Author Meets Critics Professor Ge Zhaoguang （葛兆光）introduced his new books 《何为中国？》（”What is China?”） and 《历史中国的内与外》（The “interior” and the “exterior” in historical China） and answered questions at the Author Meets Critics session of the 16th Biennial Conference of the Chinese Studies…
隰桑有阿：白裤瑶桑蚕文化中的象征 (In the Eye of a Silkworm: A Fieldwork Report on Silk Culture of the White-trousers Yao)
The University of Sydney This seminar will be delivered in Mandarin Chinese 4–5.30pm Monday, 19 August 2019SLC Common Room 536, Brennan MacCallum Building A18, University of Sydney There are three essential hypotheses about the origin of silk in China: originating…
Inner Asian Islam in 18th-century Beijing
China Studies Centre, the University of Sydney Thursday 8 August 2019, 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm AESTCarslaw Tutorial Room 453, Carslaw Building, The University of Sydney Registration: http://bit.ly/8AugustSeminar In the mid-eighteenth century (Qianlong-era), following the Qing conquest of what is now the Xinjiang…
Hong Kong’s Extradition Law Crisis: How did it get to this and where to next?
China Studies Research Centre, La Trobe University 6:00 – 7:30pm, Thursday 1 August 2019Room 2.10, Level 2, La Trobe University City Campus, 360 Collins Street, MelbourneRegister before 31 July The last few months have brought millions of protestors onto the…
Asian Studies Association of Australia 2020 Conference Call for Papers
Organised by an interdisciplinary committee, the ASAA 2020 conference is open to scholars, students and community members with an interest in Asia. The conference will be held at and sponsored by the University of Melbourne from 6-9 July 2020. The…
Revolutionary Optimism in 1950s Chinese Culture
Department of Chinese Studies in collaboration with the China Studies Centre ‘Language, Literature, Culture and Education’ Research Cluster, University of Sydney 4–5.30pm, Monday, 12 August 2019 Oriental Room S204, the Quadrangle A14, University of Sydney When Chinese revolutionary culture reached…
ASIA STUDY GRANTS 2020
National Library of Australia Applications Close 12:00PM Friday, 30 August 2019 (AEST) Every year, the National Library of Australia offers Asia Study Grants to assist scholars in Australia to undertake short-term intensive research in the Library’s Asian language and Asia-related…
Three New Positions in Chinese History, Literature/Media, and Politics and Society
Australian National University Job no: 529657 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor or Professor (Chinese Literature/Media) Job Closing date: 21/7/2019 ANU Jobs Page: http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/529657/lecturer-senior-lecturer-associate-professor-or-professor-chinese-literaturemedia THE: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/en-au/listing/169549/lecturer-senior-lecturer-associate-professor-or-professor-in-chinese-literature-media/ Job no: 529658 Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor or Professor (Chinese History) Job Closing date:…
Frankenstein in China: Liang Qichao, an Automaton, and the Sleeping Lion
UNSW Chinese Studies Seminar Tuesday 9 July 4:00-5:30 Morven Brown Building, 2nd Fl, Room 209, High Street, Gate 8 (main campus Kensington/Randwick), UNSW Sydney 2052 (Registration is not necessary) This paper will explore the history of Frankenstein’s monster—in his little-known…
Two Academic Posts: one in domestic political science of China and the other in contemporary Chinese society
Political & Social Change Department, The Australian National University Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor or Professor (Chinese Politics and Society) Location: Canberra Classification: Academic (Level B/C/D/E) Salary package: $98,009 – $150,324 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: Full time, Continuing…