2017 Women in Asia Conference University of Western Australia 26-28 September 2017 With a particular thematic focus on ‘Gender-Based Violence’, the 2017 WIA aims to draw together scholars and activists working on this issue in Asia and Australia, to foster a discussion on…
Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies – Special Series on Chinese Outward Investment in State-Owned Enterprises The sustainability of Chinese investment in Australia Professor Hans Hendrischke， University of Sydney 5.30-7.00pm Thursday 16 March, 2017 David P Derham Lecture Theatre, Law Building，…
Judith Neilson Chair in Contemporary Art School of Art & Design, University of New South Wales Job ID: 57904 UNSW Art & Design has evolved over the years to become one of the most successful Art & Design faculties in…
Labour and Rights in an Era of Global Precarity: Views from China Made in China Summer School 2017 – Venice, 17–21 July In the Made in China Yearbook 2016: Disturbances in Heaven—available as a free download—we have outlined the main…
Chinese Studies Research Centre, La Trobe University Protecting Wetlands and Respecting Water Spirits: Culture, Politics and Conservation on the Tibetan Plateau Dr Samantha Grover, Research Fellow, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University Dr Ruth Gamble, David…
Joro’s Youth—The First Part of the Mongolian Epic of Geser Khan Igor de Rachewiltz and Li Narangoa The epic of King Gesar of Ling is the national oral epic of Tibet, sung by itinerant bards in their land for many…
Labour and civil society are two fundamental components of international discussions concerning China today. Whether it is the arrest of labour activists or rights lawyers, the adoption of new industrial policies, or the passing of draconian rules on non-governmental organisations,…
The 2017-18 Australia-China Council Grant Round opens on 9.00am Monday 6 February 2017 and closes on 2.00pm Wednesday 19 April 2017 (AEST). The Australia-China Council (ACC) is the Australian Government’s advisory and funding body dedicated to strengthening of cultural, education,…
Visiting Fellowships in Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney The Department of Chinese Studies will have the honour of appointing one to two distinguished Visiting Fellows each year from 2017 to 2021, thanks to the acuity of vision and…
Book Launch Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women Volume 2: The Twentieth Century 1912-2000 5:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday 24 February 2017 Fisher Library – The University of Sydney Library Eastern Avenue, Seminar Room, 218 Camperdown, NSW 2006 Sydney University Press invites…