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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.
INTRODUCTION: Gender, the environment and migration: ‘safety and belonging’ in and around Asia
This edition offers potential new frameworks to explore how gender impacts mobility and feelings of belonging and safety in and around Asia.
The role of smartphones in restricting and facilitating freedoms for young women in India
Communications technology is used to maintain gendered moral surveillance over women, but the technology also provides emancipatory potential.
Unbelonging: Anti-Asian racism in Australia’s gay community
Gay Asian men’s belonging in the Australian gay community is fragile and contingent on our perceived usefulness and ‘good behaviour’.
Creating safe spaces, a sense of belonging and ‘ibasho’ for women refugees in Tokyo
An innovative project provides emotional support and social networks for women refugees amid very limited state support.
Why queer translation needs Asian languages and contexts
Asian languages and contexts within the field of queer translation can be a model for discussions of queerness.