W.E.B. Du Bois and the Transpacific

A chapter of my dissertation focuses on W.E.B. Du Bois and the twists and turns of racial capitalism during the interwar, particularly the issue of U.S.-Japan imperial competition. While Du Bois erred in supporting the Japanese Empire, his mistake is not well-understood and his insights concerning racial capitalism in the transpacific and inter-Asian relations remain underanalyzed, but are significant contributions to his global "color line" thesis.

"Queer Temporality in the Films of Oshima Nagisa"

While in Japan this academic year at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, I've been invited to guest lecture at Kanagawa University! (Thanks, James Welker for both the invitation and making the poster! 🙂)  A wonderful opportunity and a great springboard for delving into a planned chapter of my dissertation...

CFP: Queering the Transpacific: Asian American, American and Asian Queer Studies

Click here for this call-for-papers.

“Queering the Transpacific: Inter-imperial Relations in Lonny Kaneko’s ‘The Shoyu Kid’ and Oshima Nagisa’s Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence”

Paper abstract for the Association for Asian American Studies Conference in Portland, OR, this April!

"Japan Can Halt the Threat of Sino-U.S. (Cold) War"

My short essay, "Japan Can Halt the Threat of Sino-U.S. (Cold) War," won an essay contest for the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington!

- JASSW link to essay
- Northwest Asian Weekly blurb

Queer Asia and Homonationalism

Panel organized for the Association for Asian Studies in Asia conference held at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, this June.

"Rethinking Yaoi on the Regional and Global Scale"

Excited to release my essay "Rethinking Yaoi on the Regional and Global Scale" in the journal Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific!

Also, someone on their blog graciously translated the essay into Chinese!