Circle for Asian American Literary Studies is the only national & int'l scholarly society dedicated to the study of Asian American literature, culture, & arts.
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Excited to share the schedule for our Virtual Conference 6/22-6/23! We will have Karen Tei Yamashita discussing her new novel, Questions 27 and 28 w/ Christine Kitano, & Mai-Linh Hong & Sameer Pandya will discuss bridging academic and creative work! LINK: bit.ly/4on5KDJ
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We're delighted to announce the 4th CAALS Virtual Conference on June 22-23rd, 2026! We have 2 CFP’s: “Writing Right Now: Approaches to Asian American Literary Studies Dissertations and Book Projects” & West Asia in the Asian/Asian American Imaginary.” See photos for details!
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Check out our 3 CFP's for the American Literature Association 2026 conference! We have panels on model minority discourse, materiality, and new directions in Asian American literary studies! Due 1/22/26: caals.org/archives/1622
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Calling scholars of Asian American literature 📚
CFP for three #ALA2026 panels on model minority discourse, science & materialty, & new directions in the field. Abstracts due Jan 22, 2026. DM for more info!
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Join us Fri, Nov 14, 2:30-3:45pm EST for a talk with @purtybirdie & Chris A. Eng on their new books, Refiguring Race and Risk: Counternarratives of Care in the US Security State & Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of Asian America! Zoom link: bit.ly/4nFc73u
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Bsky.app/profile/caals.bsky.… is our Bluesky handle! Find us there! 🦋
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We have joined Bluesky to maintain connections with those of you who are migrating! 🦋 Come find us there @caals.bsky.social
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This is a reminder that paper proposals are due Monday 1/20 for our 3 ALA panels. More info here: caals.org/archives/1487
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15 Jan 2025
To celebrate 10 years of publication, Verge is sponsoring a cover art contest. We invite artists to submit their work and the winning image will be showcased on the cover of issue 13.1, our next open issue! All submissions should be sent to verge@psu.edu by February 17, 2025.
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JOB POSTING: Lecturer in Asian American Studies at Harvard. Begins 7/1/25, 2:2 teaching load, and review of apps begins 2/7/25. You can apply here!: (academicpositions.harvard.ed…)
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29 Dec 2024
Im scheduling dates now for my 2025 book tour - DARK LABORATORY!
Reach out 📧 Im excited to do class visits, conversations, bookstore readings, sound clashes, garden tours, museum events, & more!
The book explores climate crisis & race through the lens of island ecologies! 🏝️
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Excited to announce our CFP’s for @AmLit_ALA 2025! 1) Asian American Literature after 1965, 2) Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer at 10 & Southeast Asian Diasporic Stories Today, 3) OPEN CALL for any aspect of Asian American lit. & culture! Due 1/20/25: bit.ly/4iKE0pn
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20 Dec 2024
#CFP 2025 University at Buffalo Undergraduate Conference on South Asia: "Innovation & Heritage," April 4-5. Submit all proposals by January 31 for consideration.
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Coming up this week! AAS Members, please join us on Friday, December 6 for a roundtable discussion of Han Kang's writing and the Nobel Prize in Literature she will receive next week.
Register now: asianstudies.org/jobs-profes…
ALT An AAS Digital Dialogues promotional card. Text: Han Kang and the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature - Friday, December 6, 2024 - 11:00am-12:00pm Eastern Time - Register now: https://bit.ly/AAS-HanKang
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Call for applications: the 2025-26 Gosling-Lim Postdoctoral Fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies is now open for submissions! Scholars in Southeast Asia are invited to apply for this opportunity by February 3, 2025.
Full details: asianstudies.org/grants-awar…
ALT Social media graphic, with a photograph of a city in Southeast Asia on the right side of the image and the AAS logo atop it. Text: Call for applications - Gosling-Lim postdoctoral fellowship in Southeast Asian Studies - Application deadline February 3, 2025 - apply at: https://bit.ly/AASGL
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20 Nov 2024
#CFA The Linda Hall Library invites researchers to apply for its 2025-26 fellowships in the history of science and related humanities fields - submit materials by January 17 for consideration.
lindahall.org/research/linda…
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12 Nov 2024
New #AsiaNow post: an interview with David Fedman, Eleana Kim, and Albert Park, editors of the @CornellPress open-access volume FORCES OF NATURE: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON KOREAN ENVIRONMENTS.
asianstudies.org/forces-of-n…
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Circle for Asian American Literary Studies (CAALS) retweeted
12 Nov 2024
Our Caucus just met to discuss preparations for the 2025 AAAS Boston Conference, as well as updates from the faculty and graduate students Research Award and Writing groups! If you are looking for a writing group, feel free to contact our host, Yeeun Hong, at yhong4@albany.edu.
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18 Oct 2024
Reminder: Global Asias 7 Conference: We are pleased to announce that Penn State will be hosting the Global Asias 7 Conference in Spring 2025. Panel proposals are due November 1, 2024. For details, see below or visit bit.ly/4guw0HR
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