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Usual apologies for cross-posting... ~ ~ ~ Please Forward ~ ~ ~ ~ PDA Public Displays of Asianness A Conference on Asian American Popular Culture New York University November 13-14, 1998 hosted by the Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program & Institute c.a.l.l. f.o.r. i.d.e.a.s. Public Displays of Asianness, is a conference that puts at center stage Asian Pacific American popular culture as it circulates, critiques, and informs everyday life within disparate communities. ::: PDA seeks to address both Asian American Studies, which has not fully considered the role of popular culture in the formation of Asian Pacific American communities as a serious topic of investigation, and studies of Popular Culture, which have not been attentive to cultures of the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora. ::: We seek works and ideas, both in the form of cultural performances and cultural critique, which engage these issues thoughtfully and creatively. Topics may include, but are not limited to: :: Film&Video: Kung Fu, Anime, Bollywood, Independent Film/Video :: :: Asian American Body Culture: Fashion, Beauty and Body Politics :: :: Music and Sound: DJs, Sampling, Electronic music, HipHop :: :: Performance: Spoken word, Multimedia Dance and Theater :: :: Underground Publications: Zines, Comics, Mags :: :: Technophiles and Race: Technotoys, Internet, Mobile Technologies :: :: Public Spaces and Cultures of Conglomeration: clubs, pool, surf, skate cultures :: sUBMISSIONS dUE aUGUST 1st for information and submissions: Ms. Swati Khurana Asian/Pacific/American Studies New York University 269 Mercer Street, 6th floor New York City 10003-6687 ph 212/998.3693 f 212/995.4705 [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%