Faculty and students will present their research findings on Justice and Asia in a fast-paced panel discussion preceding the 2026 Justice and Asia Distinguished Lecture with Michel Hockx.
Liu Institute Faculty Fellow Jessica McManus Warnell,
Rex and Alice A. Martin, Faculty Director of the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership and Managing Director of Research Strategy, Operations, and Engagement for the Human-centered Analytics Lab (HAL), will moderate the event.
Sponsored by the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, this event is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, March 18 @ 5:00 p.m.
Justice and Asia Distinguished Lecture with Michel Hockx
Michel Hockx, departing director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies and professor of Chinese literature, will deliver “Poetic Justice, Literary Censorship, and Chinese Cultural Policy,” the 2026 Justice and Asia Distinguished Lecture —a lecture series that he established in 2021 with the Justice and Asia faculty committee.
Presenters
“Characterizing the Asia Pacific’s Leadership in Climate Justice Advocacy for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation”
Elsa Barron, Peace Studies and Political Science PhD student
“Hongkongers in Exile: Resisting Repression from Home Government and Surviving Anti-Immigration in Host Country”
Victoria Hui, Associate Professor of Political Science and Liu Institute Faculty Fellow
“Illustrating Climbing Gold Mountain: An Illustrated History of the Chinese Experience in Montana”
Mark Johnson, Associate Clinical Professor, Institute for Educational Initiatives, and Liu Institute Faculty Fellow
“Exploring ‘Justice’ in Decolonial Activism in Central Asia: Case Studies from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan”
Rustam Mukhamedov, Master of Global Affairs student
“Uncovering the Archive of Indentured Labour: Understanding the Cultural Lives of Chinese and Indian Migrants in 19th Century Guyana”
Helen Quah, English Master of Fine Arts student