November 6th, 2021

FUTURE FORMS AND ALTERNATIVE METHODS, SESSION TEN

Hope, Pragmatism, and the Object

Moderated by Janet Oh, with speakers Santhi Kavuri-Bauer, Asma Kazmi, and Christopher K. Tong.


Janet Oh is a curator, writer, and musician in the San Francisco Bay Area. She currently serves as Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Programs at the Asian Art Museum.

Santhi Kavuri-Bauer teaches Islamic and Asian art at San Francisco State University. Her research interests are in these areas and also Asian American art. Her more recent research is concerned with wonder as an aesthetic sensation and how it informs the design and experience of Islamic monuments.

Asma Kazmi is an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley, where she teaches video, performance art, new media, and drawing.

Christopher K. Tong is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Asian Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is one of 11 Early Career Fellows selected by the American Council of Learned Societies and the Henry Luce Foundation in 2021.