Welcome to Monash Asia Institute (MAI)! MAI is a multi-disciplinary research centre representing the Asian research expertise in all ten faculties on all Monash campuses located in Australia and abroad. Founded in 1988 as the Institute for Contemporary Asian Studies, it was reconstituted as the MAI in 1992 to bring together a wide range of Asia-related activities in the University and develop collaborative links with like-minded institutions in Australia, Asia, the USA and Europe. Now located in the Arts Faculty, MAI endeavors to facilitate innovative research on Asian regions and promote cross-disciplinary and trans-Asian intellectual dialogue within and outside Monash.
2014 MAI Annual International Conferences
“Asia Literacy” in practice
12 June (Thurs) 2014, Monash University Caulfield Campus
Asian Cultural and Media Studies Now
Thu 6- Fri 7 Nov 2014, Monash University Caulfield Campus
MAI Seminar series
Mon@sia is a public forum that aims to critically rethink fundamental questions around why and how we study about “Asia” and go beyond the compartmentalization of the studies of “Asia” as something happening “over there”. Trans-Asia as method is an academic seminar series that aims to facilitate trans-Asian and cross-disciplinary dialogue by comparatively and collaboratively and develop new conceptualization and theorization from Asian experiences and de-Westernizing the production of knowledge. In addition, there are regular and occasional seminars organized by Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Japanese Studies Centre, National Centre for South Asian Studies, and Centre for Malaysian Studies. For the details of those seminars, please see Calendar and Events page.
Upcoming Events
ERECTING THE MODERN JAPANESE PENIS - Private Parts and Public Concerns
State Library of Victoria, Seminar Room 1
Event Date: 13/08/2014
Trans-Asia As Method Seminar Series -Rethinking “cultural adaptation” and “ethnic community” in the age of mobility
JSC Auditorium, Building 54 (next to the bus loop),
Event Date: 22/08/2014
Asian Cultural and Media Studies Now: International Conference
Lecture Theatre HB39 Monash Caulfield Campus
Event Date: 06/11/2014 - 07/11/2014
Interactive Futures: Young People’s Mediated Lives in the Asia Pacific and Beyond- Conference Details TBA
ACJC Seminar rooms, Building H, 8th floor (H8.06)
Event Date: 01/12/2014 - 02/12/2014
News
The International Symposium -“Asia Literacy” in practice was held on Thursday 12 June 2014 at Monash University Caulfield Campus The Symposium addressed the importance of “Asia literacy” as it has been widely discussed in Australia since the 1990s and was given renewed emphasis in the 2012 White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century. The Asia Education Foundation has been working ... Read more
MAI Bulletin June 2014 From the MAI Director’s Desk On 12 June, MAI is holding a one-day international symposium, Asia Literacy in Practice. This one-day symposium will highlight the experiences of people who have been involved in practicing “Asia literacy” through their work in such fields as secondary and university education, business, craft art, activism and media. ... Read more
Interactive Futures: Young People’s Mediated Lives in the Asia Pacific and Beyond A conference hosted by the Consortium for Youth, Generations and Culture, Sociology, Monash University, the Griffith Centre for Cultural Research, Griffith University and support from the Monash Asia Institute This conference explores young people’s engagement with new modes of mediated communication, self‐expression and culture‐making across ... Read more
“Asia Literacy” in practice Date: 12 June (Thurs) 2014 Venue: H.B39 (at Basement of Building H), Monash University Caulfield Campus The importance of “Asia literacy” has been widely discussed in Australia since the 1990s and was given renewed emphasis in the 2012 White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century. The Asia Education Foundation has been working ... Read more
Call for papers Asian Cultural and Media Studies Now International Conference Asian Cultural & Media Studies Research Cluster, Monash Asia Institute Thu 6- Fri 7 Nov 2014 (Proposals due no later than 12 May) The Asian Cultural & Media Studies Research Cluster of the Monash Asia Institute, Monash University will host an international conference, ‘Asian Cultural and Media Studies ... Read more- MAI Bulletin MAY 2014 From the Director’s Desk In May, Trans-Asia as method will be jointly organized with Asian Cultural and Media Studies Research Cluster, whose topic is ABC’s international broadcasting service in Asian regions. We will also have three student seminars. At the Mon@sia seminar, undergraduate students will critically discuss the issues of “Asia Literacy”. Three ... Read more
HAFU -THE MIXED-RACE EXPERIENCE IN JAPAN Directed by Megumi Nishikura & Lara Perez Takagi, 2013 WHEN: Wednesday 28th May 2014, Doors open 5:30pm for a 5:45pm start LOCATION: Wallace Theatre, The University of Sydney RSVP REQUIRED: https://hafusydney.eventbrite.com.au/ With an ever increasing movement of people between places in this transnational age, there is a mounting number of mixed-race people in Japan, some ... Read more
TRANS-ASIA Seminar Series and THE ASIAN CULTURAL AND MEDIA STUDIES RESEARCH CLUSTER present: Tender intimacies: Australia Network television to Asia Presented by: Dr. John Tebbutt (Monash University) Tuesday 6 May, 2.30pm – 4:00 pm ACJC Meeting Room H8.05 Monash Caulfield Campus Public diplomacy attempts to address transnational collectivities through affective attributes or what has been described as ‘soft power’: the ... Read more
MAI/Centre of Southeast Asian Studies presents The Indonesian elections of 2014: a discussion Where? The Krongold Room, H805, Monash Caulfield Campus When? 10.00 am, Wednesday, April 30, 2014 In early April, Indonesians voted to select legislative candidates. We have assembled a group of experts to comment on the elections generally, to identify emerging trends and surprises amongst the results, and to ... Read more
Securing Global Talent?: Highly Skilled Migration in Japan and Asia presented by Associate Professor Nana Oishi The competition for global talent has been becoming fierce in Asia as the region continues to experience strong economic growth. Many countries have been adopting special schemes to promote the immigration of professionals. This presentation will focus on Japan which has ... Read more
Indian Elections 2014 What lies Beyond ? Nirupama Subramanian- Senior Associate Editor, The Hindu The election outcomes, their socio economic implications and what lies in the future beyond elections is the topic of a special event jointly organised by Centre Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES), South Asia Research Network (SARN) and Department of Economics at Monash University! The ... Read more
