Between – Picturing 1950-1960s Taiwan 間：臺灣五六十年代面影
Politics has had complex effects on the cultural life of Taiwan in the twentieth century. These forty-four works, curated from the collection of the National Museum of History (Taipei), offer subtle observations of Taiwan in the 1950s and 1960s, from the perspectives of fifteen artists and photographers, as fresh and curious witnesses to lives in flux.
ASIA 2003 Chinese literature — semester 1
Course convenor: Professor John Minford
Thursdays starting on 19 February until 28 May, 11:00am – 1:00pm
Picturing social realities: aesthetics, politics and Chinese photography groups, 1979-1989
In 1979, a group of young photography enthusiasts in Beijing formed one of the earliest unofficial photography groups, the April Photo Society, at the immediate starting point of the reform era. Between 1979 and 1981 the group were to hold three annual exhibitions, each presented under the single title Nature, Society and Man.
The regulation of Chinese investment in Zambia
Since the turn of this millennium, Chinese outbound direct investment (ODI) into Zambia has grown at phenomenal rate.
Fuqing dreaming: what drives Chinese investment migration in the South Pacific?
This talk will explore current domestic and international factors, as well as historical trends, that have led to mainland Chinese merchants dominating the retail trade in the South Pacific.
Development of modern art in Taiwan, 1930s-1990s: an introductory outline
On the occasion of the exhibition 'Between: Picturing 1950-60s Taiwan', CIW is pleased to announce a public lecture by Emeritus Professor John Clark (University of Sydney) on the Development of Modern Art in Taiwan, 1930s-1990s: An Introductory Outline.
Spring: The Story of Hsu Chin-Yu 春天: 許金玉的故事
Guided tours: Between – Picturing 1950-1960s Taiwan Exhibition
Gallery Tour
Politics has had complex effects on the cultural life of Taiwan in the twentieth century. These forty-four works, curated from the collection of the National Museum of History (Taipei), offer subtle observations of Taiwan in the 1950s and 1960s, from the perspectives of fifteen artists and photographers, as fresh and curious witnesses to lives in flux.
The global market and China's right to speak: evaluating the ideas that drive Chinese...
David Murphy's research seeks to identify the ideas which form the Chinese discourse on trade policy and their relative influence. It is inspired by apparent shifts over the past decade away from neoliberal justifications for policy decisions as a growing suspicion towards China’s treatment in global markets has taken hold.
Why nuclear power as an energy option for Australia and the ten member-countries of ASEAN makes...
Peter Van Ness was convenor of an international workshop last August on Nuclear Power in East Asia: The Costs and Benefits, and this is his report on that three-day meeting.
