Statements

Statement by CAALS Co-Chairs Regarding Atlanta Shootings

March 17, 2021 The Circle for Asian American Literary Studies (CAALS) is deeply concerned with the social context of literature and literary studies. As Co-Chairs of CAALS and as feminist scholars, we strive to lead according to principles of social justice and equity learned from generations of women-of-color scholars, writers, and artists.  Therefore, we write …

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Publications

Massachusetts Review x CAALS Now Online

Since 2017, CAALS has collaborated with the Smithsonian Asian American Literature Festival and the Massachusetts Review to present a series of “Literary Addresses,” public-facing talks on the state of the field by prominent writers and scholars. At the 2017 and 2019 Lit Fests, we had the privilege of convening many of the wonderful Literary Address writers with invited …

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CFP Conferences

CFP: CAALS@AAAS 2020, April 9-11, 2020, Washington, DC

Graphic Text: Call for Papers: CAALS@AAAS 2020Circle for Asian American Literary StudiesApril 9–11, 2020, Washington, D.C. Troubling Fictions: Reassessing the Politics of Asian American Literature a 2-part panel sponsored by CAALS As the infamous Kingston-Chin debates between cultural nationalism and feminism as well as the AAAS book award controversy around Blu’s Hanging make starkly evident, …

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