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ASAH symposium enjoys success

Network BULLETINISSUE: 16 OCTOBER 2008

ASAH symposium enjoys success

CONGRATULATIONS TO ANOMA PIERIS AND THE INSTITUTE OF POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES, MELBOURNE WHO SUCCESSFULLY HOSTED THE SYMPOSIUM “SOCIAL THEORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY IN THE WRITING OF ASIAN ARCHITECTURE.”

















(left to right) Eka Permanasari (University of Melbourne), Lu Duanfang (University of Sydney), Lai Chee Kien (National University of Singapore) and Li Shiqiao (Chinese University of Hong Kong) at dinner after the symposium.

Speakers at the September event included international guests Li Shiqiao from the Chinese University, Hongkong and Lai Chee Kien from the National University of Singapore as well as two presenters from interstate - Lu Duanfang from the University of Sydney and Peter Scriver from the University of Adelaide. Anoma Pieris and Zhu Jianfei from the University of Melbourne also presented papers.
The objective of this symposium was to survey the fields of architecture and urbanism following a generation of scholarship that benefited from social theory and inter-disciplinary research. Emerging scholars from among recent doctoral graduates and PhD students, namely, John Ting, Maloti Ray, Amanda Achmadi, Eka Permanasari Ming Wu and Jia Xu were included among presenters in a survey of new research. The symposium closed with a panel discussion on the agenda at hand led by Paul Walker, University of Melbourne.

Other forthcoming events
A REMINDER THAT THIS YEAR’S SIGNATURE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY BETWEEN MONDAY DECEMBER 1 AND FRIDAY DECEMBER 5, 2008.
The 2008 theme - Globalising Religions and Cultures in the Asia Pacific - reflects the importance of the often rapidly changing nature of religious beliefs, practices and subsequent cultural manifestations in the world today. For further details of this event and all Network sponsored activities please visit the website http://www.sueztosuva.org.au/

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