Bryan Lim
Biographic Data
| ID | 3640852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bryan Lim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bryan |
| FAMILY NAME | Lim |
| SIGNATURE | LIM B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of London, London, United Kingdom |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5483-1120 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Folate as solution, folate as problem
In 2021, the UK government announced its plans to introduce mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal flour with folic acid to lower the prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs). Fortifying flour with folic acid is controversial due to the health benefits and risks associated with it. Whilst the scientific evidence related to mandatory fortification has been employed by stakeholders in a predominantly “subtractive” manner (i.e., to “settle” the fo…
Exploring Vocabulary Teaching
Vocabulary is key to effective communication. Previous studies revealed that teachers often overlook vocabulary teaching compared to other language skills such as speaking, listening, grammar, reading, and writing. The integration of technology into the Malaysian education system has raised concerns about how vocabulary lessons are planned and executed in English classrooms, particularly in rural Sarawak schools in Malaysia. Studies in the past f…
The Techno-Barbie Speaks Back
In Testo Junkie, Preciado briefly introduces the figure of the 'techno-Barbie'. Contrasted with his own Testogel-fuelled pornographic experiments, the possibilities of oestrogen or progesterone seem somewhat uncharitably foreclosed upon. Though Preciado draws our attention to the gendered politics of chemical enhancement and hormonal justice, it begs the question: where do we draw the line between experimentation and chemical domination? We engag…
Covidiots and the Clamour of the Virus-as-Question
Drawing on my experience with gay men in London who, despite COVID-19-related public health guidelines, continue to meet up and congregate so as to engage in a myriad of sexual (and non-sexual) practices, this article grapples with how an insistence on prepandemic intimacies of bodily interactions during a pandemic might prompt us to reconsider our relationship with biomedicine. While these covidiots’ experiments with mortality in the form of dan…
Moving Metaphors
In this article, we investigate how speakers in the U.K.'s House of Commons cited the same legislative context and medical research to arrive at contradictory conclusions regarding the Government's responsibility to fund pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV intervention. Because the Government had expressed that it would not comment on institutional responsibilities directly, given the likelihood of a legal challenge in response to the Natio…
Moving Metaphors
In this article, we investigate how speakers in the U.K.'s House of Commons cited the same legislative context and medical research to arrive at contradictory conclusions regarding the Government's responsibility to fund pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV intervention. Because the Government had expressed that it would not comment on institutional responsibilities directly, given the likelihood of a legal challenge in response to the Natio…
Moving Metaphors
In this article, we investigate how speakers in the U.K.'s House of Commons cited the same legislative context and medical research to arrive at contradictory conclusions regarding the Government's responsibility to fund pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV intervention. Because the Government had expressed that it would not comment on institutional responsibilities directly, given the likelihood of a legal challenge in response to the Natio…
Covidiots and the Clamour of the Virus-as-Question
Drawing on my experience with gay men in London who, despite COVID-19-related public health guidelines, continue to meet up and congregate so as to engage in a myriad of sexual (and non-sexual) practices, this article grapples with how an insistence on prepandemic intimacies of bodily interactions during a pandemic might prompt us to reconsider our relationship with biomedicine. While these covidiots’ experiments with mortality in the form of dan…
Exploring Vocabulary Teaching
Vocabulary is key to effective communication. Previous studies revealed that teachers often overlook vocabulary teaching compared to other language skills such as speaking, listening, grammar, reading, and writing. The integration of technology into the Malaysian education system has raised concerns about how vocabulary lessons are planned and executed in English classrooms, particularly in rural Sarawak schools in Malaysia. Studies in the past f…
The Techno-Barbie Speaks Back
In Testo Junkie, Preciado briefly introduces the figure of the 'techno-Barbie'. Contrasted with his own Testogel-fuelled pornographic experiments, the possibilities of oestrogen or progesterone seem somewhat uncharitably foreclosed upon. Though Preciado draws our attention to the gendered politics of chemical enhancement and hormonal justice, it begs the question: where do we draw the line between experimentation and chemical domination? We engag…
Folate as solution, folate as problem
In 2021, the UK government announced its plans to introduce mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal flour with folic acid to lower the prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs). Fortifying flour with folic acid is controversial due to the health benefits and risks associated with it. Whilst the scientific evidence related to mandatory fortification has been employed by stakeholders in a predominantly “subtractive” manner (i.e., to “settle” the fo…
Sociology (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)