Fwd: Conference, 'The Asian Diaspora in Australia'

[Ono Seiko and Aaron Gerow]

A crosspost from H-Japan that may be of interest.

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From: Greg Young <greg at asia.anu.edu.au>
From: Jacqueline Lo <Jacqueline.Lo at anu.edu.au>

Asian-Australian Identities: The Asian Diaspora in Australia

Conference focussing on theatre, film and literature by
Asian-Australians

27-29 September 1999

Australian National University

Thirty years after the official demise of the White Australia Policy, 
there
has been increasing engagement with cultural diversity in the national
imaginary.   The convergence of recent political and economic unrest in 
the
Asia-Pacific region and the so-called domestic 'backlash' against
multiculturalism pose particular challenges to emerging discourses of
Asian-Australian cultural politics.

This conference will explore both critical and creative responses to the
problematic of the Asian-Australian diasporic experience.  We invite
expressions of interest for presentations addressing topics such as:

- What are the emerging definitions of Asian-Australian-ness?

- What kinds of cultural production reflect the Asian diasporic
experience in Australia?

- How useful is the concept of the diaspora for interrogating
Asian-Australian subjectivities?

- In what ways have multicultural and postcolonial discourses impacted
on the emergence of Asian-Australian identities?

- How are Asian-Australian experiences inscribed in the national
imaginary?

- How have Asian-Australians responded to Hansonite politics?

- What are the institutional effects of Asian-Australian studies?

The conference will include academic papers as well as readings,
performances, exhibitions and film screenings.  We invite submissions
of proposals for papers and presentations by April 30, 1999.  Please
note that academic papers should not exceed 20 minutes; formats and
time-limits for other types of presentations can be negotiated.

Conference Conveners:
Dr Jacqueline Lo        Dr Helen Gilbert
Department of English and Theatre Studies       Department of English
Australian National University  University of Queensland

Send abstracts (approximately 200 words) and enquiries to:
Ms Tseen Khoo
Department of English
University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD
AUSTRALIA    4072
Email:  t.khoo at mailbox.uq.edu.au
Fax:  61-7-3365-2799

Sponsored by:

Department of English and Theatre Studies, Australian National
University

English Department, University of Queensland

Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University

Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora,Australian
National University

Web Site: http://student.uq.edu.au/~s106955/aaconference.html

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