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Across Asia, the realm of gender, sexuality, and intimate relationships is shifting rapidly. New articulations of gender and sexuality have emerged, often in conversation with both local and Western categories. Women and sexual minorities have pushed for greater empowerment but in some countries, counter-movements are contesting hard-won rights. Changes in marriage and family and intimate life are generating political debates and contestations across the region. This year's theme will explore the flux of gender, sexuality, and intimate life across Asia, from both historical and contemporary perspective. We seek to highlight phenomena such as gender and sexuality related social movements, cultural expression, migration, work and labor, family and household life, law and politics, and regional/transnational connections.Ìý

Asia Symposium: Gender, Sexuality, and Intimacies in Asia

Friday, April 17th
Center for British and Irish Studies, 5th Floor, Norlin Library

10:45a - 11:30a Reception

11:30a - 11:45a Welcoming Remarks with Dr. Rachel Rinaldo, CAS Faculty Director and Dr. John Masserini, Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Metropolitan State University in Denver.

11:45a - 1:15p Panel One:ÌýGender, Sexuality, and Cultural Life in Asia
Including the following papers:
"Domestic Violence in a Changing Landscape in Vietnam;" Lynne Kwiatkowski, Colorado State University
"Queer Futures in Okinawa: On Miyagi Futoshi’s American Boyfriend Project;" Daryl Maude, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
"Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health and Modernity in Indonesia;" Chiara Formichi, Cornell University
"Commodification of Intimacy in the K-pop World" Stephanie Choi, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder

1:15 Remarks by Dr. Daryl Maeda, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder

1:45p - 3:15p Panel Two:ÌýFeminist Struggles and Social Movements in and beyond Asia
Including the following papers:
"The Forced Disappearance of Enforced Disappearances in Kashmir;" Ather Zia, University of Northern Colorado
"Is Climate Change Increasing Child Marriage?;" Amanda Carrico, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
"Sanctioning States, Silencing Speech: Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom Movement and the Challenges of Transnational Feminist Solidarity;" A. Marie RanjbarÌý
"Coming of (r)age in Pakistan: Exploring the Aurat March and its afterlives" Sana Malik, University of Denver

3:30p - 4:30p Keynote Intimate Placemaking: Women, Care, and Community After Displacement
Shenila Khoja-Moolji, Georgetown University