Knowing Asia: Asian Studies in an Asian Century 19th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association Welcome from the ASAA President ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Welcome from the Conference Convenors ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Conference Information ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Conference Keynote, Plenary and Invited Speakers ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ASAA 2012 Conference Supporters .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 PART 1: PROGRAM STRUCTURE .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 DAY 1: Wednesday 11 July ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 09:15 – 10:00 | Conference Opening | EA.G.18 & 19 ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 10:00 – 11:00 | Day 1 – Session 1: Keynote Address | EA.G.18 & 19 .................................................................................................................................... 9 11:00 – 11:30 | Morning Tea | EG: The Hub ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 11:30 – 13:00 | Day 1 – Session 2: Concurrent panels ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch, Lunchtime Sessions and Librarians‘ Meeting .................................................................................................................................... 12 14:00 – 15:30 | Day 1 – Session 3: Concurrent panels ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Tea | EG The Hub..................................................................................................................................................................... 16 16:00 – 17:00 | Day 1 – Session 4: Invited Speakers ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 16:00 – 18:00 | Day 1 – Session 5: Invited Speakers ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 16:00 – 17:30 | Day 1 – Session 6: Concurrent panels ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 18:00 – 20:00 | Conference Reception and Book Presentation | EG: The Hub ...................................................................................................................... 17 19:00 | South Asia Studies Association Dinner .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 DAY 2: Thursday 12 July .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 09:00 - 10:00 | Day 2 – Session 1: Keynote Address | EA.G.18 & 19 ................................................................................................................................... 18 10:00 – 10:30 | Morning Tea | EG: The Hub ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18 10:30 – 12:00 | Day 2 – Session 2: Concurrent Panels .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch, Luncthime Sessions and Campus Tour ......................................................................................................................................... 21 13:00 – 14:30 | Day 2 – Session 3: Concurrent Panels .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 14:30 – 15:00 | Afternoon Tea | EG: The Hub ...................................................................................................................................................................... 24 15:00 – 16:30 | Day 2 – Session 4: Concurrent Panels .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 16:30 – 17:30 | Day 2 – Session 5: CSCMS Invited Speaker | EA.G.19 ............................................................................................................................... 28 16:30 – 18:00 | Day 2 – Session 6: Concurrent Panels .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 19:00 – 23:00 | Conference Dinner – PARKROYAL HOTEL, Parramatta .............................................................................................................................. 29 DAY 3: Friday 13 July ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 09:00 - 10:00 | Day 3 – Session 1: Keynote Address | EA.G.18 & 19 ................................................................................................................................... 30 10:00 – 11:30 | Day 3 – Session 2: Plenary Panel | EA.G.18 & 19 ...................................................................................................................................... 30 11:30 – 12:00 | Morning Tea | EG: The Hub ....................................................................................................................................................................... 30 12:00 – 13:30 | Day 3 – Session 3: Concurrent Panels .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch and ASAA AGM ............................................................................................................................................................................... 32 14:30 – 16:00 | Day 3 – Session 4: Concurrent Panels .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 16:00 – 17:30 | Day 3 – Session 5: Closing Plenary Panel | EA.G.18 .................................................................................................................................. 36 17:30 | Conference Closure ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 36 PART 2: ABSTRACTS ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Welcome from the ASAA President As President of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, I am honoured and happy to welcome each and every one of you to the Association‘s 19th Biennial Conference. This year the conference is hosted by the University of Western Sydney, from 11–13 July. The conference theme, ‗Knowing Asia: Asian Studies in an Asian Century‘, is very timely from an Australian perspective, as the Federal Government is about to release a White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century. The Asian century theme may well resonate with many of the overseas participants to the conference; now in the second decade of the twenty-first century, the rise of some of our Asian neighbours as economic powerhouses, especially China and India, appears to be unmistakable. This conference will provide us with valuable opportunities to learn about, discuss and debate wide ranging topics concerning our research on and teaching about Asia,