<div dir="ltr"><div><br clear="all"></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>CALL FOR PROPOSALS (DUE: FEB. 10, 2025):</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>PHOTOGRAPHY AND ASIAN DIASPORAS IN THE AMERICAS</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Center for Creative Photography, UNIVERSITY OF
ARIZONA, April 26-27, 2025</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Although Asian diasporic communities in the Americas have
long been subjects in photography — most often portrayed as exotic ethnic
enclaves -- they have also sought to challenge this narrow visual framework.
This symposium explores the diverse and creative ways that Asian diasporic
communities have mobilized photography. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We invite scholars, researchers, curators, and photographers
to submit proposals for a symposium on <b>Photography and Asian Diasporas
in the Americas [April 26-27, 2025]</b>. This interdisciplinary initiative
explores the historical trajectories, cultural productions, political
mobilizations, and social realities of Asian diasporic communities across the
Americas. It draws on Cathy Park Hong's concept of "minor feelings"—the
dissonant emotions arising from the contradictions between lived experiences
and dominant narratives about race and identity. This framework challenges us
to confront discomfort, name the unspoken, and reimagine how Asian diasporas
are represented in photography, how photography shapes new forms of belonging,
and how it can intervene in public discourse.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Through this symposium, we will<b> </b>collectively
address such questions as:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">How
has photography documented the migration histories and lived experiences
of Asian diasporic communities in the Americas, particularly their
connections and disconnections with Indigenous, Black, and other migrant
groups?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">In
what ways has photography shaped or challenged representations of
identity—race, gender, sexuality, and belonging—within Asian diasporic
contexts?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">How
have photographers from Asian diasporic communities used their work for
activism, advocacy, or to address systemic racism, xenophobia, and
violence?<br>
What role does photography play in exploring transnational connections and
the intersections of globalization, digital media, and diaspora?</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">We invite proposals on topics related to “Asian Diaspora in the
Americas” and are open to a broad span of approaches and topics relating to
photography. We especially welcome proposals from graduate students,
practitioners, and emerging scholars. Proposals should be up to 200 words in
length. Papers and creative works may be selected for peer-reviewed
consideration for a special issue of <i>Trans Asia Photography</i>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>We plan to cover two nights of accommodation for all
conference participants. </b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>DEADLINES</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>February 10, 2025: 200-word proposals and 100-word
biographies due to </b><a href="mailto:jeeheykim@arizona.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><b>jeeheykim@arizona.edu</b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>March 1, 2025: Decisions shared with applicants.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>April 1, 2025: Program finalized and circulated on
social media</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>April 26-27, 2025: Symposium at the Center for Creative
Photography, University of Arizona,
Tucson</b></p></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Jeehey Kim<a href="https://www.name-coach.com/jeehey-kim" style="border-radius:0px;color:rgb(136,91,192);font-family:"open sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:19.994px;outline:0px!important" target="_blank"><img alt="A button with "Hear my name" text for name playback in email signature" src="https://www.name-coach.com/images/emailsig/email-sig.jpeg" style="border-radius:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:middle;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:15px"></a><div>Assistant Professor</div><div>Art History, School of Art</div><div>Affiliate Faculty, East Asian Studies</div><div>University of Arizona</div><div>Tucson, AZ 85721</div></div></div></div></div></div>