Cheryl Naruse

Are you in Singapore? I'm here too!

Some upcoming things!

AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.

Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.

Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.

UC Press Becomes Publisher of Science Fiction Studies, which Releases New Special Issue on "Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction as Slipstream" The guest editor of UC Press's new journal answers the question, "Why have a journal special issue on Southeast Asian speculative fiction?"

We're pleased to welcome "Science Fiction Studies" to UC Press's journals publishing program with the release of a special issue on Southeast Asian speculative fiction. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/u...

Some unexpected news! My book just won an award from AAAS: Outstanding Achievement in the Literary Studies Category. But the real special thing is that I share this award with bestie @cousinvinnhy.bsky.social, and fellow @ucpress.bsky.social book, Lived Refuge. 🥰

south korean politicians were literally scaling fences to protect their government and our senators are sending out pre-scheduled tweets about the super bowl while an unelected foreign billionaire seizes control of the treasury.

Tomorrow!

Resigning from and to the MLA (Guest Post) MLA New Orleans on January 9, 2025 by Rebecca Colesworthy   “A democracy worth its name won’t abandon some people to a principle of non-pa...

As promised/threatened, I wrote about the MLA, the blocked resolution, parallels w/ AHA, Qs of procedure and "fiduciary" review, the bounty of letters from and actions by concerned members, and the need for solidarity now--incl b/w scholars & publishers.

utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/01/resi...

Seattle friends, I'm coming by to give a talk at UW! I'll be talking about BECOMING GLOBAL ASIA (@ucpress.bsky.social) and DETOURS: A DECOLONIAL GUIDE TO SINGAPORE (@dukepress.bsky.social). Looking forward to being back at my alma mater! Hope to see you!

I'm coming into New Orleans to serve as a respondent for this panel organized by Alden Marte-Wood and the Southeast Asia and its Diaspora Forum! Papers by Ava Kim, Trung Nguyen, and Kathleen Escarcha. Shaoling Ma will be missed! Come by and say good morning! #MLA25