The Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities will host the “Queer Asia as Method” seminar on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 3 pm to 5 pm in Room 00.063, bringing together academics and practitioners to discuss diversifying and decolonising knowledge production. Built upon the broader discourse of Asia as method, the event explores research, methodology, and pedagogy reframed through Asian practices and lived experiences as a technology of recognition.
Event Details and Core Themes
The seminar centers on collaborative thinking regarding the “Queer Asia as Method” special issue, examining how to decentralize and decolonize the globalized formation of queerness. Organizers have announced that the special issue will be made free for access during the week of the event, and physical copies will be available at the venue. The seminar is open to all members of the public.
Contributors and editors at the session will reflect on the following key areas:
- Reframing research and pedagogy through Asian practices.
- Utilizing lived experiences as a technology of recognition.
- Decentring and decolonising globalized formations of queerness.
- Collaborative thinking across academic and practitioner boundaries.
Featured Contributors and Academic Background
The seminar features several scholars working at the intersections of gender, sexuality, and Asian studies:
- J. Daniel Luther (they/them) focuses on culture, media studies, gender, sexuality studies, and queer theory, with an emphasis on South Asian culture, film, and media. Luther has served as a co-founder of ‘Queer’ Asia since 2016, supporting a global community of artists, activists, and academics. They authored the 2023 monograph Queering Normativity and South Asian Public Culture: Wrong Readings Only published with Palgrave Macmillan, and co-edited the 2025 special issue Queer Asia as Method alongside the 2019 collection Queer Asia: Decolonising and Reimagining Sexuality and Gender.
- Liang Ge (they/them) is a Lecturer of Sociology at the University of Manchester whose research explores intimacy, affect, digital media, digital methods, gender, sexuality, and East and Southeast Asian popular cultures. Ge is the author of Ambivalent Desires: Affect and Boys Love in China, scheduled for publication with the University of Michigan Press in 2027. Their work has appeared in academic journals such as Information, Communication & Society, Big Data & Society, Media, Culture & Society, and Feminist Theory.
- Eva Cheuk-Yin Li (she/they/keoi) serves as a Lecturer in Screen Industries at King’s College London. Li’s research bridges sociology, inter-Asia cultural studies, and queer Asian studies, focusing specifically on queer fandom and gender non-conformity across Sinophone and Southeast Asian contexts.
Context and Accessibility
Attendees can access the seminar in Room 00.063 of the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities on November 4, 2026, without prior registration constraints, as the event is open to all.
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