Asian Studies
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| Asia is a vital region of the world today with its population representing more than half that of the globe. In recent years, Asia has been experiencing dynamic cultural transformations and astounding growth in economic power.
The task of understanding Asia has become increasingly important, and requires a good educational program, due to the ancient histories of Asian societies, the diversity of Asian languages and cultures, the importance of their colonial and postcolonial histories, and the complexities of their modern rural and urban social structures. The University of Sydney’s recognition of Asia dates back to 1868, with the establishment of the Department of Oriental Studies in 1918. Since then, the University has developed considerable resources in teaching and research in the languages, cultures, histories, societies, political economies, arts and literature of Asia. The Asian Studies program draws on the expertise of staff of the School of Languages and Cultures in Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean Studies. Asian Studies particularly encourages interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to the study of Asia. The University of Sydney holds a number of agreements with universities in Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Across those regions and cultures, staff areas of specialization are especially diverse and span: • Mass media • Religion • Ancient thought and philosophy • Politics • State and society • Literature • History For more information, go to this page. Research students have access to the Faculty's Postgraduate Research Centres, and to the special research collection at the Fisher Library. |
