The Research Day will showcase students’ research, facilitate exchange of ideas across disciplines and regions within Asia, and foster a supportive peer network
8.45 am: Arrival and Registration
Session 1: 9.00 – 11.00 am
Siyu Ma
Learning at Home in Contemporary China: Caregiver and Sibling Contributions in Two-Child Families
Sen Huang
The Fatigue of Tongzhi: Queer Regionalism in East Asia
Alfred W. T. Lo
Made with(out) Korea: Refashioning “Koreanness” in K-pop Demon Hunters from a ‘Trans’ Perspective
Ziyu Deng
“Precarious Yet Ungrievable”: Contesting the Meaning of Male Suicide in the Chinese Manosphere
11.00 -11.30 am: Refreshments break
Session 2: 11.30 am - 1.30 pm
Seijiro Takahashi
Island Cats, Dogs, and Humans: Veterinary Care in Okinawa, Japan
Zhixuan Huang
Curation of the Self: Aspirational Labour, ‘Fenweigan,’ and the Digital Mediation of Art Museum Experiences in Urban China
Moosa Waraich
Language, Power, and the Left: Gal Baat, Punjabi Adab, and the Making of a Punjabi Public in Early Postcolonial Pakistan (1951-1965)
Rajaa Saleem Sahgal
A History of Archiving in Pakistan: State Control and Alternative Constructs
1.30 - 2.15 pm: Lunch – The Buttery
Session 3: 2.15 - 4.15 pm
Makiko Miyazaki
Master Practitioner of International Law: Japan’s Rise through the Ranks of International Society, 1853-1905
Kento Ohara
District magnitude and gender representation in personalised elections
Yi-ting Lien
"Does Recursive Communication Improve Democratic Representation? Experimental Evidence from E-Participation Initiatives in Taiwan"
