{"id":51400,"date":"2017-03-31T01:28:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T01:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=51400"},"modified":"2017-04-21T01:56:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T01:56:15","slug":"call-for-papers-mixed-race-in-asia-and-australasia-migrations-mobilities-and-belonging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=51400","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR PAPERS | Mixed Race in Asia and Australasia: Migrations, Mobilities and Belonging"},"content":{"rendered":"

CALL FOR PAPERS | Mixed Race in Asia and Australasia: Migrations, Mobilities and Belonging<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Asia Research Institute<\/a>
\nSeminar Room
\nAS8 Level 4, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
\nNational University of Singapore @ KRC
\n2017-10-12 through 2017-10-13<\/strong><\/p>\n

2017-02-01<\/p>\n

CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: 1 APRIL 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

The topic of mixed race, often overlooked by researchers because of its connection with discredited notions of \u2018race\u2019, has recently come into its own as a result of recognition of the unique and diverse experiences of those who challenge monolithic racial categories. Interest in DNA testing<\/a> to determine the global scale of one\u2019s ancestry is becoming increasingly popular, demonstrating the ubiquity of mixedness. A number of publications from the USA<\/a> and the UK<\/a> and growing interest internationally (King-O\u2019Riain et al, 2014; Edwards et al, 2012), as well as an increasing social network presence (www.mix-d.org<\/a>; www.intermix.org.uk<\/a>; mixedrootsstories.com<\/a>; www.mixedsingle.com<\/a>; www.mixedracestudies.org<\/a>) and media representation, signal the importance of this growing phenomenon. This workshop seeks to extend knowledge about mixedness in the Australasian<\/a> and Asian region through a range of collaborative endeavours.<\/p>\n

People of mixed race are often seen as either \u2018marginal\u2019 (in terms of culture, psychology and community) or as the vanguard of an integrated, post-racial, cosmopolitan world (Edwards et al. 2012). Such dichotomies ignore the complex lived reality of being mixed (\u2018passing<\/a>\u2019, having \u2018multiracial\u2019 identities, feeling one race while looking like another etc.). The lived experience of being \u2018mixed\u2019 is strongly influenced by political and social context, and thus cross-national and cross- cultural comparison is vital.<\/p>\n

In many countries in Asia, racial, ethnic and cultural mixing has a long history, and narratives around mixed race have developed in vastly different ways. From established identities such as Anglo-Indians<\/a> in India<\/a>, Eurasians<\/a> in Singapore<\/a> and Peranakans<\/a> in Southeast Asia<\/a>, to newer identities such as Hafus<\/a> in Japan<\/a>, and indeed those without named identifiers, individuals of mixed heritage have diverse experiences. These experiences have been shaped by a range of historical circumstances (colonial versus more peaceful intercultural engagements), political contexts (monarchies, democracies, authoritarian dynasties), and by the type of mixedness (e.g. European, Chinese, Indian, Japanese; indigenous), as well as different levels of political, cultural and social acceptance. \u2018Racial purity\u2019 is seen as desirable in some Asian countries, particularly those with less colonial baggage, often leading to the marginalisation of those of mixed backgrounds.<\/p>\n

For the workshop, key themes of interest include:<\/p>\n