The next CSAA conference, our 14th, will be held as part of ICAS9, the International Convention of Asia Scholars, in Adelaide July 5-9 2015. This intention was flagged at the association’s conference in Hobart in 2013 and again at our…
I Ching: The Essential Translation
Nicholas Jose to launch John Minford’s translation of the I Ching 6pm Tuesday, 16 December 2014 Asia Bookroom, Unit 2, 1 – 3 Lawry Place, Macquarie, ACT Professor John Minford is a world-renowned translator and Chinese scholar whose depth of…
Yangjiang Group: Actions for Tomorrow
17 January – 7 March 2015 Launch: 2pm – 4pm, Saturday 17 January 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney Actions for Tomorrow is the first solo exhibition of Yangjiang Group, the Chinese artist collective that use the medium of…
PhD Scholarship @ Victoria University of Wellington
Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship – NZ$25,000 per year for 3 years at Victoria University of Wellington. This PhD dissertation will be part of a large research project that examines how Chinese intellectuals and artists undertook modernisation of…
A New Australia–China Agenda
A New Australia–China Agenda: Experts on the Australia-China Relationship 2014, Edited by Geremie R Barmé and Ryan Manuel The Australia-China relationship touches on virtually every aspect of our national life.Australia and China trade in goods as well as in culture,…
Films by Tsai Ming-Liang
Special Screenings of Films by Tsai Ming-Liang 蔡明亮 7-8 January 2015 The Auditorium, China in the World Building (188) Fellows Lane The Australian National University, Canberra Acclaimed director Tsai Ming-liang will present three of his films, as a guest of…
Australia-China Achievement Awards 2014
Winners and Finalists Announced Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced the winners of the inaugural round of the Australia-China Achievement Awards during the Address to Parliamentary Dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Parliament House. Foreign Minister, the Hon Julie Bishop…
China Up Close
Australian Centre for the Moving Image Federation Square, Melbourne December 2014 – March 2015 China has the world’s fastest growing economy which has triggered a dramatic transformation within Chinese society. China Up Close explores how this profound change has influenced…
Renewed Trouble in China’s Peripheries
Sydney Ideas and China Studies Centre, University of Sydney Nicholas Bequelin, Senior Researcher in the Asia division of Human Rights Watch, Hong Kong Co-presented with the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and Human Rights Watch Australia 4.00pm…
New Master of Translation @ University of Melbourne
The Master of Translation is a new program offered from 2015 at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute. Intended for Mandarin Chinese-English bilinguals, the program prepares you for a career as a professional translator, mediating Australia’s international relations. Graduates may…