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Nayanika Mathur appointed new Associate Professor of Anthropology of South Asia
The Schools of Interdisciplinary Area Studies and Anthropology and Museum Ethnography are delighted to announce the appointment of Nayanika Mathur as Associate Professor of the Anthropology of South Asia.
Departmental Lectureship in Contemporary Chinese Studies
Grade 7: £31,076 - £38,183 p.a.
The School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies seek applications for a fixed-term (until 31 July 2020) Departmental Lectureship in Contemporary Chinese Studies.
Kyle Jaros speaks at Nanjing University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Shanghai Jiaotong University
Professor Kyle Jaros is currently conducting research in China and has given several recent talks.
SIAS Summer Newsletter
SIAS is delighted to announce that the Summer Newsletter is now available to download.
Paul Irwin Crookes meets up with London-based alumni from the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies
Paul Irwin Crookes took the opportunity during a recent research trip to London to catch up with alumni from the MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies by getting together at a local pub in the heart of Bloomsbury.
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2017 - SIAS Internal Selection process
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships are three-year Fellowship awards made to an annual cohort of outstanding Early Career Scholars. The call will open soon.
AfOx Visiting Scholars Programme
The Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx), in association with St Edmund Hall, Christ Church College and St.
Paul Irwin Crookes speaks at the annual EU-China Policy Roundtable in Brussels about ongoing challenges in realising an effective strategic economic partnership between Europe and China
Paul Irwin Crookes presented his latest research thinking at the annual EU-China Policy and Practice Roundtable and Forum in Brussels organised by the Friends of Europe think-tank in collaboration with the Mission of the People’s Repu
Kyle Jaros receives Fell Fund grant to research China's urban governance restructuring
Kyle Jaros has been awarded a John Fell OUP Research Fund small grant to conduct early-stage fieldwork for a new project entitled “City States or State Cities?
China’s Stance on NSG Membership Shows the Extent of India’s Challenge in the Global Nuclear Order
Amidst tensions on the Sino-Indian border, the School’s Kate Sullivan de Estrada, together with Nicola Leveringhaus of King’s College London, argues that China perceives an Indian threat in the global nuclear order https://
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Congratulations to Dissertation Prize Winners
Each year, CSASP awards the Barbara Harriss-White Dissertation Award to the writer of the most outstanding dissertation from the MSc in Contemporary India.
This year, the Examinations Board had an extremely hard job to select just one piece and therefore two awards have been made.
Rebels from the Mud Houses - A Review
Dr George Kunnath's publication Rebels from the Mud Houses: Dalits and the Making fo the Maoist Revolution in Bihar has received an excellent review in the July 2013 edition of the Journal of Agrarian Change.
William Beinart publishes "Wild Things: Nature and the Social Imagination"
William Beinart, together with Karen Middleton and Simon Pooley is publishing a new edited collection entitled: Wild Things: Nature and the Social Imagination
St Cross Scholarship for an MPhil in 2014-15
St Cross College will be inviting Scholarship applications for MPhil in Social Sciences for entry in 2014-2015.
Dr Nicolette Makovicky's research features on the BBC website
Dr Nicolette Makovicky's work based on the CEELBAS Languages of Infomality project has recently featured on the BBC website.
MSc and MPhil application deadlines for entry in October 2014
The University has three main application deadlines for 2014-2015: 22 November 2013; 24 January 2014 and 14 March 2014.
Tope Folarin wins Caine Prize for African Writing
African Studies Graduate Tope Folarin (MSc 2005-6) has won the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing.
India Day @ Oxford
Footage from the Network 18 and Contemporary South Asia Studies event India Day @ Oxford.
Sam Geall article in the New Statesman
Sam Geall writes a post called 'Would you swim in China's rivers?' on the rise in awareness of pollution and ecological problems among Chinese citizens.
Media Coverage of "India Day at Oxford"
Information on media coverage of the "India Day at Oxford" which took place at the Randolph Hotel, Oxford on Friday June 14th.