Grant Award View - GA201812

This project consists of two sessions in ASAJ annual conference. The first session on June 18 2022, “Call and Response of Indigenous Studies in Australia and Japan” will discuss the issues on “call and response” between indigenous and non-indigenous individuals and societies. As a guest speaker, Associate Professor Sana Nakata at The University of Melbourne will be invited, followed by Japanese discussants in related field of indigenous studies. It will consequently allow us to illustrate how such cooperation has exerted discernible or imperceptible, effective or ineffective impacts over indigenous individuals and community as well as wider society. The second session on 19 June, “Transnational Flows of People and Culture,” will focus on issues surrounding transnational flows of migrants and cultures. As a panel of six Japanese scholars in migration studies, as well as cultural studies, will be organised. We are currently in the process of seeking the attendance of one more guest speaker from Australia to attend this session. The topics will include migrants’ cultural practices, transnational flow of culture and media, and theoretical interpretation on these issues. These research topics focussed on Australian society could attract academic attentions in looking at the relatively strong bond between Australia and Japan.