Mr. J, a Former Professor Series – Entry 18: Grant Proposal — Narrative Ethics as Survivor-Led Forensics
A transnational archive of coercion, documentation, and cultural resistance
At 23, I wasn’t planning to file formal complaints to TEQSA, QPS, ACSC, or ARIC.
I wasn’t a legal strategist. I wasn’t an institutional insider.
I was someone’s partner.
And he was someone’s professor.
When coercion hides behind romantic gestures, and retaliation wears the mask of poetry, silence becomes complicity.
That’s why I built a forensic matrix, logged a 105-day harassment timeline, and launched the Mr. J, a Former Professor series on Substack — not out of ambition, but necessity.
“This is not a memoir.
It’s a forensic record, an ethics dossier, and a refusal to disappear.”
— Linh Ng., Independent Narrative Ethics Researcher
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Who I Am
My name is Linh Ng., a 23-year-old researcher focusing on ethics, media, policy and legal frameworks.
I am not institutionally affiliated. And I am not funded.
My work intersects narrative ethics, digital coercion analysis, and trauma-informed documentation — outside institutional boundaries, but not outside academic rigor.
With no PR team, no funding, and no academic gatekeeping, my Substack has passed 18,000 views and has reached readers in Australia, the UK, the US, Canada, and beyond.
It’s been read — and shared — by ethics scholars, legal advocates, trauma professionals, and silent witnesses alike.
I built this because silence was no longer survivable.
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In March 2025, I began documenting sustained coercion from a former partner — a man who had once held academic authority.
His tools were subtle: literary allusions, trauma baiting, poetic revenge, digital manipulation.
But the damage was not.
Using forensic narrative techniques, I wrote and published a 17-part forensic case series — supported by additional introductory and reflective commentary — under the title Mr. J, A Former Professor — on Substack.
Since launch, it has reached 18,000+ views, sparked public discourse, and entered the inboxes of trauma experts, ethics researchers, and institutional reviewers worldwide.
This is not a story.
This is a cross-sector case file.
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What This Project Does
Title: Mr. J, A Former Professor: a Cross-Sector Case Study
Form: Narrative Series, Ethics Dossier, Institutional Archive
Languages: English
Method: Forensic narrative strategy, survivor-led evidence coding, systemic escalation
Reach: Australia, US, UK, Canada
The project offers translatable insights across education, journalism, and ethics training. Core themes:
Symbolic coercion and emotional grooming through literature
Reputation laundering via poetic persona
Threats masked as narrative ambiguity
Digital retaliation disguised as literary metaphor
Academic power leveraged in intimate control
This isn’t just a personal archive.
It’s an anatomy of weaponized language.
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Current Outcomes (As of June 2025)
Metric Value
Substack Views 18,000+
Google Search Appearances +7 organic search entries
Direct Institutional Traffic QUT, TEQSA, ARIC, ACSC
Submissions Accepted by QPS, TEQSA, ARIC, ACSC
View archive: linhngresearcher.substack.com
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Why This Matters
This project is read privately — because many readers can’t comment publicly.
They are survivors, silent academics, ethics researchers, and witnesses.
Some work within the very institutions I’ve reported to.
This case file now functions as:
A teaching text in trauma and ethics spaces
A reporting supplement across regulatory bodies
A narrative shield for others targeted by symbolic abuse
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Next Phase — What This Grant Supports ($20,000–$25,000)
This isn’t a writing project anymore.
It’s a documentation initiative — one that spans legal, literary, and institutional terrains.
1. Publication & Translation ($6,000)
Finalize and publish Mr. J series in PDF, EPUB, and web formats
Commission bilingual translation
Annotate for academic and advocacy use
The grant enables both continuation and conversion — turning a personal burden into a pedagogical and legal resource.
2. Legal & Ethical Consultation ($5,500)
Secure fixed-fee reviews by:
Legal specialists in defamation, cyber law, and DVO compliance
Ethics consultants for case documentation integrity
Build a “Forensic Ethics Statement” certified by external experts
3. Dissemination Infrastructure ($4,000)
Upgrade Substack (Pro Tier) and hosting
Develop:
Interactive Evidence Map
Index of Symbolic Abuse Techniques
Press & Educator Toolkit
The following outputs are modular and scalable. Depending on funding level and institutional collaboration, we will prioritize high-impact components first — such as the timeline-based Evidence Map and Educator Toolkit — while designing others for phased expansion.
4. Campaign Advocacy & Strategic Outreach ($5,000)
Build an ethics dissemination plan targeting:
Leading international universities across Australia, the US, the UK, and Europe
Human rights media
Digital safety orgs
Support an Ethics-for-Witnesses brief series with community partners
5. Writer Sustainability & Emergency Reserve ($3,500)
Allocate 3-month writer time
Cover emergency costs related to platform integrity, archive preservation, and mental health support
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Why Me — And Why Now
I am not an institution.
I’m not trying to go viral.
But I’ve built something neither media nor academia dared touch:
A survivor-led counter-narrative that withstands scrutiny — legal, emotional, and strategic.
I’ve done this alone. I’ve come this far with zero funding.
I’m not building a business. I’m building a record that cannot be erased.
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Contact / Support
For partnership, sponsorship, or grant support:
Email: linhngresearcher@gmail.com
Substack: linhngresearcher.substack.com
You’re not funding a story.
You’re helping cement a record — one that power can’t rewrite.
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Final Note
We often hear that trauma must heal quietly.
But some of us heal by documenting what hurt.
By naming it. By archiving it.
And by refusing to be erased.
This grant is not for me alone.
It’s for every person who’s ever been told that words weren’t evidence — until now.
— Linh Ng.
Researcher in Ethics, Media, Culture and Policy
Focused: Academic Integrity | Legal Frameworks | Narrative Accountability
Author of Mr. J, a Former Professor: a Cross-Sector Case Study
Substack: linhngresearcher.substack.com
IG: @linhngresearcher | X: @linhresearcher
Read the full series
- Entry 1: The Man Who Taught Me Ethics by Failing All of Them
- Entry 2: The Disappearance of the Public Poet
- Entry 3: The Hanging Tree Case Study
- Entry 4: Hidden Like Accountability
- Entry 5: The Collapse of Assumptions
- Entry 6: The Ethics of a Tinder Bio
- Entry 7: How He Ate Told Me Everything
- Entry 8: What Makes a Scholar Dangerous
- Entry 9: Fragment of Life, Fragment of Accountability
- Entry 10: Anatomy of Disappointment
- Entry 11: Legal Defense Challenges: A Framing Statement
- Entry 12: Six Years After Ronell – What Academia Still Doesn’t Get
- Entry 13: QUT and The Man Who Raped Me
- Entry 14: Why Sarcasm Toward Institutions Can Backfire
- Entry 15: P*ssy or Toxic Masculinity?
- Entry 16: Who is Your Favorite Comedian?
- Entry 17: And What is Your Favorite Song?
- Entry 18: Grant Proposal — Narrative Ethics as Survivor-Led Forensics (you are here)
- Entry 19: The Coward Behind the Clone
- Entry 20: [URGENT HIRE] CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
- Entry 21: [URGENT] Legal Counsel Needed for Complex Reputation Rehabilitation
- Entry 22: YOU’RE AN ABUSER. STOP CONTACTING ME
- Entry 23: Seeking Counsel for a Fallen Academic
- Entry 24: Internal Legal-PR Briefing
- Entry 25: For Journalists – Legal & Ethical Clearance Summary
- Entry 26: Symbolic Prostitution, Transactional Intimacy, or Just a “Loan”?
- Entry 28: Why He Simply Cannot Shut Up
- Entry 29: Forensic Commentary on “LARGE Language Muddle”
- Entry 30: Don’t Just Threaten My Future. Because I’m Going To Archive Your Present
- Entry 31: Open Letter to the Person Who Tried to Break Me with Defamation
- Entry 32: Defamation, Harassment, Doxxing Class 101
- Entry 33: Confidential Crisis Recovery Proposal
- Entry 34: Forensic Behavioral-Somatic Report
- Entry 35: Forensic Commentary on the Tattoos
- Entry 36: QUT and the Abuser They Once Had
- Entry 38: When Poetry Becomes Revenge Porn
- Entry 40: A Man Built for Applause, Not Accountability
- Entry 41: Neurobehavioral Addendum
- Entry 43: Why Does It Sound Like a War Metaphor?
- Entry 44: Forensic Commentary on Racialized and Fetishizing Language in “Hidden Like Rice”
- Entry 45: Public Misuse of Former Academic Affiliation
- Entry 46: The Two Things That Didn’t Leave a Bad Impression
- Entry 47: When Affection is Just an Alibi (A Bundy-Inspired Reflection)
- Entry 48: Humbert, Lolita, and the Fetish of Fragility
- Entry 49: The Fetish of Smallness as Symbolic Violence
- Entry 50: Motif Risk Analysis
- Entry 52: Can an Abuser Be a Good Father?
- Entry 53: Who Protects the Children?
- Entry 54: From Blackmail to Children
- Reflection: The Miscalculation
(More entries coming soon)
→ [Back to Start: Introducing Mr. J, a Former Professor Series]
© 2025 Linh Ng. All rights reserved.
This publication is intended for educational and reflective purposes only.
Sharing the original link is welcomed and encouraged.
Please do not reproduce, redistribute, or translate this content — in whole or in part — without written permission.
This piece reflects both lived experience and critical analysis. It is not meant to be detached from its author or reframed without context.
Misuse or decontextualization may lead to formal clarification or takedown requests.
This work has been reviewed and quietly followed by scholars, educators, and ethics professionals across multiple sectors.
If your institution is engaging in critical discourse around narrative justice, symbolic coercion, or representational ethics, feel free to connect via Substack DMs or formal channels.
A regulatory case regarding this matter has already been classified under a protected status within national education integrity systems.
Should any reputational countermeasures or distortions arise, I reserve the right to publish the documented timeline, behavioral patterns, and contextual metadata.
All relevant documentation has been submitted through formal legal and regulatory pathways.
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