It is with sadness that the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) marks the passing of one of its Life Members and founders, Emeritus Professor Anthony (Tony) Reid. Tony was born in New Zealand in 1939 and acquired most of his university education at Victoria University of Wellington, before going to the University of Cambridge […]
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On Tuesday 27 May the President of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Associate Professor David Hundt, wrote to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Tasmania to express the ASAA’s deep concerns about the proposed changes to the teaching of languages and Asian Studies. The proposed changes will particularly affect the Indonesian teaching program at
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Applications are now open for the 2026 Fellowships offered by the National Library of Australia, and will close on Monday 5 May 2025. In 2026, NLA Fellows will receive $35,000 to support a sustained residency at the NLA. The NLA is offering two Fellowships specifically in the field of Asian Studies, one Fellowship in memory
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A panel of judges was recently appointed to select the winner of the Wang Gungwu Prize for the best article in Asian Studies Review (ASR) for 2024. The panel has now decided on the winner. The President of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA), Associate Professor David Hundt, announced that the winner is Associate Professor Jenny
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The following statement has been prepared by the Malaysia and Singapore Society of Australia (MASSA), a body associated with the Asian Studies Association of Australia, in response to the recent decision by the Singaporean government to block access to East Asia Forum (EAF). The decision was made due the government’s objections to some of the
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Applications for the Postdoctoral Writing Grant 2025 are now open and will close on Thursday 17 April 2025. The ASAA has established a Postdoctoral Writing Grant to assist PhD graduates to develop work for publication. This replaces what was formerly known as the ASAA Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Writing Grant consists of a one-off honorarium of
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