New Communities, New Racisms (AAI 4: The 4th AASRN conference)
Thu 10-11-11 - Fri 11-11-11
The 4th AASRN conference will be held 10-11 November 2011 (Thurs-Fri) at the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic.
Conference website: asianaustralianidentities.org
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
- Poh Ling Yeow (Poh’s Kitchen, Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- Professor Ghassan Hage (University of Melbourne)
- Professor Meaghan Morris (Lingnan University and University of Sydney)
Confirmed Invited Sessions
“The Second Novel” || Convened by Tseen Khoo || Featuring: Benjamin Law (The Family Law, Frankie magazine), Tom Cho (Look Who’s Morphing), Alice Pung (Unpolished Gem, Growing Up Asian in Australia).
“Food-blogging: Culture, Identity, Consumption” || Convened by Tammi Jonas || Featuring Melbourne bloggers Phil (Last Appetite), Billy (Half-Eaten), and Jane (Deep Dish Dreams).
“Diversity, Citizenship and Political Participation” || Convened by Jen Tsen Kwok || Featuring: Adam Bandt, Dai Le, Lisa Singh, and Tsebin Tchen.
Emerging Asian Australian Communities || Convened by Audrey Yue || Chaired by Kee Pookong ||
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Conference Convenor: Audrey Yue (University of Melbourne)
Conference Committee: Dean Chan (Edith Cowan U), Tseen Khoo (RMIT), Jacqueline Lo (ANU).
AAI 4 is hosted by AASRN, and sponsored by:
- The Asia Institute (University of Melbourne)
- School of Culture and Communication (University of Melbourne)
- Australian Research Council
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The day preceding AAI 4 – Wed 9 Nov 2011 – will be an ECR/postgraduate workshop, and immediately after AAI 4 will be an Asian Australian Film Forum (committee: Amadeo Marquez-Perez, Indigo Willing, Tseen Khoo, and Mikala Tai).