studies

Planned Obsolescence, Strategic Resistance: Asian American Studies and the Neoliberal University (Cancelled)

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Set within an all-too-real administrative imaginary of budget cuts, metric-laden assessments, programmatic justifications, and shrinking faculty lines, Ethnic Studies (along with Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) occupies a decidedly precarious position within the so-termed “corporate university.”If student strikes and Civil Rights movements instantiated the original institutionalization of ethnic studies as a necessary interdisciplinary field of inquiry, the current state of academic affairs reflects a long-standing neoconservative, laissez-faire “planned obsolescence” (to quickly access Kathleen Fitzpatrick’s provocative analytic). It is against this admittedly dystopic backdrop of planned obsolescence, which reflects and refracts the foci of Flashpoints for Asian American Studies (Fordham University Press 2017), that this presentation considers possible sites and administrative practices of strategic resistance.

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2016 CUNY Conference on Resurgent Realities: East Coast Asian American Studies An East Coast Symposium & Initiative

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This talk brings together scholars, activists, and students to explore the resurgence of East Coast Asian American studies, discussing its impact on academic discourse, social movements, and community engagement. It highlights the interdisciplinary nature of these studies and their role in reshaping narratives around identity, history, and activism.

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Forum on Transnational and Translational Asian American Studies

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This talk brings together community members and experts to engage in a critical discussion about key issues facing the Asian American community, emphasizing the importance of civic participation and collective action. It fosters dialogue on how to address challenges while promoting community resilience and empowerment.

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CUNY FORUM: Advancing Asian American Studies @ CUNY and APA Communities

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This year’s conference will focus on the intersections of Asian American Studies and the community. The format will be interactive. Panelists will initially speak to their respective academic and community-based experiences, while the latter portion of each session will be devoted to outcomes-oriented discussion with the audience.

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