“Queer and Feminist Movement in Asia” Series Starts from September 2

In this lecture series, we aim to further foster conversations and discussions on the intersections between queerness and mobility through a feminist, cross-disciplinary perspective and in a broadly defined Asian context. By featuring an Asian perspective on queerness and mobility, we hope to challenge the Euro-American centric and orientalist conceptualization of Queer Asia, and explore the possibility of queering the boundaries of "Asia".

Introduction to Queer and Feminist Movement in Asia
Monday, 2 September 2024, Available from 17:00 JST
YouTube Video (watch here)
Speakers: Iris ISSEN (Project Assistant Professor, Tokyo College), Shannon WELCH (Project Researcher, Tokyo College)

Lecture 1: Transtopia: A Keyword for our Century
Friday, 6 September 2024, 9:00-10:30 JST
Pre-registration required (register here)
Speaker: Howard CHIANG (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Lecture 2: Feminisms Beyond the Nation-State in East Asia
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 15:00-16:30 JST
Pre-registration required (register here)
Speaker: Vera MACKIE (University of Wollongong Australia)

Lecture 3: Queer Demography in Japan
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 15:00-16:30 JST
Pre-registration required (register here)
Speaker: HIRAMORI Daiki (Hosei University)

Lecture 4: Exploring Queer Fantasy Work in Idol Fandom Culture Across East and Southeast Asia
Friday, 1 November 2024 14:00-15:30 JST
Pre-registration required (register here)
Speaker: Thomas BAUDINETTE (Macquarie University)

Lecture 5
December TBD
Speaker: Tricia OKADA (Tamagawa University)