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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 10:36:15 +1000
From: Tseen Khoo <t.khoo-AT-research.uq.edu.au>
Subject: REMINDER - Asian Australian Identities Conference



*****  CALL FOR PAPERS  ******

ASIAN AUSTRALIAN IDENTITIES:
The Asian Diaspora in Australia

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

27 - 29 September 1999
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
  
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? 

Confirmed KEYNOTES & Other Participants:
~ Ien Ang ~ Merlinda Bobis ~ Alison Broinowski ~ Citymoon Theatre (Ta Duy
Binh & Bruce Keller) ~ John Docker ~ Yasmine Gooneratne ~ Ghassan Hage ~
Suvendrini Perera ~ Meme Thorne ~ Cheryle Yin-Lo ~

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 Convenors:  
Dr Jacqueline Lo   				Dr Helen Gilbert
Dept of English & Theatre Studies   		Department of English
Australian National University, Canberra		University of Queensland, QLD

Send abstracts (approximately 200 words) and enquiries to:   

Ms Tseen Khoo   
Graduate School
University of Queensland   
QLD   AUSTRALIA    4072   

Email:  t.khoo-AT-research.uq.edu.au  
Phone: 61-3365-8846
Fax:  61-7-3378-3823

Sponsored by:   
* Department of English & Theatre Studies, Australian National University 
* Department of English, University of Queensland   
* Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University  
* Centre for the Study of the Chinese Diaspora, Australian National
University
_________________________________________
Tseen Khoo (Policy & Projects Officer)
The Graduate School
University of Queensland
AUSTRALIA   4072
Phone: 61-7-3365-8846
Fax:   61-7-3365-4455
Email: t.khoo-AT-research.uq.edu.au
_________________________________________



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