Global Asias: Improvisations on a Theme (a.k.a. Chindon-ya Riffs)
- 22 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Duke University Press in Journal of Asian Studies
- Vol. 80 (4), 845-864
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021911821001522
Abstract
In preparing my presidential address for publication, I debated between different options. On the one hand, I could do what I assume is most typically done—that is, take the oral presentation and re-present the material as a research-based journal article. On the other hand, I considered the extraordinary year of challenges, disruptions, traumas, fears, and insights that had preceded this presidential address. Nothing from that year could be considered normal, from a personal or professional point of view; therefore, another option would be to engage in a writing structure reflecting our departure from the normal. For the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), the year of abnormality began with the canceled 2020 Annual Conference in Boston as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, continued with online teaching and meetings, and culminated in a virtual Annual Conference in 2021.Keywords
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