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About Ming Wei

Dr. Ming Wei Ang is an associate lecturer and interdisciplinary sociologist. His research interests include identities and intimate relationships, sexuality and gender, futures/foresight, neurodivergence (autism/ADHD experiences), and digital media.

Ming Wei's doctoral research investigated the complexities of aromantic- and asexual-spectra experiences, and how people navigate romantic relationships in dynamic and ambiguous ways. He has previously researched on a variety of topics, including queer futures, autism inclusion, digital media interactions, digital trust, international student mobility, and the aspirations and life trajectories of youths in Singapore.

Ming Wei has taught a range of undergraduate courses across sociology, philosophy, and communication studies across various universities, including Nanyang Technological University (NTU), University of Wollongong, University of Newcastle Australia, and Lasalle University of the Arts Singapore.

He holds a Ph.D. from NTU's Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme (focusing on sociology and philosophy), and a Bachelor of Communication Studies (highest distinction) from NTU.

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Research Publications

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Journal articles

Ang, M. W. (2026). Individual futuring orientations framework: Exploring aromantic and asexual futures as alternatives to top-down foresight. Futures, 181(103853). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2026.103853

Kan, D. D., Chuai, A., Bong, K., Chng, E., Ang, M. W., & Lim, E. (2026). Understanding the workplace needs of autistic adults in Singapore: Insights to inform inclusive AI support. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 17, 1825357. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1825357

Ang, M. W., Yang, P. D., & Toh, Y. Y. (2026). "The Grass is Greener Further Away, Right?”—Socio-Geographic Imaginaries and Psycho-Social Motivations of Short-Term Student Mobilities. Journal of International Students. https://doi.org/10.32674/ck6f2x62

Ang, M. W. (2026). Dynamisms of Romantic Family Imaginaries and Asexual Identity-Making. Journal of Family Studies, 32(1), 102-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2024.2396440

Ang, M. W., & Ibasco, G. C. (2023). The Atemporal Silence of Aesthetics: Transfeminine Crossplay as Resources for Genderqueer Experimentation in Singapore. QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking, 10(2), 27-49. https://doi.org/10.14321/qed.10.2.0027

Chib, A., & Ang, M. W. (2023). Dispositions of dis/trust: Fourth-wave mobile communication for a world in flux. New Media & Society, 25(4), 776-794. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448231158649

Chib, A., Ang, M. W., Zheng, Y., & Nguyen, H. (2022). Subverted agency: The dilemmas of disempowerment in digital practices. New Media & Society, 24(2), 458-477. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448211063181

Chib, A., Ang, M. W., Ibasco, G. C., & Nguyen, H. (2021). Mobile Media (Non-)Use as Expression of Agency. Mass Communication and Society, 24(6), 818–842. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2021.1970187

Ang, M. W., Tan, J. C. K., & Lou, C. (2021). Navigating Sexual Racism in the Sexual Field: Compensation for and Disavowal of Marginality by Racial Minority Grindr Users in Singapore. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 26(3), 129-147. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmab003

Book Chapters

Chib, A., & Ang, M. W. (2025). Dispositions of Dis/Trust in Mobile Practices—Interpersonal, Algorithmic, and Embodied. In G. Goggin, & L. Hjorth (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media 2nd edition.

Policy Reports

Chew, H. E., Zhang, J., Olisa, N., & Ang, M. W. (2019). (rep.). RySense Millennial Report. Singapore: RySense Ltd.

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate courses I am teaching or have taught (across different universities)

Academic Skills (upcoming)
Social Problems, Sociological Responses
History and Philosophy of Psychology
Sociology of Sexuality and Gender (designed by me)
Global Media Industries
News Media
Contemporary Social Theory
Social Problems in a Global Context
Introduction to Political Theory