBTQ couples in Singapore. #LGBTQ #Singapore https://t.co/4wysdgl4x0

If the free copies run out, I'm reachable via DM or email. All my thanks to Kira Hall, Mie Hiramoto, and Rodrigo Borba for trusting me with this.

I had the privilege to review the field of language, gender, and sexuality in 2023 for Gender and Language. If you're interested in research about incels, tradwives, and the limits of queer theory, there are about 25 free copies available at this link: https://t.co/cyZAQ31jxS

📚Advance copies of #EmergentGenders🏳️‍⚧️from @DukePress have arrived ahead of publication day! Get yours today➡️ https://t.co/SOhACHOAlI (30% off with code E25MHSHO) Read introduction🆓 https://t.co/AvXg6j3IoF 📖🐾model credit: @dog_tormarley (IG)🐶labor paid for in treats

You can access our new special issue on trans linguistics here:

New Cambridge Element Pride in Asia by Benedict J. L. Rowlett, Pavadee Saisuwan, Christian Go, Li-Chi Chen and Mie Hiramoto is now free to read for 4 weeks! https://t.co/X8GAAGiJ7J #cambridgeelements #languageandlinguistics

NEW #OA ON FIRSTVIEW "“Hi, I'm Ruan Yuejiao, from Ho Chi Minh City!”: Digital raciolinguistic enregisterment and indexical hijack of the Vietnamese Mandarin accent" by @TsungLunOne https://t.co/NZFdfZxmNI #Taiwan #VietnameseMigrants #DigitalEnregisterment #Indexicality

You can access Go's article in the 10th anniversary issue of the journal Linguistic Landscape here:

📢New article published ❔ X. Li and M. Hiramoto explore C-Pop fan culture & analyse relations established between fans and idols. 🟣Authors identify how address terms construct affective stances towards idols & how these relate to gender ideology. 🔗 https://t.co/PQAyTib8rj

Check out this fascinating article on stance & indexicality in Chinese pop music fandom, written by Xinyu Li & our co-editor Mie Hiramoto! The authors find address terms put idols & fans in imagined romantic or familial relationships that echo or challenge heteronormativity (1/2)

Thanks @tomsojka for a great conversation about Intimate Subjects for @NewBooksBritish @NewBooksNetwork podcast. Check it out here!

My article has been published in the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology! In this article, I developed the concept of "indexical deprivation" to anchor how certain co-occurrences cannot be recognized as indexicality while being visible to the perceiver. https://t.co/A8yqhKHmuj

she’s got a cover, and she’s up for preorder! Queer Correctives is out summer 2025: https://t.co/NVePjI95Ez

this is rarer than being on the top 2% list btw