Month: November 2015

When China Met Africa 中非遇

Asia Pacific Screens – ANU Directed by Marc & Nick Francis 2011, 74 mins, UK Chinese with English subtitles 5:30pm – 7:30pm, Wednesday 2 Dec 2015 The Auditorium, China in the World Building (188), Fellows Lane, ANU A historic gathering…

The Art of Kunqu and Peking Opera

ANU China Seminar Series Tang Yuen-ha 4:00pm – 5:30pm, Friday 4 December 2015 The Lotus Hall, China in the World Building (188), Fellows Lane, ANU, Canberra In this lecture-recital, Ms. Tang Yuen-ha will describe her experiences as a student of…

Managing the Foreign

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies Seminar Series Prof Mark Sidel, University of Wisconsin Managing the Foreign: The PRC draft Law on Overseas NGO Management and recent developments in China 5.30pm, Thursday 17 December 2015 Room 321, Level 3, Sidney Myer…

The Bronze Age of the Altay Mountains

China Studies Centre and Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts University of Sydney Professor Shui Tao, Nanjing University 2.00pm – 3.30pm, Wednesday 2 December 2015 Room 310, Old Teachers College (A22), University of Sydney Professor Shui Tao, Deputy Director, Department…

Women warriors and wartime spies of China

University of New South Wales Professor Louise Edwards 4pm-5pm, Monday 16 November 2015 Council Chamber, The Chancellery Building, UNSW Enter through Gate 9 off High Street, Kensington Parking available at Gate 8 off High Street Louise Edwards will speak on…

AHA Prizes 2015-2016

Australian Historical Association Prizes 2015-2016 – At a glance BIENNIAL PRIZES W.K. HANCOCK PRIZE The W.K. Hancock Prize was instituted in 1987 by the Australian Historical Association to honour the contribution to the study and writing of history in Australia…

Religious Transformation in Asian History

7-9 April 2016, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia Abstract Deadline: 9 February 2016 Asian history and culture have been profoundly influenced by a number of religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Islam, Sikhism, Shamanism, and Shintō). These traditions offer spiritual…

English as a Medium for Chinese Poetry

UNSW Chinese Studies Seminar Series Jonathan Stalling 3pm-5pm Thursday 19 November 209 Morven Brown Bldg., High St., Gate 8, UNSW In this seminar Dr Jonathan Stalling, Associate Professor of English at the University of Oklahoma, will present on the history…