Awards and Prizes Archives - Asian Studies Association of Australia

Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India wins the prestigious Reid Prize.

President of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Professor Kate McGregor is thrilled to announce the winner of the Asian Studies Association of Australia’s inaugural Reid Prize, the most prestigious prize in Australia and New Zealand for work in the field of Asian studies that has made an exemplary contribution to the understanding of Asia. …

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Nominations for the John Legge Prize for the Best Thesis in Asian Studies extended

The ASAA is delighted to announce have extended the deadline for nominations for the John Legge Prize for the best thesis in Asian studies in Australia in 2021 to 21 May The first prize consists of a cash award of $2,000. The writer of the selected thesis will also receive a certificate and priority consideration …

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Announcing the shortlist for the inaugural Reid Prize

The ASAA is proud to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Reid Prize, the winner of which will be announced on 16 May. The Reid Prize recognises work that has made an exemplary contribution to understanding of Asia. The prize was established to acknowledge the importance of ongoing efforts to deepen public understanding internationally of …

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Article on Male Cosmetic Surgery in China as Neoliberal Consumer Culture wins 2021 Wang Gungwu Prize

An article about male cosmetic surgery as a by product of neoliberal consumer culture in China by Hua Wen of the United Nations Population Fund (China Office) has won the Wang Gungwu Prize for the best article published in Asian Studies Review in 2021. The President of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA), Professor Kate McGregor, announced the winner …

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Announcing the winners of the ASAA 2022 Conference Bursaries

In the Asian Studies Association of Australia, we pride ourselves on promoting young scholars as a key part of our activities as a professional association. For this reason, we support the attendance of postgraduate students at our biennial conferences, and the associated postgraduate workshops. Professor Kate McGregor (ASAA President) on behalf of the ASAA Postgraduate …

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Nominations for the John Legge Prize for the Best Thesis in Asian Studies are now open

The ASAA is delighted to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the John Legge Prize for the best thesis in Asian studies in Australia in 2021 . The first prize consists of a cash award of $2,000. The writer of the selected thesis will also receive a certificate and priority consideration for publication …

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