Publications
Selected publications
- Death and the Afterlife (Book - 2024)
- Mobilising and disassembling domestic deathscapes (Chapter - 2024)
- Interacting with the Dead: Understanding the role and agency of spirits in assembling deathscapes (Journal article - 2022)
- Diasporas, Weddings and the Trajectories of Ethnicity (Book - 2020)
- Of Gods, Gifts and Ghosts Spiritual Places in Urban Spaces (Book - 2020)
- Visual Methods in the Field: Photography for the Social Sciences (Book - 2016)
2024
Documenting Chinese Death Beliefs in Singapore
Heng, T., & Lye, K. Y. (2024). Documenting Chinese Death Beliefs in Singapore. [Internet Publication]. Retrieved from https://www.roots.gov.sg/
De-sequestering death in everyday life
Heng, T. (2024). De-sequestering death in everyday life. In Death and the Afterlife (pp. 85-116). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003344858-9
Death and the Afterlife
Lye, K. Y., & Heng, T. (n.d.). Death and the Afterlife. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003344858
Mapping regional variations in contemporary Singaporean Chinese funerals
Lye, K. Y., Heng, T., & Kam, J. (2024). Mapping regional variations in contemporary Singaporean Chinese funerals. In Death and the Afterlife (pp. 13-29). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003344858-3
Mobilising and disassembling domestic deathscapes
Chan, K., & Heng, T. (2024). Mobilising and disassembling domestic deathscapes. In Death and the Afterlife (pp. 194-204). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003344858-15
2023
‘Digital necromancy’: why bringing people back from the dead with AI is just an extension of our grieving practices
Mair, M., Saha, D., Brooker, P., & Heng, T. (2023). ‘Digital necromancy’: why bringing people back from the dead with AI is just an extension of our grieving practices. [Online news article/blog]. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
2022
Living with ghosts: The dead, divine and demonic
Heng, T. (n.d.). Living with ghosts: The dead, divine and demonic. Sociological Review Foundation. doi:10.51428/tsr.iksg9021
Interacting with the Dead: Understanding the role and agency of spirits in assembling deathscapes
Heng, T. (n.d.). Interacting with the Dead: Understanding the role and agency of spirits in assembling deathscapes. Social and Cultural Geography, 21(3), 1-24. doi:10.1080/14649365.2020.1744183
2021
Photographing Absence in Deathscapes
Heng, T. (n.d.). Photographing Absence in Deathscapes. Area. doi:10.1111/area.12514
Commentary: Why crowds will keep heading to the cemeteries and columbaria during Qing Ming
Heng, T. (2021). Commentary: Why crowds will keep heading to the cemeteries and columbaria during Qing Ming. Retrieved from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/
2020
Diasporas, Weddings and the Trajectories of Ethnicity
Heng, T. (2020). Diasporas, Weddings and the Trajectories of Ethnicity. Routledge.
Of Gods, Gifts and Ghosts Spiritual Places in Urban Spaces
Heng, T. (2020). Of Gods, Gifts and Ghosts Spiritual Places in Urban Spaces. Routledge.
2019
Creating Visual Essays: Narrative and Thematic Approaches
Heng, T. (2019). Creating Visual Essays: Narrative and Thematic Approaches. In L. Pauwels, & D. Mannay (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Visual Research Methods (pp. 617-628). London: SAGE Publications.
Commentary: Taking obituary photos and the difference between death and dying
Heng, T. (2019). Commentary: Taking obituary photos and the difference between death and dying. Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/
Discipline and desire in spaces of reading
Loh, C. E., Heng, T., & Wan, Z. H. (2019). Discipline and desire in spaces of reading. cultural geographies, 26(3), 401-408. doi:10.1177/1474474018824085
Precarious spaces: Visualising unofficial sacredness
Heng, T. (2019). Precarious spaces: Visualising unofficial sacredness. Visual Ethnography, 8(1), 62-70. doi:10.12835/ve2019.1-0122
Visualising the city
Heng, T., & O'Neill, J. (2019). Visualising the city. Visual Ethnography, 8(1), 6-11. doi:10.12835/ve2019.1-0118
2018
Commentary: Cemeteries should be more than where the dead reside
Heng, T. (2018). Commentary: Cemeteries should be more than where the dead reside. Retrieved from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/
Walking Through Spiritual Neighbourhoods: A Photo Essay
Heng, T. (2018). Walking Through Spiritual Neighbourhoods: A Photo Essay. In Cultural Studies and Transdisciplinarity in Education (pp. 95-107). Springer Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-8100-2_7
2017
Commentary: Finding filial duty, spiritual charity in Hungry Ghost Festival rituals
Heng, T. (2017). Commentary: Finding filial duty, spiritual charity in Hungry Ghost Festival rituals. Retrieved from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/
Commentary: Getting married in an era of consumerism
Heng, T. (2017). Commentary: Getting married in an era of consumerism. Retrieved from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/
2016
Visual Methods in the Field: Photography for the Social Sciences
Heng, T. (2016). Visual Methods in the Field: Photography for the Social Sciences. London: Routledge.
Making “Unofficial” Sacred Space: Spirit Mediums and House Temples in Singapore
Heng, T. (2016). Making “Unofficial” Sacred Space: Spirit Mediums and House Temples in Singapore. Geographical Review, 106(2), 215-234. doi:10.1111/j.1931-0846.2015.12156.x
2015
Women and the Politics of Representation in Southeast Asia
Koh, A., & Balasingamchow, Y. -M. (n.d.). Women and the Politics of Representation in Southeast Asia. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315767260
An appropriation of ashes: transient aesthetic markers and spiritual place-making as performances of alternative ethnic identities
Heng, T. (2015). An appropriation of ashes: transient aesthetic markers and spiritual place-making as performances of alternative ethnic identities. The Sociological Review, 63(1), 57-78. doi:10.1111/1467-954X.12235
Diaspora after Death: A Visual Essay of Bukit Brown Cemetery in Singapore
Heng, T., & Hui, Y. -F. (2015). Diaspora after Death: A Visual Essay of Bukit Brown Cemetery in Singapore. International Sociological Association.
2014
HUNGRY GHOSTS IN URBAN SPACES
Heng, T. (2014). HUNGRY GHOSTS IN URBAN SPACES. VISUAL COMMUNICATION, 13(2), 147-162. doi:10.1177/1470357213496520
2013
THE MULTIPLE SPACES OF BUKIT BROWN
CHONG, T., & LIN, C. A. (2014). THE MULTIPLE SPACES OF BUKIT BROWN. In Public Space in Urban Asia (pp. 26-55). WORLD SCIENTIFIC. doi:10.1142/9789814578332_0002
2012
A wedding photographer's journey through the Chinese Singaporean urban landscape
Heng, T. (2012). A wedding photographer's journey through the Chinese Singaporean urban landscape. CULTURAL GEOGRAPHIES, 19(2), 259-270. doi:10.1177/1474474011421102
2011
Recent Methodological Opportunities in Online Hypermedia - a Case Study of Photojournalism in Singapore
Heng, T. (2011). Recent Methodological Opportunities in Online Hypermedia - a Case Study of Photojournalism in Singapore. SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ONLINE, 16(2). doi:10.5153/sro.2381
2004
From Where I’m Standing
Heng, T. (2004). From Where I’m Standing. Singapore: Landmark Books.