Conference Themes The 2008 ARC-APFRN Signature Event Conference - Globalising Religions and Cultures in the Asia Pacific is based around but not limited to, a number of key themes and based on these, a number of panels have already been settled. [read more]

Keynote and Invited Speakers

As a result of funding by the ARC-APFRN, South Australia’s universities and contributions by special sponsors, the Adelaide Asian Studies Group is pleased to announce that as of the end of March, presently confirmed international guests include:

• Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh -  (University of Melbourne)
• Professor Syed Farid Alatas - (National University of Singapore)
• Ass. Professor David Cook - (Rice University) Fundamentalism
• Professor Ron Herring - (Ithaca) Genetically Modified Organisms and religious beliefs
• Professor Julia Howell - (Griffith University)
• Professor Koichi Iwabuchi – (Waseda University) Japanese Culture
• Professor Deepak Mehta – (University of Delhi) Muslims in India
• Professor Joseph Tamney - (Catholic University, Washington, D.C.)
• Professor Brian Victoria - (Antioch University) Buddhism & War

(Please note that this list is subject to change)