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<H2 class=events><FONT size=3>New Communities, New Racisms (AAI 4: The 4th AASRN conference)</FONT></H2>
<P>The 4th AASRN conference will be held 10-11 November 2011 (Thurs-Fri) at the University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic.</P>
<P><STRONG>Confirmed Speakers</STRONG></P>
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<LI>Poh Ling Yeow (<EM>Poh’s Kitchen</EM>, Australian Broadcasting Corporation)</LI>
<LI>Professor Ghassan Hage (University of Melbourne)</LI>
<LI>Professor Meaghan Morris (Lingnan University and University of Sydney)</LI>
<LI>Benjamin Law (<EM>The Family Law</EM>, <EM>Frankie</EM> magazine)</LI>
<LI>Alice Pung (<EM>Unpolished Gem</EM>, <EM>Growing Up Asian in Australia</EM>)</LI></UL>
<P>The conference committee is now inviting submissions for individual papers focusing on topics relating to the event themes and Asian Australian identities.</P>
<P>Suggested topics include:</P>
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<LI>Emerging communities – issues and engagement</LI>
<LI>Political activism, community representation</LI>
<LI>Social media and Web 2.0</LI>
<LI>New queer politics</LI>
<LI>Asian Australian Studies internationally</LI></UL>
<P>The committee is also happy to consider papers that address other Asian Australian issues and topics.</P>
<P><STRONG>Please send abstracts (200 words) and biographical notes about the author(s) (50 words) to the Conference Committee (<A href="mailto:asianaustralianstudies@gmail.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:asianaustralianstudies@gmail.com">asianaustralianstudies@gmail.com</A>) by FRIDAY 13 MAY 2011.</STRONG><BR><STRONG></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>FOR MORE INFORMATION + EVENT FLYER, VISIT THE AASRN EVENT PAGE: </STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><SPAN><A href="http://asianaustralianstudies.org/home/events/event/new-communities-new-racisms-aai-4-the-4th-aasrn-conference" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://asianaustralianstudies.org/home/events/event/new-communities-new-racisms-aai-4-the-4th-aasrn-conference</A></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P></BODY></HTML>