Scholar Social: Post-Show Conversation with Wenxuan Xue and Rebecca Leu

Scholar Social: Post-Show Conversation with Wenxuan Xue and Rebecca Leu17nov9:00 pm9:00 pm

Event Details

Join Asian American theatre studies scholar Wenxuan Xue (Tufts University) and Community Organizer Rebecca Leu (Asian Community Development Corporation) in a conversation on performing Asian American and immigrant history, and uplifting actions in support of the Boston Chinatown community.

加入与亚裔戏剧研究学者薛文轩（塔夫茨大学）和社区组织者Rebecca Leu（亚美社区发展协会）之间的对话，共同探讨亚裔美国人和移民历史的戏剧演绎，以及对波士顿中国城社区的支持与关怀。

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Speakers for this event

  • Rebecca Leu

    Rebecca Leu

    Development and Communications Associate at Asian Community Development Corporation

    Rebecca Leu (she/they) is the Development and Communications Associate at Asian Community Development Corporation. Born in Taiwan, she came to the US for college. At Wellesley College, Rebecca led a successful campaign to instate a tenure-track line in Asian American Studies (AAS) – continuing the #FightForAAS that first started decades ago. They are passionate about harnessing people-power and institutional resources to strengthen the community. Prior to joining ACDC, she was at a digital fundraising nonprofit located in Somerville, MA. They are bilingual in English and Mandarin, and is working on her Taiwanese.

    Development and Communications Associate at Asian Community Development Corporation

  • Wenxuan Xue

    Wenxuan Xue

    Wenxuan Xue (any pronouns/ta/祂) is a queer migrant artist, teacher, scholar, dramaturg, and a PhD student in Theatre & Performance Studies at Tufts University. They create, support, and research contemporary performances that explore inter-Asian and Asian diasporic migration, race, queer/transness, and ecologies towards collective liberation. Wenxuan’s artistic process centers on nurturing and awakening “the inner child,” who always sees love, tenderness, and kindness in the darkest corners, who is so curious, open, and playful about the world’s beautiful messes, and yet undisciplined to be ruled by norms of gender, borders, and adulthood. Their teaching and research practice is inspired and guided by critical ethnic studies, feminist/queer/trans studies, theatre and performance studies, and environmental humanities. Ta has recently worked with Company One Theatre, Gung Ho Projects, Square Theatre, the Lark, New York Stage and Film, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and Ping Pong Productions.

    薛文轩（ta/祂）是一名酷儿艺术家、教师、学者、戏剧构作及塔夫茨大学戏剧表演研究的博士生。Ta的创作和研究兴趣方向是探索当代表演中的亚际及亚裔移民、种族、酷儿/跨性别，以此达成集体解放的目标。文轩的艺术创作过程以培养和唤醒“内心的孩子”为中心——这个孩子总能在最阴暗的角落里看到爱、温柔和善良，对世间的一切美丽和混乱充满好奇，同时又不被性别、界限和成人的规则所束缚。文轩的教学和研究方向受到批判性种族研究、女权/酷儿/跨性别研究、戏剧表演研究和环境人文的启发和引导。文轩近期与Company One Theatre、工合、Square Theatre、the Lark、New York Stage and Film, 尤金奥尼尔戏剧中心和乒乓艺术都有过合作。