South Asia Node

The South Asia node convenor is Professor Sisira Jayasuriya of LaTrobe University. The Node operates the South Asia Research Facility which is funded by AusAid.

• Node Annual Report 2006
• Database of scholars affiliated with the South Asia node (Excel file)

Projects funded in 2006

• Landscapes of Meaning conference (Dr Heather Goodall – UTS)
• ASSA/UNESCO Australia Workshop on Migration Challenges in the Asia-Pacific in the 21st century (Profs Amarjit Kaur, UNE; Tessa Morris-Suzuki, ANU; Ian Metcalfe, UNE)

Projects funded in 2007

• First Australian National Sanskrit conference(Drs McComas Taylor, ANU; Anita Ray, LTU; Jennifer Cover, Sydney)
• Democracy, Development and Civil Society in India Conference (Drs Pradeep Taneja and Salim Lakha, MU)
• A special nodal conference on Historiography and the Question of Non-Western Pasts (Dr Sanjay Seth, LTU)

Application process for funding from the South Asia Node

The South Asia Node invites applications for 2009 for workshops/conferences focusing on South Asia. The Node can fund a project up to around $3,000.

Initiatives will be particularly highly regarded if they support

• Postgraduate students and early career researchers
• Cross-disciplinary, cross-institutional and cross-regional perspectives

Deadline of applications: COB Friday, 7 November 2008.

Please download the application form for further details. (Word format)

Contact Details

Tracy Lee, Node Administrator, on t.lee@latrobe.edu.au