Asian Currents
The state of Indonesian language in Australian universities: the past 20 years.
A recent volume tracing ‘the journey of Australia’s first Asian language’ (Thomas, 2019) finds that, while successive Australian governments have identified Indonesia as Australia’s most
South Asian Studies in Australia
South Asian studies has had a sustained presence in Australia, but the growth of the field has largely been driven by the collective and individual
Asian Law in Australian Universities: Research centres as critical institutional commitments
In November 2019, Edward Aspinall and I convened a workshop on the state of Asian Studies in Australia. Bringing together leading academics in Asian Studies,
Anthropology of/with Asia in Australia
Following are some personal reflections and observations as to the state of anthropology of Asia in Australia, and its evolution over the past twenty years.
Australian International Relations and Asia
The most significant dynamic that shapes the study of International Relations (IR) in Australia is the relationship between the global/theoretical horizons of the discipline and
Chinese Studies in Australian Universities: A Problem of Balance
The global field of Chinese Studies has expanded greatly in line with the rise of China to become the world’s second largest economy. However, this
20 Years of Korean Studies in Australia
The story of Korean Studies in Australia over the last twenty years is a pleasing one, albeit with some highs and lows. In the 1990s
Evolution of Mainland Southeast Asian Studies Over the Last 20 Years
Research and teaching on mainland Southeast Asian countries in Australia over the last 20 years have been shaped by the same forces affecting other areas
Asian politics in Australian universities
In a world in which political developments in Asia are of central importance to Australia’s national interest, it is a sad truth that the teaching
Reviewing the state of Asian Studies in Australia
What is the state of teaching and research on Asia-related topics at Australian universities? Do students have more or less opportunity to learn about Asia
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