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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The @crsn-uk.bsky.social and @ics.bsky.social #classicalreception series comes full circle on 15 June with Nuraliah Norasid talking about #Medusa, videogames and Malay identity in her #SingLit novel The Gatekeeper. This one hits different: the novel inspired my entire thesis. Registration link👇.

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

For one night only (June 8), @tomzanker.bsky.social peels back the veil of time and revives the memory of the Philippines’ lost ilustrado classicism via the art of painter Juan Luna. Colonial mimicry or postcolonial syncretism? You decide More details and registration: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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“Tales from the Tropical Gothic”: Juan Luna, the Philippines, and Ilustrado Classicism

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

How does the Roman emperor Augustus wind up in Vietnam? Via the colonising French, of course. Prof Sven Günther examines the traces of “classicizing iconography” in Ho Chi Minh City’s architecture in his online talk on June 1! More details and registration: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Augustus in Saigon!? Imperial and Post-Imperial Frames of Classicizing Iconography in Ho Chi Minh City

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

How does one teach classical history in a country where Classics doesn’t exist? Beats me. That’s why I invited Dr Daniel Jew to talk about his experiences teaching at NUS (aka my alma mater). More details and registration: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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‘Ulysses by the Merlion’: Insights into Teaching Greek and Roman History at a Postcolonial City-State’s Oldest University

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Exactly one week till the fabulous @reimenayee.com drops in to chat about comics, Alexander the Great and how she combined the two! More details and registration: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #classicalreception #alexanderthegreat #webcomics

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Happening next Monday (12pm - 1:30pm BST): the first online seminar in the @ics.bsky.social and @crsn-uk.bsky.social sponsored classical reception series, featuring the amazing @arielakris.bsky.social in conversation with Natalie J. Swain! Registration and details: ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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The Goddess Behind the Gorgon: Reclaiming the Colonial Monstrous Woman

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

So my Junior Scholar Seminar with AcademiaSG happened yesterday! Still can’t stand the sound of my own voice but for everyone else who might be interested, here’s the full video: youtu.be/8_kb67NS4_0?...

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Junior Scholar Seminar: Leslie Wong on Reimagining Western classics in contemporary Asia

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Classical Receptions @crsn-uk.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Now announcing the CRSN/@ics.bsky.social Summer Series beginning 27 April: "Overlooked/Undercooked: Classical Reception in Colonial and Postcolonial Southeast Asia"! Find more information, titles, and links below: classicalreception.org/crsn-ics-sum...

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CRSN/ICS Summer Series 2026

Overlooked/Undercooked: Classical Reception in Colonial and Postcolonial Southeast Asia, convened by Leslie Wong (King’s College London) Although the productive dialogue between classical rec…

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Been sitting on this one for a while but my first publication (in a non-peer reviewed journal) is out! I talk about the South Korean webtoon Delusion and what happens when Dracula goes to Shanghai instead of London. Many thanks to @qaqv.bsky.social for giving my very niche topic a platform!

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

In many ways, The Gatekeeper was the book that started it all. Next month, I finally get around to talking about it. Not forgetting my other Sing Lit favourite, The Formidable Miss Cassidy, of course. Grateful to AcademiaSG for the opportunity! www.academia.sg/events/lesli... #SingLit

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Junior Scholar Seminar: Reimagining Western classics in contemporary Asia - Academia | SG

LESLIE WONG examines The Gatekeeper by Nuraliah Norasid and The Formidable Miss Cassidy by Meihan Boey.

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

First post-PhD presentation coming up in two weeks! If you want to hear an over-caffeinated me babbling online at 1am (GMT+8) on day 5 of the Lunar New Year, this is your chance. Full schedule and registration: litfilm.org/conference/lfa-aas-2026-adaptation-and-collaboration-cfp/

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The Literature Film Association » LFA/AAS 2026: Adaptation and Collaboration

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Submitting the PhD thesis felt like a significant enough milestone to revive this long-dormant account, so here I am. I talk about how some postcolonial adaptations in Asia should be seen as “writing through” instead of “writing back”.

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Evidently still not very good at it judging by regularity of updates

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Dr Leslie Wong @wongznleslie.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Let’s try this academic social media thingy one more time…

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