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A.R. Davis Memorial Lecture
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. It is organised by the Australian Society for Asian Humanities (formerly the Oriental Society of Australia) and published in the Journal of the Society for Asian Humanities (formerly the Journal of the Oriental Society of Australia). Speakers and topics Speakers and topics have included: *1995, S.N. Mukherjee, “Orientalism and History” *1998, Adrian Snodgrass, “Language, Rules and Ritual: Semantics and the Indo-Japanese Fire Ceremony” *2000, Roland Fletcher, “Seeing Angkor, New Views of an Old City.” *2001, Joseph Jordens, “Gandhi’s Non-Violence Revisited.” *2002, Michael G. Carter, “‘The Scholar as Dragoman” *2004, Alison Broinowski, “The Outbreak of Occidentalism” *2005, Leith Morton, “Shamans Make History in Okinawa: A reading of Oshiro Tatsuhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Sydney
The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six sandstone universities. The university comprises eight academic faculties and university schools, through which it offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. The university consistently ranks highly both nationally and internationally. QS World University Rankings ranked the university top 40 in the world. The university is also ranked first in Australia and fourth in the world for QS graduate employability. It is one of the first universities in the world to admit students solely on academic merit, and opened their doors to women on the same basis as men. Five Nobel and two Crafoord laureates have been affiliated with the university as graduates and faculty. The university has educated eight Australian prime ministers, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
