IABA Asia-Pacific/ASAL 2025

Description

The International Auto/Biography Association Conference, Asia-Pacific (IABA A-P) and the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) are pleased to collaborate on this conference event.

The Story and The Self: Navigating Truth Genres in Literature
Are we living through two seemingly contradictory cultural moments? We fear the rise of AI, deep fakes, and pervasive media bias. We are deeply suspicious about our investments in the truth, and the stories we accept into our lives. In the same cultural moment, those working in literary studies, the creative arts, media, and performing arts, and especially auto/biography studies, are deeply curious about the increasingly blurred lines between fiction and non-fiction. The rapid rise of literary subgenres such as speculative biography, autofiction, biopics, and other generic hybrid forms have seduced practitioners and scholars alike. We enjoy the playfulness, innovation, and provocation of texts that bend genres.

This conference explores the tension/s arising from our contradictory relationship with truth genres in the public sphere. How do stories make claims to truth and reality? How do stories and media shape ideas of selfhood and identity? What changes–now and historically–have made an impact on shifting interests in truth, stories, and self?

Period	30 Jun 2025 → 4 Jul 2025
Event type	Conference
Location	Adelaide, Australia, South AustraliaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International