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Chinese studies

As the world’s longest continuous civilisation, China provides rich sources as well as case studies for wide varieties of research in the humanities and social sciences. The study of China covers a diverse range of research areas and uses several disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. Chinese studies at Monash focus on cultural and political issues in 19th, 20th and 21st century China (including Taiwan), with specific emphases on the use of both Chinese and Western sources. Staff also engage in international collaborative research.

Research degrees

Monash currently offers supervision of PhD and research masters candidates in Chinese studies. Areas of research supervision include Chinese politics and economics (with an emphasis on contemporary mainland China and Taiwan), traditional and modern Chinese literature, mainland and diasporic cultural issues, Chinese intellectual history, modern Chinese thought, post-Mao Chinese society, provincial China and the democratisation of Taiwan. Close links are maintained with several universities and research institutions in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. Travel and field grants are also available on a competitive basis for postgraduate research projects. See also the entry under ‘Asian studies’ and www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/graduate_studies/.

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