Approaching Global Asias Reading Group - Foundations of Global Asia: Tactics and Theories

Week 1: Core Tenets
Flyer for mini reading group "Foundations of Global Asias: Tactics and Theories" with four book covers and event information.
Event Date & Time
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Event Location
710 Social Sciences Building

267 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Event Registration

Hello Everyone, we are convening a mini reading group for Approaching Global Asias, where we read around the basic concepts of Global Asias. This is a hybrid workshop format, and you can join in person or on Zoom.

The reading amount for each week is around 40 pages, and you are free to join one or multiple sessions. Here is the list of readings and this folder has all the pdfs for the provided readings
 
Lunch will be provided for all three meetings. If you need access to the building, please let us know.

 

Week 1 Mandatory Readings: 

  1. Chen, Tina, and Eric Hayot. “Introducing Verge: What Does It Mean to Study Global Asias?” Verge (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1, no. 1 (2015): vi–xv. 
  2. Eubanks, Charlotte, and Jonathan E. Abel. “Of Asian Boxes.” Verge (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1, no. 2 (2015): vii–xv. 
  3. Chen, Tina. "The Imaginable Ageography of Global Asias." Verge: Studies in Global Asias 7, no. 1 (2021): 39-48.

Optional Readings

  1. Chen, Tina. "Storying Global Asias." Verge: Studies in Global Asias 9, no. 1 (2023): vi-xi.
  2. Chen, Tina, and Charlotte Eubanks. “Editors’ Introduction: Acts of Suspension.” In Global Asias: Tactics & Theories, edited by Tina Chen and Charlotte Eubanks. University of Hawai’i Press, 2025.

For questions, please contact Approaching Global Asias Lead Convenor Pratiti Ketoki at [email protected]. 

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