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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Cyclone (2026) Screening and Post-Screening Talk Date: 18 Sep 2026 (Fri) 14:30-17:30 Venue: LSK LT5, CUHK Filmmakers in Attendance: Director Philip Yung & Screenwriter Annabelle Li Discussant: Dr Sonia Wong Moderator: Dr Nick Lee & Dr Janet Pang *Admission restricted to 18+

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Thanks for having me.😊 「香港中文大學公共人文學課程講師彭家維教授認為，近年泰國主流電視台三台、七台也投入泰國Y劇的拍攝，推動大眾對於多元家庭的想像，有關鍵的影響。例如最近由泰國第三電視台製作的泰百劇《繪夢婚禮》，劇情涉及婆媳關係，由傳統電視台播出，有助於社會去思考婆婆與媳婦之間應該怎麼相處。『這些電視台播這些劇，讓家中的長輩有機會去發掘，試著接受非異性戀的孩子，不用為他們擔心，因為他們也可以獲得幸福快樂。』」🏳️‍🌈 #ThaiBL #ThaiGL #Yseries www.mirrormedia.mg/story/202608...

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陽光空氣泰腐劇5／Ｙ劇席捲全球創驚人產值　泰國將次文化推向主流引領風騷揭密 - 鏡週刊 Mirror Media

泰國Y劇（Series Y，泛指源自日本精神、以同性情感為主軸的影視作品，包含男男戀BL與女女戀GL）在全世界掀起炫風，創下驚人產值，2025年預估達到49億泰銖（約新台幣46.64億元），也帶動泰國觀光產業發展。將鏡頭拉回台灣，這樣的內容，也正在翻轉在地對於多元性別的想像。

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Our task is NOT to dismiss these hard-won spaces for queer visibility, queer community, and queer fantasy too quickly. Our task is to engage them carefully, constructively, and contextually. #ThaiBL #ThaiGL #Yseries @evacyli.bsky.social

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Thai Y-series make alternative futures visible and thinkable. We can also help cultivate them responsibly, and with care, making the world more liveable for everyone. #ThaiBL #ThaiGL #Yseries @evacyli.bsky.social

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

✨ Opening Keynote: True Love or Good Business? Girls' Love and Thailand's Y-Culture as Queer Fantasy Economy ✨ 📅 17 August 2026 (Monday) 🕙 10:00 AM (GMT−3, Brazil) | 2:00 PM (BST, London) | 9:00 PM (HKT, Hong Kong) 🌍 Online 🔗 Register at www.nepf.com.br/post/program...

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

In this age of AI, researchers should be mindful of (1) the potential harm caused by AI, deepfake, and online disinformation by conducting reflexive studies that uphold empathy and care, and (2) how our research might be used or misused, particularly in more problematic or harmful contexts.

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A wholesome late-night discussion

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

與其糾纏於錯譯的「賣腐」和錯置的 #queerbaiting ，倒不如嘗試以「酷想經濟」(queer fantasy economy) 理解泰國BL和GL劇產業的運作。 #ThaiBL #ThaiGL 劇掀起的「酷想經濟」創造了一個權宜協商的契機，讓政府、業界、倡議者和社群和而不同地互惠互利、拓展多元性別空間 🏳️‍🌈

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真愛還是賣腐？淺談泰國Y劇產業的「酷想經濟」 - TNL The News Lens 關鍵評論網

本文以「酷想經濟」框架詮釋泰國Y劇，反駁「酷兒誘餌」的二元批評。此觀點闡述該產業如何建構讓各方互惠的生態，共同拓展酷兒想像與現實空間，超越真愛或賣腐的僵化對立。

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Is the Western-origin term “queerbaiting” a fair way to judge Thai BL and GL series? What if, instead, we look at them through the lens of a “queer fantasy economy”? 🏳️‍🌈 Full text: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #ThaiBL #ThaiGL #Yseries #SeriesY #Queerbaiting @evacyli.bsky.social

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Public Humanities Talk Series “The Sound of the City” Date: 31 October, 2025 (Friday) Time: 5pm-6:30pm Let’s listen to Hong Kong together—where every sound tells a story. 🔗 ccs.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/main/?events=2 #CUHK #PublicHumanities #PHCU

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Check out this beautifully filmed video of our new BA programme in Public Humanities! #CUHK #PublicHumanities #PHCU www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1BJ...

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公共人文：文化中間人 Public Humanities @ CUHK: Future Cultural Mediators

YouTube video by cuhkcrs

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Eva C.Y. Li @evacyli.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

We discussed the global popularity of #Thai Girls Love #GL series and why this matters. Thai GL celebrates joy and thriving queer relationships 🌈💖, in contrast to Hollywood's #BuryYourGays trope @kwpang.bsky.social #EngLot #FayeYoko #FreenBecky #LingOrm theconversation.com/how-thailand...

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How Thailand’s TV lesbian romances captured a global audience

The rise of queer romances for women in Thailand signals the emergence of more tolerant and progressive attitudes to LGBTQ+ people.

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Eva C.Y. Li @evacyli.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Good news that our #GirlsLove paper is now published online. It's the first academic journal in English that explores the recent #GL boom in Thailand, queer media from the Global South!🏳️‍🌈 It's Open Access so it's free to read ✨https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14680777.2024.2433564

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Eva C.Y. Li @evacyli.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Through preliminary discourse analysis of 8 series broadcast by August 2024 and media interviews of creators, Ka-Wei Pang (CUHK) and I explore how the GL media industry charts a new path in queer media, despite its commercial underpinning and references to the production & marketing practices of BL.

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Eva C.Y. Li @evacyli.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

First post here: Our article, '#Queer Media from the Global South: The Emerging Girls Love (#GL) Industry of Southeast Asia,' has been accepted for publication in Spring 2025✨ It'll be the first academic journal article to investigate the recent boom in GL production in SE Asia🏳️‍🌈 @kwpang.bsky.social

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Li, Eva Cheuk-Yin, and Pang, Ka-Wei. "Fandom Meets Artificial Intelligence: Rethinking Participatory Culture as Human–Community–Machine Interactions." European Journal of Cultural Studies 27, no.4 (2024), 778-787. doi.org/10.1177/1367.... @evacyli.bsky.social #AI #Fandom #HCMI

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K.W. Pang @kwpang.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

"The very queer nature of this mom fandom transforms the supposedly inelastic kinship in the Sinophone setting and liberates these mom fans from the norms and taboos of the heteropatriarchy, so that fantasies of all sorts can be played out."— doi.org/10.2307/jj.4... #seriesY #Thailand #MomFandom

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Queer TV China: Televisual and Fannish Imaginaries of Gender, Sexuality, and Chineseness on JSTOR

The 2010s have seen an explosion in popularity of Chinese television featuring same-sex intimacies, LGBTQ-identified celebrities, and explicitly homoerotic stor...

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