The Art History Newsletter

An Asian CAA

by Jon Lackman | 1 March 2006 | Asia, Conferences

Blogger “Moksha” writes about her CAA experience: “it was a fabulous conference for Asianists – there were more papers and panels relevant to this field than at any other CAA that I have attended over the last six or seven years [...] Another positive sign [was] the number of interviews that South Asianists were racking up – dare to dream that universities are increasingly transforming the tokenist adjunct non-western positions into full-time appointments … Thank goodness that the media continues to fuel American fears of capitalist ventures in China, innovation and out-sourcing in India. All of it helps little ole me to present a much more persuasive picture about the relevance of what I teach to the everyday lives of American students.”