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.
New Public Seminar Series (jointly organized with Immigration Museum)
From Asia Literacy to Australia Literacy
Video of the seminar on 22 Sep 2016 uploaded!
MAI International Conference & Seminar 2016
Diaspora Diplomacy
12 April 2016 at Monash University Caulfield Campus
The 7th Asian Translation Traditions Conference (Malaysia)
26-29 September 2016 at Monash University Malaysia
Everyday Multiculturalism and Trans-Asian Mobilities
27-28 October 2016 at Monash University Caulfield Campus
The 5th Inter-Asia Popular Music Studies Conference
11-12 December 2016 at Monash University Caulfield Campus
Trans-Asia Human Mobilities and Encounters
23-24 January 2017 at Chularongkorn University, Bangkok
CFP for MAI International Conference 2017
Trans-Asia as method: Exploring new potentials of “trans-Asian” approaches
12-13 June 2017 at Monash University, Prato Centre
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
Sleeping Together with Different Dreams?: Japanese Media's Gaze and Representation of Chinese Tourists
Meeting Room, Menzies Building N302
Event Date: 06/10/2016
Everyday Multiculturalism and Trans-Asian Mobilities (closed workshop)
Building H, 2nd Floor (H220 and H222)
Event Date: 27/10/2016 - 28/10/2016
The 5th Inter-Asia Popular Music Studies Conference
Lecture Theatre HB39 Monash Caulfield Campus
Event Date: 11/12/2016 - 12/12/2016
CFP: Trans-Asia Human Mobilities and Encounters
chularongkorn university
Event Date: 23/01/2017 - 24/01/2017
News
The inaugural seminar of the new public seminar series, From Asia Literacy to Australia Literacy, was held on 22 September 2016 at Immigration Museum, Melbourne. ... Read more
Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) Grant Round 2016-17 Project title: Migrant Diplomacy: Exchange between Immigration Museum in Melbourne and Tokyo Project organizer: Monash Asia Institute, Monash University Project partners: Immigration ... Read more
MAI BULLETIN AUGUST 2016 From the MAI Director’s Desk Second semester has just begun. Please get ready for exciting events in August. We will have seminarson Gender ... Read more
Call for papers International Conference Trans-Asia as method Exploring new potentials of “trans-Asian” approaches 12-13 June 2017 Monash University, Prato Centre, Italy Organized by Monash Asia Institute, Monash University Monash Asia ... Read more
See the coverage of MAI Research Day by The Insider Read more- Launch of SADIRN at Monash University On May 2nd, the Writers and Their World Seminars, Monash Asia Institute and Sir Louis Matheson Library launched the South Asian ... Read more