2008

AUGUST

The Body and Globalisation Workshop

• University of Melbourne
• 15-16 Aug 08

Health and Education Implications of China’s Accession to WTO.

• Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga

SEPTEMBER

ASAH (Asian Society of Architectural Historians): New Links

• Faculty of Architecture, University of Melbourne

Jewish Memories of China: transnationalism identity and the half-way port

• University of Melbourne

Workshop on Asian-Australian Art Now: Positioning the Field

• University of Sydney and the Asia–Australia Arts Centre
• 13th – 14th September 2008

CHINA NODE - Postgraduate Workshop

• 28 September, 2008
• Call for papers (closing date 10 June 2008)
• Theme: How is culture being made in China today?
• Venue: UTS China Centre, Blackfriars, University of Technology, Sydney

Ninth International Women in Asia (WIA) Conference: Transition and Interchange

• University of Queensland, 29 September - 1 October 2008
• Call for nominations - Women in Asia: Emerging Researchers Showcase
• Call for papers
• Postgrad travel bursaries – South East Asia

OCTOBER

Health, culture and religion in South Asia: Interdisciplinary and cross-national social science perspectives

• ANU

Music and movements in Indonesian culture

• Indonesian Consulate of Sydney, 7-9 October 2008
• http://culturalevents.sobriquet.net/

NOVEMBER

Asia Pacific Transculturalisms: New Theoretical Perspectives

• University of Wollongong

Writing the Pacific: Postgraduate Workshop

• CAPSTRANS, University of Wollongong

Central Asia and Western China: Asian Crossroads

• Monash University
• 13th – 14th November 2008

Radicalisation Crossing Borders: New Directions in Islamist and Jihadist Political, Intellectual and Theological Thought and Practice

• School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
• 26th – 27th November 2008

Pride, prejudice, power and race in cricket

• Call for postgraduate applications (closing date 20 August 2008)
• University of Adelaide
• 29-30 Nov 08

DECEMBER

2008 Signature Conference: "Globalising Religions and Cultures in the Asia-Pacific"

• University of Adelaide, 1 - 5 December 2008
• Background information
• Call for papers

Secularism and Islam in Malaysia

• ANU
• 4th December 2008

Postgraduate and ECR Workshop: Leadership and Management in Research on Asia and the Pacific

• University of Melbourne, 8 -10 December 2008
• Information and application details

Cities Nature Justice: crossing cultural boundaries on environmental justice, sustainability, social conflicts and world cities

• UTS
• 10th – 12th December 2008

PAST EVENTS – 2008

JANUARY

Asia Pacific Week

• 29 Jan - 01 Feb 2008
• Venue: ANU campus
• Asia Pacific week flyer

FEBRUARY

Mental Illness and Contemporary East Asian Communities

• Link to full proceedings and information on presenters at the project webpage
• University of Queensland, 6-7 February 2008
• Conference Flier and ECR or Postgraduate travel scholarships details
• Conference Details