Asian Literatures, Cultures and Media Workshop

Past Workshop Themes and Presenters

March 30, 2007
Elizabeth Johnson, Geography
"Revealing Itself As a Land of Gold?" The Politics of Tourism Development & Nature Conservation in Western Sichuan

March 9, 2007
Professor Mark Anderson, ALL, ALCM
From The Sands of Iwo Jima to the Sands of Abu-Ghraib: 9/11, Iraq, and the Pacific War

February 23, 2007
Simin Tan, ALCM
Rethinking Wong Kar-wai's "Sixties Trilogy"

January 26, 2007
Jesse Field, ALCM
We Three: Yang Jiang and Contemporary Chinese Women's Autobiographies

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The Asian Literatures, Cultures and Media Workshop is a forum for academic research on East, South and South East Asia. Papers will be pre-circulated and a respondent shall begin the discussion . Those who attend are expected to read the paper in advance of the meeting. The workshop format is intended to provide a friendly atmosphere for substantive critical engagement with ongoing research.

The Workshop is free and open to everyone.