Projects
Members of AASRN are involved in a wide range of interdisciplinary projects and activities.
Below are a few of the major studies currently being undertaken by AASRN members, as well as (archived) collaborative projects that took place between AASRN and other and other organisations/groups.
Being Asian in Australia and the United States
This project examines Asian groups in Australia and the US with the aim of identifying points of connection and difference that will strengthen our understanding of race relations, national identities and globalised cultures. By focusing on a range of cultural activities in visual arts, popular culture, community celebration and academia, the research extends current knowledge about how Asian identities emerge in response to different histories of managing cultural diversity in the West...
AAI 2 Conference
The very successful AAI 2 postgraduate workshop and conference took place from 27-30 June 2007 at ANU House and the Rydges Carlton in Melbourne.
As well as full days of keynotes, panels and discussions, there was also an Asian Australian cabaret on the Thursday evening (28 June) and a meetup with some locals at the Asian Australian Meetup on Friday night. Over 80 delegates participated in these events, and they came from every Australian state, the US and Europe. It was also great to have...
Tracking Echoes
Tracking Echoes is the online research resource for Echoes of Home: Memory and Mobility in Recent Austral-Asian Art.
An initiative of the Museum of Brisbane and curated by Christine Clark (Independent Curator and Exhibitions Officer, National Portrait Gallery), Echoes of Home features works by Australian and Australian-based artists of Asian descent. The exhibition opened at the Museum of Brisbane in 2005 to critical and audience acclaim; and through Visions of Australia support, it toured...
INDAAR: International Network for Diasporic Asian Art Research
INDAAR is an international network for researchers interested in comparative and transnational studies of diasporic Asian art.
The network facilitates opportunities for initiating transnational dialogues and generating collaborative research projects.
INDAAR was initiated by the founding convenor Dean Chan and launched in 2009.
The founding INDAAR Executive comprises Dean Chan, Margo Machida, Alexandra Chang and Jacqueline Lo.
This network is a special project of the Asian Australian Studies...