in this curated space, i track my progress and ongoing/past projects.
Both my PhD research and post-PhD plans are centred on using uncanny perspectives (hauntology, mnemohistory, and monster culture) to explore the elaborateness of societal marginalisation and to overturn the often pejorative and victimising narratives. Monster culture, as discussed by Cohen, explores how societal fears and anxieties are embodied in monstrous figures. These monsters serve as symbols for the ‘Other’, representing what a society considers deviant or threatening.
To expose/interpret the monster(s) that lurk in the collective consciousness, quietly acknowledged yet skirted around.
The turn to things requires a reconsideration of where knowledge resides—can humans and non-humans only be accessed and known relationally, as they meet? Or can there be a thing-in-itself, individuals-in-themselves, and a third space where they encounter each other? (Godin, 2022, p. 122)
Dr Sheng-Hsiang Lance Peng, the research lead of this project and facilitator of this portfolio administers and compiles The Chiaroscuro.
Whether you’re a research peer looking for collaboration or a prospective participant wanting to join this study, please stay connected for more updates!
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( ఠൠఠ ) A kickoff message (soon to be revealed!)
( ఠൠఠ ) Something about recruiting participants and peer researchers (soon to be revealed!)
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( ఠൠఠ ) Ghosts, girls, and institutionalised knottiness: Lance’s grwm PhD viva workshop
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I’ve opted not to document my works as there are more convenient platforms available, like google scholar (link above) and my orcid (here), to track my publications. But I do have a space where I collect my writings on hauntology and monster culture.
The Chiaroscuro is a handpicked hauntology-focused platform that I oversee, dedicated to the integration of academic and non-academic perspectives in exploring hauntology and its related viewpoints.
In the summer of 2023, I collaborated with AccessEd, an NGO committed to empowering students from underrepresented backgrounds. Together, we co-created a research-based tutorial pack for key stage 5 sociology and psychology called ‘Girlhood chronicles: experiences of girls in the past few years’. It was published on 27 November 2023 and is available for access here. It’s an open-access resource.
