2023
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
Heng, T. (n.d.). Living with ghosts: The dead, divine and demonic. Sociological Review Foundation. doi:10.51428/tsr.iksg9021DOI: 10.51428/tsr.iksg9021
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:10.1080/14649365.2020.1744183DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2020.1744183
2021
Commentary: Why crowds will keep heading to the cemeteries and columbaria during Qing Ming (Internet publication)
Heng, T. (2021). Commentary: Why crowds will keep heading to the cemeteries and columbaria during Qing Ming. Retrieved from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/
2020
Heng, T. (2020). Diasporas, Weddings and the Trajectories of Ethnicity. Routledge.
Of Gods, Gifts and Ghosts Spiritual Places in Urban Spaces (Book)
Heng, T. (2020). Of Gods, Gifts and Ghosts Spiritual Places in Urban Spaces. Routledge.
2019
Creating Visual Essays: Narrative and Thematic Approaches (Chapter)
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 (Internet publication)
Heng, T. (2019). Commentary: Taking obituary photos and the difference between death and dying. Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved from https://www.channelnewsasia.com/
Loh, C. E., Heng, T., & Wan, Z. H. (2019). Discipline and desire in spaces of reading. cultural geographies, 26(3), 401-408. doi:10.1177/1474474018824085DOI: 10.1177/1474474018824085
Heng, T. (2019). Precarious spaces: Visualising unofficial sacredness. Visual Ethnography, 8(1), 62-70. doi:10.12835/ve2019.1-0122DOI: 10.12835/ve2019.1-0122
Heng, T., & O'Neill, J. (2019). Visualising the city. Visual Ethnography, 8(1), 6-11. doi:10.12835/ve2019.1-0118DOI: 10.12835/ve2019.1-0118
2018
Commentary: Cemeteries should be more than where the dead reside (Internet publication)
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 (Chapter)
Heng, T. (2018). Walking Through Spiritual Neighbourhoods: A Photo Essay. In Learning Cities (pp. 95-107). Springer Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-8100-2_7DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-8100-2_7
2017
Commentary: Finding filial duty, spiritual charity in Hungry Ghost Festival rituals (Internet publication)
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 (Internet publication)
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 (Book)
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 (Journal article)
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.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2015.12156.x
2015
Women and the Politics of Representation in Southeast Asia (Chapter)
Koh, A., & Balasingamchow, Y. -M. (n.d.). Women and the Politics of Representation in Southeast Asia. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315767260DOI: 10.4324/9781315767260
An appropriation of ashes: transient aesthetic markers and spiritual place-making as performances of alternative ethnic identities (Journal article)
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.12235DOI: 10.1111/1467-954X.12235
Diaspora after Death: A Visual Essay of Bukit Brown Cemetery in Singapore (Scholarly edition)
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 (Journal article)
Heng, T. (2014). HUNGRY GHOSTS IN URBAN SPACES. VISUAL COMMUNICATION, 13(2), 147-162. doi:10.1177/1470357213496520DOI: 10.1177/1470357213496520
2013
THE MULTIPLE SPACES OF BUKIT BROWN (Chapter)
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_0002DOI: 10.1142/9789814578332_0002
2012
A wedding photographer's journey through the Chinese Singaporean urban landscape (Journal article)
Heng, T. (2012). A wedding photographer's journey through the Chinese Singaporean urban landscape. CULTURAL GEOGRAPHIES, 19(2), 259-270. doi:10.1177/1474474011421102DOI: 10.1177/1474474011421102
2011
Recent Methodological Opportunities in Online Hypermedia - a Case Study of Photojournalism in Singapore (Journal article)
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.2381DOI: 10.5153/sro.2381
2004
From Where I’m Standing (Book)
Heng, T. (2004). From Where I’m Standing. Singapore: Landmark Books.