Conference Theme:
Asian Australian Identities: Past, Present, Future
2023 marks 24 years since the start of AASRN in 1999. The network was set up as a space for academics, community researchers and activists, media and cultural workers, and anyone else interested in the area of Asian Australian Studies to come together and share experiences, ideas and work. Over this time the focus, community organisations and bodies, media and cultural representative groups, have grown and developed in many different ways. AAI8 will be an opportunity to look back at where Asian-Australian identities/studies have come from, where we are at, and where we might be headed in the future. We invite papers and panels reflecting on (but not limited to) the following topics:
- Representing contemporary Asian-Australian identities in art, culture, media, politics, and activism
- Construction of Asian-Australian identities over the years in art, culture, media, politics and activism
- Re-imagining Asian-Australian identities in contemporary Australia
- Community, activist and academic groups and organisations focused on Asian Australian identities and Asian Australian studies
- Diasporic consciousness: Asian-Australians in the world
Submission:
Please send us 250-word abstracts with title, 150-word bio with contact details by Sunday 23 July to aai8conference@gmail.com
Acceptances will be notified via email by Sunday 30 August. Registration information will be available in July, conference registration fee will be minimal (to cover the costs of catering only).
This will be an in-person only conference.
Conference Keynote:
Professor Jacqueline Lo, Inaugural Chair of the Asian Australian Studies Research Network
Conference Convenors:
Dr. Denise Woods, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University
Associate Professor Olivia Khoo, Film and Screen Studies, Monash University
Conference Committee:
Associate Professor Peter Pugsley, School of Humanities, University of Adelaide
Joon Kwok, Creative Producer and Arts Manager, OzAsia Executive Producer
Dr. Tim Steains, Gender and Cultural Studies, The University of Sydney
Dr Boram Lee, Arts and Cultural Management, University of South Australia
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