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

9th February 2022 / admin_asaa

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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ASAA Postgraduate Conference Awards close in 3 days!

18th January 2022 / admin_asaa

‘Social Justice in Pandemic Times’ 5 – 8 July, 2022 Monash University Award applications close midnight 21 January! The ASAA is also now accepting applications for our Postgraduate Conference Awards. 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

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Reid Prize for the most significant book contributing to the understanding of Asia: Nominations close 15 November

8th November 2021 / Ellen Kent

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 Asian cultures, politics, histories and societies. This prize will be awarded biennially to the book that has best advanced the understanding of Asia

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ASAA Early and Mid-career Book Prizes nominations now open

8th November 2021 / admin_asaa

Nominations are now open for the 2020-2021 Early and Mid-Career Book Prizes! The Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) is proud to award a biennial Early Career Book Prize in Asian Studies, which recognises the outstanding work of early career scholars. The winner of each prize will receive $1,000. There may be an honorable mention

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2020 John Legge Best Thesis in Asian Studies Prize Winner

23rd July 2021 / admin_asaa

The ASAA is delighted to announce that the 2021 John Legge Prize for the best thesis in Asian studies in Australia in 2020 has been awarded to Cheng Nien Yuan a graduate from the University of Sydney for the thesis titled “The Storytelling State: Performing Life Histories in Singapore.” The judges have also awarded a

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Dr Fei Chen wins the 2020 Wang Gungwu Prize for an article on Tibet in Meiji Japan and Qing China

10th June 2021 / admin_asaa

An article about how Japanese understandings about Tibet and colonialism transformed Qing China’s policies on Tibet by Dr Fei Chen of Shanghai Normal University has won the Wang Gungwu Prize for the best article published in Asian Studies Review in 2020. The President of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA), Professor Kate McGregor, announced

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