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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear CSAA colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see a call for abstracts for the Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN) conference (on behalf of the AASRN convenors) that will take place in Gadigal Land/Sydney, 29-30 May 2025.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">‘Solidarities’:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> <b>20th
Anniversary Asian Australian Studies Research Network Conference</b> <b>29-30 May 2025, University of Technology Sydney, Gadigal Land/Sydney</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Since it was established in 1999, the Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN) has brought
together people of different professional and personal backgrounds in a collective project of imagining and co-creating what ‘Asian Australian Studies’ can be. In creating this space, the network has forged connections across academic disciplines, activism,
community, and cultural sectors. And, as the last (2023) AASRN conference theme ‘Past, Present, Future’ explored, these connections have also increasingly extended across generations of evolving ‘Asian Australian’ identities, and indeed versions of ‘Australia’,
across different contexts in place and time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Seeking to explore these connections and where they might take our (re)imaginings of Asian Australian
Studies in the world today, the 2025 AASRN conference takes the theme ‘Solidarities’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">This inquiry takes place at a critical period, where discussion of racism and marginalisation in Australia
have been foregrounded by the Voice to Parliament, renewed public discourse on migration fuelled by the cost-of-living crisis and Higher Education reforms, and growing inequality in the wake of COVID-19. Moreover, key global events including the Gaza genocide,
the re-election of Trump, and the global rise of alt-right agendas require us to situate discussions of racism, justice, free speech and allyship with attention to diasporic and transnational contexts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Thus, we invite papers and panels reflecting on Asian Australian experiences in relation to (but not
limited to) the theme ‘Solidarities’, including the following topics: - Diasporic and transnational connections - Settler colonialism, decolonisation, and critical race theory - Shifting (re)constructions of Asian Australian identities over time and generations
- Tensions and dis/connections in Asian Australian identities - Racism and intersectional forms of marginalisation - Gendered perspectives - Asian Australian media and popular culture - Legal frameworks and policies that impact Asian Australians - Asian
Australian engagement with different social institutions <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">AASRN is open to people of all backgrounds, academic, professional, and otherwise, who are interested
in critically interrogating how and why 'Asian Australian' identities are constructed, mobilised, and taken up, and ultimately exploring how Asian Australian knowledges and experiences can be recognised (without subjugation beneath either ‘Australian’ or ‘Asian’
categories). Thus, in the spirit of the conference theme, we also invite presenters and attendees to critically reflect on the nature of their own personal connection to Asian Australian Studies. In doing so, we seek to ensure that presentations and discussion
honour these intellectual endeavours of Asian Australian studies, and further to foster a social space in which Asian Australian perspectives and experiences are centred. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">This conference will be held on Gadigal land at the University of Technology Sydney, City Campus, on
Thursday 29 and Friday 30 May 2025. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">For any questions, please contact Dr. Tisha Dejmanee at
<a href="mailto:tisha.dejmanee@uts.edu.au">tisha.dejmanee@uts.edu.au</a> or Dr. Alexandra Lee at
<a href="mailto:leealex@deakin.edu.au">leealex@deakin.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Submissions are due by 17 March 2025 via this Google Form:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScH5JRic-rLtLq4XGu4HiNewR09f_yzPqjN-k4g64SwDPYlpw/viewform">
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScH5JRic-rLtLq4XGu4HiNewR09f_yzPqjN-k4g64SwDPYlpw/viewform</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Sukhmani<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Scientia Associate Professor Sukhmani Khorana</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">School of the Arts and Media</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University of New South Wales<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Editor-in-Chief,
<i>Food, Culture & Society</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">External Co-lead, ‘Migration, Im/mobility and Belonging’, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Recent Publications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Khorana, S., DeSouza, R. and Chitranshi, B. (2024) ‘Using Pregnancy and Parenting Apps and Social Media During
COVID-19: Absence and Sociality, Agency and Cultural Negotiations for South Asian–Origin Women in Australia’,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Social Media + Society</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">,
vol. 10, no. 4, DOI:10.1177/20563051241293484</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Baganz, E., McMahon, T., Khorana, S., Magee, L. and Culos, I. (2024). ‘Life would have been harder, harder
and more in chaos, if there wasn’t internet’: digital inclusion among newly arrived refugees in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic',</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Communication Research and Practice</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">,
pp. 1–20, DOI:10.1080/22041451.2024.2345000</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Yang, F. and Khorana,
S. (2024) Submission to the inquiry into civics education, engagement and participation in Australia. ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society and University of New South Wales. DOI: 10.60836/rqth-tc20</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Khorana, S. (2024)
‘Running in the Family: Australian Migrants’ Environmental Care as Inter-generational and Domestic Civic Practice’,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Journal of Intercultural Studies</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">,
DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2024.2325954</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Khorana, S. (2024) ‘Diversity’ in Bridget Griffin-Foley and Sue Turnbull (ed.),</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The Media and Communications in Australia.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">London and New York: Routledge.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;letter-spacing:.05pt;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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