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Asian studies is the term used usually in North America and Australia for what in Europe is known as Oriental studies. [1] The field is concerned with the Asian people, their cultures, languages, history and politics.
The Chair of Oriental Studies at the University of Sydney for over a quarter-century, he was a major figure in the development of Asian Studies in Australia. Having worked during World War II for the Royal Navy as a translator of Japanese, Davis studied Chinese at the University of Cambridge 1946–1948, graduating with First Class Honours.
The focus on Sydney ultimately resulted in the establishment of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (1975) and the New Zealand Asian Studies Society (1974) rather than a geographic expansion of OSA membership. [2] [5] The society also hosts regular seminars, the annual A.R. Davis Memorial Lecture as well as an Emerging Scholars Award. [6]
Oriental studies is the academic field that studies Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology. In recent years, the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Middle Eastern studies and Asian studies. Traditional Oriental studies in Europe is today generally focused on the ...
The A.R. Davis Memorial Lecture is held annually in commemoration of A.R. Davis, the Professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Sydney and a key figure in post-war Asian Studies in Australia.
Bielenstein was the first professor of modern or classical Chinese language anywhere in Australia. [3] As Head of the School of Oriental Studies, he built up departments for the languages, literatures and history of China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India. In 1961, he moved to Columbia University in New York City. From 1969 to 1977 he was ...
"The Study of Japan in Australia : A Unique Development over Eighty Years", Japanese Studies Around the World, 2003 volume, 30 May 2003, pp. 34–40. "Prologue: Australia Must Prepare", in: William Sima, China & ANU: Diplomats, Adventurers, Scholars, Canberra: Australian Centre on China in the World: Australian National University Press, 2015, pp. 8–11.
The Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) is the peak body of university experts and educators on Asian Studies in Australia. Established in 1976, the ASAA promotes and supports the study of Asia in Australian universities and knowledge of Asia among the broader community. [1]