Perspectives: Asia
Suhanya Raffel, Rose Issa and Hassan Sonboli at Rose Issa’s presentation 'The Fabric of Life and Art: Contemporary Representations from Iran and the Arab World' | Thursday 19 February 2009 | Photograph: Ray Fulton
Perspectives: Asia is a series of free public seminars developed and presented by Griffith University's Griffith Asia Institute and the Australian Centre of Asia Pacific Art, Queensland Art Gallery, to explore issues of contemporary culture, politics and society in our region.
Upcoming
Grand Stakes: Australia's Future between China and India
Presented by Rory Medcalf | Director, International Security Program | Lowry Institute for International Policy
Thursday 3 May 2012 | 6pm
Cinema B, Gallery of Modern Art, Stanley Place, South Bank
Doors will open at 5.30pm; guests are welcome to join us for refreshments prior to the lecture. RSVP to Natasha Vary by Friday 27 April 2012
Email: gai@griffith.edu.au | Telephone: (07) 3735 5322
Past lectures: 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005
2012
Contemporary Japanese Fashion Design: Where Art meets Fashion | Thursday 8 March 2012
Presented by Associate Professor Bonnie English | Department of Art Theory | Queensland College of Art | Griffith University
2011
Australia-Japan Annual Dialogue
‘Australia and Japan in an era or dynamic change – strategic partners for the long term’ | Thursday 22 September 2011
Presented by Mr Murray McLean OAM, Former Australian Ambassador to Japan
Australia-Asia relations | Thursday 20 October 2011 | Presented by the Hon. Julie Bishop mp Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australian Engagement with Asia: A Patriotic Perspective | Thursday 10 November 2011
Presented by Dr Tim Southphommasane, Political theorist/philosopher and commentator
The rise in popularity of Asian Cooking and TV Chefs | Thursday 14 July 2011
Presented by Elizabeth Chong, Celebrity chef and author of 'The Heritage of Chinese Cooking'
The China-Australia Relationship | Thursday 5 May 2011
Presented by Dr Geoff Raby, Australian Ambassador to China
2010
Australia-Japan Relations: The current state of the relationship – existing and future challenges | Wednesday 27 October 2010
Jointly presented by His Excellency Mr Shigekazu Sato, Japanese Ambassador to Australia and The Hon Alexander Downer. His Excellency Mr Shigekazu Sato's participation in this event was supported by the Japan Foundation.
lslam and Democracy in Indonesia's Foreign Policy: Political Transformation and the Limits of Change | Thursday 1 September 2010
Presented by Dr Rizal Sukma, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia
Contemporary Indian photography | Thursday 26 August 2010
Presented by Pushpamala N, photographer and curator. Pushpamala N's participation in this event was made possible by a grant from the Australia-India Council.
Korea and Australia: Middle Power Cooperation | Thursday 5 August 2010
Presented by His Excellency Professor Kim Woo-Sang, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Republic of Korea
Australia's Place in The World | Thursday 29 July 2010
Presented by Dr Michael Wesley. Executive Director, The Lowy Institute for International Policy and Adjunt Professor, Griffith University
Investigation of life: Ethnological turn in post-war Japanese art | Thursday 25 March 2010
Presented by Fumihiko Sumitomo, independent curator/Arts Intitiative Tokyo and ACAPA/Australia Council Visiting Curator. Fumihiko Sumitomo's visit to Australia has been supported by the Queensland Art Gallery's Australian Centre of Asia Pacific Art and Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
The scale of change: A new atlas for Indian art | Thursday 4 March 2010
Presented by Ranjit Hoskote, poet, cultural theorist and independent curator, India. Ranjit Hoskote's visit to Australia was organised by the Adelaide Festival and the Contemporary Art Society of South Australia. The visit was funded by the Australia Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
2009
The Asia Pacific century
Friday 14 August 2009
Presented by The Honourable Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Leader of the House.
The Old Silk Road in China Today: The Fate of Xinjiang
Thursday 23 July 2009
Presented by Professor Mark C Elliott, Mark Schwartz Profesor, Chinese and Inner Asian History, Harvard University
If China Grows: Australia's options in Beijing's Century
Thursday 11 June 2009
Presented by Professor Hugh White from Strategic studies at the Australian National University and Visiting Fellow a the Lowy Institute
The Opening Door: Contemporary Chinese Art Since 1978
Thursday 2 April 2009
Presented by Dr Claire Roberts, Senior Curator, Asian Arts and Design, Powerhouse Museum
The Fabric of Life and Art: Contemporary Representations from Iran and the Arab World
Thursday 19 February 2009
Presented by Rose Issa, independent curator, writer and producer on visual arts and films from the Middle East and North Africa
2008
China: The Next Chapter – Assessing the options as China moves on from its Olympic gold rush to reflect on the 30th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's kai fang era – Opening and Reform
Thursday 20 November 2008
Presented by Rowan Callick, China correspondent, The Australian
Swamped by Asians – Asian immigrants, cuisine and culture in post-multicultural Australia
Thursday 11 September 2008
Presented by Pauline Nguyen, author and restaurateur
Pakistan's Regional Security Perspective
Thursday 26 June 2008
Presented by His Excellency Mr Jalil Abbas Jilani, High Commissioner for Pakistan
Asian Cuisine and Australian Society
Thursday 22 May 2008
Presented by Kylie Kwong, chef, restauranteur, television presenter and author
India and Australia – The Battle for World Cricket
Thursday 6 March 2008
Presented by Peter Roebuck, Sydney Morning Herald
2007
Shock, Horror – Drongo Oz Journo Runs Amok in Asia!
How the Australian Media Assesses the Importance of Asian News
6 December 2007
Presented by Graeme Dobell, Foreign Affairs and Defence correspondent for Radio Australia
In the Neighbourhood: The Challenges of Australia’s Regional Engagement
1 November 2007
A Panel Discussion: Julianne Schultz (Chair), Editor,Griffith Review;
Professor Nicholas Jose, General Editor, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature; Professor Michael Wesley, Director, Griffith Asia Institute; and Jane Camens, Executive Director, New Writing Partnership (Asia-Pacific)
Is India the Next China?
4 October 2007
Presented by John Harrison, Project Manager Asia Pacific, adidas Group
While We Weren’t Looking: The New Asia and How it Challenges Australia
6 September 2007
Presented by Professor Stephen FitzGerald, AO, Principal, FitzGerald Consulting
Travellers' Tales: Australian Tourism in Asia and the Impact on the Australian Psyche
1 August 2007
Presented by Tony Wheeler, Founder, Lonely Planet Guide
The Elephant in the Region: Challenge and Change in Australian Media Coverage of China's Ascendancy
7 June 2007
Presented by Catherine Armitage, Higher Education Editor, The Australian
2006
Cosmopolitan Shanghai: Cinema City and China's Greta Garbo
24 November 2006
Interim venue: Level 2 Theatre, Queensland Museum, South Bank
Presented by Yingjin Zhang, Professor of Chinese Literature and Film,
University of California, San Diego
Changing India
5 October 2006
Interim venue: Level 2 Theatre, Queensland Museum South Bank
Presented by His Excellency Mr Prabhat Prakash Shukla, High Commissioner, India
AIDS: Asia Pacific's Time Bomb
27 July 2006
Presented by Annmaree O’Keeffe, Australia’s Ambassador for HIV/AIDS, Deputy Director General, Australian Agency for International Development, Global Programs
Papua New Guinea and Australia: The Way Forward
18 May 2006
Presented by the Right Honourable Sir Rabbie Namaliu, CSM, KCMG, MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Papua New Guinea
Political Cartoons in Indonesian–Australian Relations
27 April 2006
Presented by Associate Professor David Reeve, University of New South Wales
The Bridge: Asia Literacy in Australian Schools
23 February 2006
Presented by Carrillo Gantner, AO, President, The Myer Foundation
2005
The Role of Culture in Australia–Asia Relations
21 July 2005
Jointly presented by:
Professor Michael Wesley, Director, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
Doug Hall, AM, Director, Queensland Art Gallery
Tsunami: Eight Months On
18 August 2005
Jointly presented by:
Dr Robert Glasser, CEO, Care Australia
Professor Sharon Bell, Pro Vice Chancellor, Equity & Community Partnerships, Griffith University
Jemaah Islamiyah, Democracy, and Indonesia’s Future
22 September 2005
Presented by:
Professor Greg Fealy, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
The Evolution of Indonesia’s Perception of Australia
13 October 2005
Presented by:
Rendra, Indonesian poet and dramatist
Our Melanesian Neighbours
17 November 2005
Presented by:
Sean Dorney, Pacific correspondent, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
