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The Asia Institute is the University of Melbourne’s key centre for studies in Asian languages, cultures and societies. Asia Institute academic staff have an array of research interests and specialisations, and strive to provide leadership in the study of the intellectual, legal, politico-economic, cultural and religious traditions and transformations of Asia and the Islamic world. The Institute is committed to community engagement and offers a dynamic program of academic and community-focused events and cultural exchanges that aim to promote dialogue and debate.

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  • Asian Studies

    The countries of Asia are Australia’s largest trading partners and are of vital importance to Australia’s economic growth and security. For Australians, Asia increasingly defines who we are and our place in the world.

  • Arabic Studies

    Arabic is the fifth most commonly spoken native language in the world, with about 230 million people speaking it as their first language. Arabic studies students at the Asia Institute will learn not only about reading, writing and speaking in Arabic, but also living and interacting in the ‘Arab way’.

  • Chinese Studies

    China is a ‘rising power’ in the Western Pacific region whose future importance for Australia is hard to over-estimate. China’s current levels of investment in research and development and in the tertiary sector indicate that China is poised to make a very rapid transition to a ‘knowledge economy’.

  • Gender Studies

    Our program explores the significance of gender and sexuality on a range of discourses embedded within culture, identity and global history.

  • Indonesian language and studies

    Indonesia’s geographic proximity and strategic importance to Australia make it vital to understand its peoples, politics, history, languages and cultures.

  • Islamic Studies

    The Islamic studies program at the University of Melbourne provides students with the opportunity to study the development of Islamic thought and Muslim societies from a broad multidisciplinary perspective.

  • Japanese language and studies

    The study of Japanese language and culture gives the individual insight not only into a deep and diverse culture but also provides important contrasts when considering various nations’ roles in the Asia Pacific region.

  • Korean Studies

    Studying the Korean language as well as its contemporary history, politics, security, economy and society provides students with a deeper understanding of the issues pertaining to the Korean peninsula and its neighbours.

  • Language Other Than English (LOTE) accreditation exams

    The Asia Institute holds up to three examinations for LOTE accreditation for prospective teachers of Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian and Japanese each year.

  • Asia Institute Schoalrships

  • Faculty of Arts Scholarships

Our people

  • Director
  • Asian Studies
  • Arabic Studies
  • Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies
  • Chinese Studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Indonesian Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Japanese Studies
  • Korean Studies
  • National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies
  • Translation Studies
  • Professional

Director

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Vedi Hadiz Director, Asia Institute +61383444329 vedi.hadiz@unimelb.edu.au

Asian Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Michael Ewing Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies; Asian Studies Convenor +61383447557 m.ewing@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Pookong Kee Professor Of Asian Studies +61390355580 pkee@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lewis Mayo Lecturer in Asian Studies +61383448907 lmayo@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Melissa Conley Tyler Research Fellow m.conleytyler@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Andrew Rosser Deputy Director, Asia Institute; Professor of Southeast Asian Studies +61390355629 andrew.rosser@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ken Setiawan Lecturer In Indonesian Studies and Asian Studies +61383440237 setiawan.k@unimelb.edu.au

Asian Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Anthony Milner Professorial Fellow a.milner@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Maila Stivens Principal Fellow m.stivens@unimelb.edu.au
Professor David Walker Professorial Fellow david.walker2@unimelb.edu.au

Arabic Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies; Arabic Studies Convenor +61383445672 abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Christina Mayer Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies +61390354223 cmayer@unimelb.edu.au

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Mark Wang Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383440807 myw@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Xiao Han Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354936 xiao.han1@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sarah Rogers Senior Lecturer In Contemporary Chinese Studies (on leave in 2021) +61383442010 rogerssm@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Anthony Spires Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383443874 anthony.spires@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Monica Tan Research Fellow +61383441469 xiao.tan@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lei Yu Research Fellow +61383440497 lei.yu@unimelb.edu.au

Chinese Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Shaoming Zhou Senior Lecturer Chinese Studies; Chinese Studies Convenor +61383444945 shaoming@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Li Du Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies +61383445393 lpd@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Jia Gao Professor in Chinese Studies +61383448894 jia@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Ester Leung Associate Professor Of Translation Studies; Master of Translation Convenor; Chinese Studies +61383444893 esther.leung@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Delia Lin Senior Lecturer Chinese Studies +61383443387 delia.lin@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Yongxian Luo Professor in Chinese Studies +61383444282 yongxian@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Lewis Mayo Lecturer in Asian Studies +61383448907 lmayo@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sarah Rogers Senior Lecturer In Contemporary Chinese Studies (on leave in 2021) +61383442010 rogerssm@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Craig A Smith Lecturer In Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444630 craig.smith1@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Anthony Spires Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383443874 anthony.spires@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sow Keat Tok Lecturer In Chinese Studies +61390358333 sowkeat.tok@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Ruonan Zeng Principal Tutor in Chinese Studies +61383449770 ruonan.zeng@unimelb.edu.au

Chinese Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Anne McLaren Fellow +61383445149 a.mclaren@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Christine Wong Professorial Fellow +61390355925 christine.wong@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Ana Dragojlovic Head of program; Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies ana.dragojlovic@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Joshua Pocius Lecturer In Gender Studies +61383441588 joshua.pocius@unimelb.edu.au

Gender Studies affiliated staff

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383444610 lahoang@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy +61383440268 jonek@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Claire Maree Associate Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108 cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Fran Martin ARC Future Fellow +61383445486 f.martin@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hannah McCann Lecturer in Cultural Studies +61383440630 hannah.mccann@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Una McIlvenna Hansen Senior Lectureship in History; History Honours Coordinator +61383444774 una.mcilvenna@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383446820 lrose@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742 alfredo.m@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Benjamin Hegarty Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354061 benjamin.hegarty@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667 langb@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676 chloe.diskinholdaway@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288 natalya.lusty@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482 peterjo@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676 tkohn@unimelb.edu.au

Indonesian Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Edwin Jurriens Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies; Indonesian Studies Convenor +61390357594 edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Michael Ewing Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies; Asian Studies Convenor +61383447557 m.ewing@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Dave McRae Senior Lecturer in Indonesian Studies +61383443161 david.mcrae@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Ken Setiawan Lecturer In Indonesian Studies and Asian Studies +61383440237 setiawan.k@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Justin Wejak Senior Tutor in Indonesian Studies +61383447184 justinw@unimelb.edu.au

Indonesian Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Sander Adelaar Principal Fellow s.adelaar@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Richard Chauvel Fellow +61383440158 richard.chauvel@unimelb.edu.au
Dr David Hanan Fellow david.hanan@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Richard Robison Professorial Fellow richard.robison@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Thomas Reuter Professorial Fellow +61390354281 treuter@unimelb.edu.au

Islamic Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Abdullah Saeed Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies +61383446861 a.saeed@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Muhammad Kamal Senior Lecturer In Islamic Studies +61383448197 muhammad@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert Lecturer In Islamic Studies +61390355153 kylie.mooregilbert@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Matthew Nelson Associate Professor in Islam and Politics in South Asia matthew.nelson@unimelb.edu.au

Islamic Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Riaz Hassan Senior Fellow hassan.r@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Shakira Hussein Fellow shussein@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Hussain Mohi-Ud-Din Qadri Fellow mohi-ud-din.hussain@unimelb.edu.au

Japanese Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Professor Claire Maree Professor In Japanese Studies; Deputy Associate Dean (Research Grants) +61390354108 cmaree@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jon Glade Lecturer In Japanese Studies +61383442707 jon.glade@unimelb.edu.au
Ms Masako Nagayama Principal Tutor In Japanese Studies masako@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Ikuko Nakane Associate Professor In Japanese Studies +61383448893 inakane@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Akihiro Ogawa Professor In Japanese Studies +61383447037 akihiro.ogawa@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Jun Ohashi Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies; Japanese Studies Convenor +61383444263 juno@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Nana Oishi Associate Professor In Japanese Studies +61390354844 nana.oishi@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Yasuhisa Watanabe Senior Lecturer In Japanese Studies +61390355552 watanabe@unimelb.edu.au

Korean Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Jay Song Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies; Korean Studies Convenor +61390358852 jay.song@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sunyoung Oh Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies +61383441511 sunyoung.oh@unimelb.edu.au

Korean Studies honorary staff

Person Position Phone Email
Dr Ryan Gustafsson Fellow gus@unimelb.edu.au

National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Abdullah Saeed Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies +61383446861 a.saeed@unimelb.edu.au

Translation Studies

Person Position Phone Email
Associate Professor Delia Lin Senior Lecturer Chinese Studies +61383443387 delia.lin@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor Ester Leung Associate Professor Of Translation Studies; Master of Translation Convenor; Chinese Studies +61383444893 esther.leung@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Craig A Smith Lecturer In Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444630 craig.smith1@unimelb.edu.au

Profesional

Person Position Phone Email
Rachael Ballamy School Manager (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) +61390358588 rachael.ballamy@unimelb.edu.au
Denise Gaffy Acting School Manager (Monday, Wednesday) +61383445143 dgaffy@unimelb.edu.au
Robyn Borg Team Leader, Academic Programs (AI) +61383440155 borgr@unimelb.edu.au
Anna Cordner Administration Officer (Events); Executive Assistant to Professor Vedi Hadiz +61383441136 anna.cordner@unimelb.edu.au
Cathy Harper Editor, Melbourne Asia Review +61390353115 catherine.harper1@unimelb.edu.au
Lu Lin Administrative Support Officer, Global Japan office lu.lin@unimelb.edu.au
Leena Sookramanien Teaching and Research Officer (AI) +61390353674 leenas@unimelb.edu.au
  • Asian Civil Society

    This research cluster employs an interdisciplinary approach to analyse the dynamically expanding role of civil society in contemporary Asia.

  • Asian Governance Transformations

    How is governance in Asia changing? What is driving change and how is it being contested? What are the implications for human rights, democracy, social welfare, and foreign relations?

  • Migration, Gender and Environment

    Researchers in this cluster investigate migration in Asia and Australia from gender, environmental, and policy perspectives.

  • Language Dynamics in the Asia Pacific

    This research cluster explores the diverse languages of the Asia-Pacific region – their structures, pragmatics of usage, roles within society, and how they are taught and acquired.

  • Islam and Politics in Contemporary Asia and the Middle East

    This research cluster investigates how Islam plays a significant role in affecting political and social change today.

  • Research projects

    Asia Institute’s research projects involve aspects of four target areas (Arabic and Islamic Studies, China, Indonesia, Japan) and also Australia’s relationship to Asia.

  • Publications

    Academic staff make significant contributions to the understanding of Asian languages and societies, publishing in English and other languages.

  • Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies (CCCS)

    CCCS plays a vital role in shaping an Australian approach to the study of contemporary China.

  • National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies (NCCIS)

    NCCIS provides outstanding higher education level programs in Islamic studies.

  • Korean Studies Research Hub

    The KSRH is an inter-disciplinary virtual hub for collaborative research on Korean Studies at the University of Melbourne.

  • Undergraduate


    Information about enrolments, placement tests, submissions and extensions.

  • Honours, Graduate Diploma (Advanced), and Masters by coursework


    Information about course requirements, compulsory subjects, supervision, thesis submissions, extensions, plagiarism and contacts.

  • Graduate coursework


    Information about student services, course requirements, submissions, extensions, academic honesty and more.

  • Graduate research


    Information about facilities, thesis submission and extensions, research administration, student services, handbooks and more.

  • Future students


    Information for future students wishing to undertake an undergraduate, graduate coursework or graduate research degree.

  • Language placement tests


    Take a Language placement test to determine what level of language studies you should be starting at.

  • Asia Institute scholarships

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Ear to Asia podcast

Ear to Asia is a podcast series produced by Asia Institute.

From Japan to Turkey, from China to Indonesia, and to many places in between, Ear to Asia talks with our researchers who focus on Asia - in all its diversity of peoples, societies and histories. If you'd like to feast your ears on in-depth conversations about the world’s most populous and dynamic region, we encourage you to subscribe to Ear to Asia.

You can find all episodes and subscribe on whooshkaa, Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, or other podcast apps.

Episodes

  • Episode 84: Sexual citizenship and Asian migration to Australia

    How do people at the intersection of LGBTQIA+ and Asian ethnicity fare when migrating to Australia.

    23 Feb 2021 News
  • Episode 83: Migrants from China grappling with acceptance in Australia

    While the majority of the 650,000+ China-born people living in Australia are here permanently, most choose to forgo Australian citizenship.

    09 Feb 2021 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 82: The fate of China's many languages

    Although Mandarin is the national language of China, it remains incomprehensible to 20% of the population.

    22 Jan 2021 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 81: Can Australia do better in its relations with China?

    Former Australian ambassador to China, Dr Geoff Raby, examines how Australia can navigate the uncharted waters of a changing global order.

    14 Dec 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 80: Why the outrage over Indonesia’s new job creation law?

    Indonesia observers Professor Tim Lindsey and Dr Ian Wilson scrutinise this hallmark legislation.

    19 Nov 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 79: How will Hong Kong march to China’s new drum?

    Many citizens of Hong Kong fear the recently imposed National Security Law is only the latest move by Beijing to wind back civil liberties promised to last till 2047. But what does China’s growing impatience mean for Hong Kongers?

    29 Oct 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 78: Who decides who’s Muslim in modern Islamic states?

    Dr Matthew Nelson and Dr Dian Shah examine the question of who decides who is – and who must be – a Muslim.

    06 Oct 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 77: India and China jousting for control on the roof of the world

    India and China have been at odds over their common border in the Himalayas for over a century.

    21 Sep 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 76: At what cost Turkey’s foreign adventurism?

    Turkey is increasingly intervening militarily in the territories of several of its Middle East neighbours, while relations with other regional players are souring.

    03 Sep 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 75: Vietnamese seeking their fortunes underground in Russia

    For Vietnamese seeking their fortunes abroad, it turns out Russia is a sought after destination. So what draws the Vietnamese to Russia?

    18 Aug 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 74: Sculpting nations: the politics around statues in Asia

    Asia historians Dr Lewis Mayo and Dr Ruth Gamble ponder the complex relationship between State and commemorative statues.

    03 Aug 2020 Ear To Asia podcast
  • Episode 73: The market for Maoism outside China

    Dr Matthew Galway and Dr Carlos Amador examine the appeal and impact of Maoism outside of China.

    20 Jul 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 72: Pushing back against plastic waste in Indonesia

    In Indonesia, pollution from plastics is reaching crisis levels. How did Indonesia get into this predicament, and who will clean up the mess?

    02 Jul 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 71: Pandemic politics in Turkey

    Despite an initial flirt with pandemic denialism, Turkey may well be able to take some pride in its handling of the COVID-19 crisis.

    18 Jun 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 70: Kevin Rudd on China’s place in a post-pandemic world

    Special guest former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd AC joins host Ali Moore to discuss a post Covid-19 world.

    09 Jun 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 69: Is Indonesia’s COVID-19 response too little, too late?

    What is the pandemic telling us about political leadership, and about existing fault lines in Indonesian society?

    21 May 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 68: Winners and losers in Indonesia’s plans for a new capital city

    Indonesian President Joko Widodo is forging ahead with his grand plans to replace Jakarta with a new capital on the island of Borneo.

    13 May 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 67: Covid-19 in India: Cracking open the social and political fault lines?

    Epidemiology aside, what is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic revealing about the social, political and economic fault lines already existing in India?

    23 Apr 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 66: The Kurdish struggle for political equality in Turkey

    Dr William Gourlay and Dr Tezcan Gümüş examine the plight of the Kurds in Turkey.

    15 Apr 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 65: The demand for sand, and its impact in Asia

    Associate Professor Melissa Marschke and Dr Vanessa Lamb pick the winners and losers in the often murky business of sand extraction in Asia.

    30 Mar 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 64: Power, privilege and race in Singapore

    Is the playing field truly level in Singapore, which touts itself as the ultimate meritocracy? Associate Professor Michael Barr and Dr Lewis Mayo investigate.

    18 Mar 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 63: The push to end violence against women in the Asia Pacific

    Public health researchers Dr Henriette Jansen and Dr Kristin Diemer discuss the quest to understand the dimensions of violence against women in the Asia Pacific.

    03 Mar 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 62: Freedom of thought under fire in China

    In this episode we ask, just how far academia in China will bend to politics in the era of Xi Jinping?

    19 Feb 2020 Ear to Asia podcast
  • Episode 61: What drives Australia-Indonesia relations?

    How do Australia and Indonesia regard each other, and how can Australia strengthen its ties with its populous neighbour?

    03 Feb 2020 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 60: LGBT rights in Japan in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics

    How is Japan set to meets its obligations to the International Olympic Committee to ensure a Games free of discrimination against LGBT athletes and event visitors?

    25 Dec 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 59: Empowering women in Indonesia's villages

    Indonesia researchers Dr Rachael Diprose and Dr Amalinda Savirani examine the challenges faced by rural women and the programs being developed to help overcome them

    27 Nov 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 58: Who's afraid of China

    While China's trade war with the US and its treatment of domestic discontents make the news headlines, its economic and military resurgence has truly spooked the West. But do China's ambitions to regain its pre-19th century glory constitute a threat?

    13 Nov 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 57: The rise, fall and future of Turkey's Gülen movement

    Followers of the Gülen movement, some 10 million strong and active in 160 countries, remain to this day the target of relentless persecution by the Turkish government.

    31 Oct 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 56: The road to Uyghur repression in China

    China has been cracking down hard on Uyghur and other Muslim groups in its far northwestern region of Xinjiang. But what’s the real history of the Uyghur people?

    23 Oct 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 55: Hard lessons for aid agencies at work in Myanmar

    How do international aid agencies operate on the ground in Myanmar, with its its complex, unstable and sometimes hostile political and social environment?

    02 Oct 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 54: North Korea's top defector speaks his mind

    Thae Yong-ho, North Korea’s highest ranking defector, joins us in the studio to share his unique insights into North Korean society and how it’s been shaped by the Kim family.

    16 Sep 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 53: The blessing and curse of Indonesia's resource economy

    In a country highly dependent on exports of petroleum, palm oil, timber and tin, what are the local dynamics at play in the global game of resource extraction?

    05 Sep 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 52: Living with disability in Asian societies

    In the Asia-Pacific region, it’s estimated that one in every six people is living with a debilitating physical or cognitive impairment, and that figure is set to grow.

    20 Aug 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 51: Weaponising social media in Indonesian politics

    In Indonesia, what’s the relationship between growing dominance of social media, greater commitment to neoliberal economic policies, and increasing religious conservatism?

    06 Aug 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 50: Sufism in an age of political Islam

    Dr Muhammad Kamal and Dr Shirin Yasar examine the origins of and contemporary attitudes to Sufism

    23 Jul 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 49: Is Xi Jinping's heavy hand just what China needs?

    China researchers Professor Tim Cheek and Dr Delia Lin examine Xi Jin Ping's method and motives

    05 Jul 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 48: Language choices and challenges in Indonesia

    Sociolinguists Dr Michael Ewing and Associate Professor Novi Djenar examine how the national language is faring in the hyper-polyglot archipelago

    21 Jun 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 47: Being Korean in Japan

    Sociologist Assoc. Professor Nana Oishi and historian Dr Jonathan Glade examine the fates and fortunes of Zainichi Koreans

    07 Jun 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 46: How household registration in China continues to divide society

    China sociologist Professor Martin Whyte and Asia historian Dr Lewis Mayo pick apart the complexities and contradictions of the hukou system

    24 May 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 45: Will Jokowi's victory be a win for Indonesia?

    Indonesia watchers Professor Vedi Hadiz and Dr Ariane Utomo join presenter Ali Moore to discuss Jokowi 2.0

    10 May 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 44: The war memory industries of China and Japan

    East Asia political scientists Dr Delia Lin and Dr Sow Keat Tok discuss their impressions from field research of war museums in China and Japan

    26 Apr 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 43: Cambodia: Hun Sen's unrelenting grip on power

    Southeast Asia historian Dr Matthew Galway discusses Cambodia's politics, culture and history through the lens of Hun Sen, the nation's strongman prime minister since 1985

    12 Apr 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 42: What a deepening China-Pakistan alliance means for India

    Political scientists Dr Pradeep Taneja and Dr Zahid Ahmed discuss the intertwined fates of Pakistan, India and China

    29 Mar 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 41: The Evolving Lives and Language of Women in Japan

    Social anthropologist Professor Kaori Okano talks about the life transitions of a group of Japanese women whom she has interviewed regularly over the past 30 years

    15 Mar 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 40: How healthy is China's healthcare system?

    In this episode of Ear to Asia historian Dr Lewis Mayo and medical sociologist Dr Jane Brophy peel back the layers of healthcare in China

    28 Feb 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 39: China's long march to a utopian society

    China historians Dr Craig Smith and Dr Matt Galway discuss the rhetoric and reality behind the Chinese Communist Party's quest for the perfect society

    14 Feb 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 38: Can Japan stop its rapid population decline?

    In this episode of Ear to Asia migration and diversity expert Associate Professor Nana Oishi unpacks Japan's depopulation phenomenon

    15 Jan 2019 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 37: Indonesia's foreign policy priorities and predicaments

    Indonesia watchers Dr Dave McRae and Dr Evi Fitriani unpack Indonesia's foreign policy, and explore the options and challenges ahead

    13 Dec 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 36: Homelands harnessing the power of their diasporas

    Professor Andrew Rosser and Associate Professor Yan Tan unpack the contemporary relationships between diasporas and their motherlands

    23 Nov 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 35: Will Narendra Modi and the BJP prevail again in 2019?

    Can India's current prime minister, Narendra Modi, lead his party, the BJP, to another victory in the world's biggest election in 2019?

    09 Nov 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 34: Grappling with identity in Taiwan

    Dr Lewis Mayo and Dr Sow Keat Tok examine the notions of ethnic and national identity on the island of Taiwan

    25 Oct 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 33: Xi Jinping and China's Confucianist Revival

    China watchers Dr Delia Lin and Dr Craig Smith join Ali Moore to delve in to the past, present and future of Confucianism in China

    11 Oct 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 32: India and China's growing strategic rivalry in the Indian Ocean

    Professor Derek McDougall and Dr Pradeep Taneja discuss China's possible designs in the Indian Ocean and the geopolitical risk its mounting presence there may bring

    27 Sep 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 31: The price of rising inequality in Indonesia

    Professor Andrew Rosser and Dr Rachael Diprose discuss the troubling social, health and educational consequences of rising inequality for ordinary Indonesians

    12 Sep 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 30: Liquid Ambition: China's Megaproject Bringing Water to a Parched North

    China's South-North Water Transfer Project is being rolled out to take water from the Yangtze River in the country's south to quench the thirst of its parched and populous north

    31 Aug 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 29: Engineering Public Morality in China

    Dr Delia Lin and Dr Fengshi Wu ponder whether China's social credit system will bring security and stability to Chinese society or condemn it to a dystopian future

    08 Aug 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 28: Taking the pulse of democracy in Southeast Asia

    Given the notably mixed results of recent elections in the region, just how healthy is the practice of democracy in Southeast Asia?

    02 Aug 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 27: In the pipeline: Bringing clean water to Timor-Leste

    Two decades after winning its independence from Indonesia, Timor-Leste is still grappling with delivering clean water and sanitation to its people, both in Dili and in rural areas

    17 Jul 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 26: Manufacturing nationalism in China

    Is rising nationalism among citizens of China a natural result of the country's growing power, or is it being manufactured and stoked by a Chinese Communist Party only looking out for its own interests?

    03 Jul 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 25: 20 years after Suharto, do human rights matter yet in Indonesia?

    Historian Dr Kate McGregor and socio-legal researcher Dr Ken Setiawan gauge how well Indonesia has come to terms with its violent past

    13 Jun 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 24: China's Xi Jinping: The man who would be Mao?

    Dr Fengshi Wu and Dr Sow Keat Tok investigate Xi Jinping's possible motives and strategy for abolishing term limits for China's presidency

    25 May 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 23: For an ageing China, will demography be destiny?

    Sociologist Martin Whyte and development economist Lauren Johnston investigate China's demographic trajectory will mean for its economy and the lives of the Chinese people

    10 May 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 22: Liberalism in the firing line as Indonesia prepares for elections

    Professor Vedi Hadiz and Dr Dave McRae untangle the many strands of the island nation’s political life

    25 Apr 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 20: Unforgiven: Japan through the eyes of Korea and China

    Asia researchers Dr Jun Ohashi and Dr Jay Song consider the optics of Japan's relations with its neighbours, the Koreas and China

    14 Mar 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 19: China's Belt and Road Initiative: Audacious global strategy or Sino overreach?

    Dr Sow Keat Tok and Dr Pradeep Taneja unravel the motivations and implications behind China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative

    28 Feb 2018 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 18: Deciding what's a language in Tibet

    Dr Gerald Roche outlines the surprisingly diverse language landscape of the Tibetan Plateau

    22 Nov 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 17: Maintaining Balinese cultural identity at home in the Netherlands

    Anthropologist Dr Ana Dragojlovic recounts the history of Dutch colonisation of Bali

    08 Nov 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 16: Is "selectocracy" the secret to China's economic success?

    Professor Yang Yao of Peking University argues that China's "selectocracy" has been the major driver of an economic miracle that's lasted four decades and counting

    25 Oct 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 15: The Purchasing Power of Piety in Indonesia

    Media expert Dr Inaya Rakhmani explains the connection between neoliberal capitalism and the increasing religious conservatism of Indonesia's burgeoning Muslim middle class

    11 Oct 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 14: Mulla Sadra: The Persian Islamic thinker's take on the nature of reality

    Philosopher Dr Muhammad Kamal talks about the writings of preeminent 16th century Muslim philosopher, Mulla Sadra, who grappled with concepts of change and constancy

    27 Sep 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 13: Fleeing North Korea

    Human migration expert Dr Jiyoung Song talks about North Korean citizens who choose to leave their homeland, putting themselves and family members they leave behind at risk

    13 Sep 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 12: China's smouldering volcanoes of social discontent

    Veteran China watcher Professor Martin K. Whyte explains why Chinese citizens remain unfazed by the enormous income and wealth disparity created by market-oriented economic reforms that in less than 40 years have made China the world's second largest economy

    24 May 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 11: Celebrity Chef Adam Liaw on Life at the Intersection of Nearly Everything

    In this episode of Ear to Asia, celebrity chef, author and lawyer Adam Liaw gets behind the microphone to discuss his work, philosophy of life, his love affair with Japan

    29 Apr 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 10: Translation as Performance Art

    Professor John Minford is a specialist in translating Chinese literature into English. In this episode of Ear to Asia, John talks about the practice of translation and how to train others in the art

    16 Apr 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 9: Kuwait: Walking the Sunni-Shia Tightrope

    Dr Kylie Baxter answers questions about the fallout from the Arab Spring

    12 Apr 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 8: Is it back to the drawing board for Indonesia’s education system?

    Political economist Professor Andrew Rosser discusses the factors that prevent Indonesia from bringing its children up to par in the education stakes

    29 Mar 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 7: Saving the songs of China's Yangtze delta

    Chinese literature expert Anne McLaren joins Ear to Asia host Clement Paligaru to discuss her research into the folk ecology of the lower Yangtze delta

    15 Mar 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 6: All under heaven: China's often misunderstood approach to sovereignty

    Political scientist Dr Sow Keat Tok discusses China's unique view of territorial sovereignty, its creative approaches to sovereignty issues in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the South China Sea

    12 Jan 2017 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 5: A tale of two diasporas: Indians in the global workforce

    Economist and demographer Professor Binod Khadria joins Ear to Asia host Sen Lam to discuss the huge global movement of skilled and unskilled Indian workers

    08 Dec 2016 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 4: Sexual citizenship and same-sex relationships in Japan

    Queer studies researcher Dr Claire Maree joins Ear to Asia host Sen Lam to discuss the plight of people in same-sex relationships in Japan.

    24 Nov 2016 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 3: Memories of '65: Young Indonesians go digital to shine a light on a massacre denied

    Dr Ken Setiawan explains how a new generation of Indonesians are using digital and social media...

    10 Nov 2016 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 2: Lost in translation? Foreigners on trial in Japan and the language divide

    Linguistics expert Dr Ikuko Nakane discusses language and interpretation in criminal trials in Japan

    27 Oct 2016 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
  • Episode 1: Modernity's Broken Promise and the Rise of a New Islamic Populism

    Veteran researcher of Indonesian politics Professor Vedi Hadiz examines the phenomenon of contemporary Islamic populism in Indonesia, Turkey and Egypt...

    09 Oct 2016 EAR TO ASIA PODCAST
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