# Event Details - **Event Name**: Queering the Asian Diaspora - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm - **Event Description**: Dr Hongwei Bao, University of NottinghamAbout this EventResearch Seminar - Department of Art History and Cultural Practices, University of ManchesterQueering the Asian Diaspora: East and Southeast Asian Identity, Sexuality and Cultural PoliticsDr Hongwei Bao, University of NottinghamAbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated global geopolitical tensions and exposed rising Sinophobia and anti-Asian racism worldwide. At the same time, there has been a nascent Asian diasporic consciousness emerging globally, celebrating Asian identity and cultural heritage. In the space between anti-Asian racism and Asian Pride, queer people’s voices have been largely missing. How is queer Asian diaspora situated in-between mainstream Asian and LGBTQ politics? Is a queer Asian diasporic cultural politics possible? This talk will draw on Hongwei Bao’s new book Queering the Asian Diaspora (Sage, 2024), an interdisciplinary book that draws on a broad range of case studies since the 2010s to illustrate how an emerging queer Asian diasporic politics is articulated through cultural production such as art, curating, film, digital media, fashion photography, performance as well as social and political activism. Through conjunctural analysis and a case studies approach, situated at the intersection of art history and museum studies, media and cultural studies, migration and diaspora studies, queer studies and Asian Studies, the talk advocates a post-identitarian, intersectional and transversal queer Asian diasporic cultural politics.BiographyDr Hongwei Bao is Associate Professor in Media Studies at the University of Nottingham. Trained as a cultural historian, Bao is the author of five monographs on Chinese queer history and culture, including Queer China: Lesbian and Gay Literature and Visual Culture under Postsocialism (Routledge, 2020) and Queering the Asian Diaspora (Sage, 2024), and co-editor of Contemporary Queer Chinese Art (Bloomsbury, 2024) and Queer Avant-Garde (De Gruyter, forthcoming in 2026). Bao is co-editor of the De Gruyter book series ‘Oyster: Feminist and Queer Approaches to Arts, Cultures, and Genders’. As a poet, Bao is the author of The Passion of the Rabbit God (Valley Press, 2024) and Self-Portrait as a Banana (Poetic Edge, 2025). - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/queering-the-asian-diaspora/100001686791100589 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, entertainment, nonprofit, lgbt-pride - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Manchester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: University Place, 4.205, University of Manchester - **lat**: 53.4662776 - **long**: -2.2338159 - **full address**: University Place, 4.205, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Queering the Asian Diaspora - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/836671569918558a0934bccb9f522ea181c765ced55a0814ccc9c459b43c075a-rimg-w1200-h1690-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1758610126 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Queering the Asian Diaspora being held? - **A:** Queering the Asian Diaspora takes place on Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Wed, 04 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm at University Place, 4.205, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Queering the Asian Diaspora? - **A:** Queering the Asian Diaspora is organized by Department of Art History and Cultural Practices. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Queering the Asian Diaspora is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Manchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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