Sydney University Press

15/06/2026

Loredana Loy shows a demarcation between the way liberal and conservative television and radio show hosts engaged with Joaquin Phoenix's 2020 Oscars speech in "Animal Activism On and Off Screen": https://tinyurl.com/2s42tuz6

13/06/2026

History through Chinese-Australian voices: A great piece in China Daily covering the launch of "Sinophone Australia" on Friday 05 June. Read the article: https://tr.ee/CAiirm

Many people may have heard of Mei Quong Tart, a 19th century Chinese-Australian merchant, philanthropist and cultural ambassador.

09/06/2026

On Friday 05 June, we attended the launch of "Sinophone Australia", held at the Museum of Chinese in Australia (MOCA). Professor Kam Louie provided a wonderful introduction, which led into speeches from editor Craig A. Smith, and contributors Mei-fen Kuo, Sophie Loy-Wilson and Josh Stenberg.

The speeches were followed by an engaging discussion and Q&A from the audience. Thank you to everyone who came along to celebrate!

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Pictured from left to right: Sophie Loy-Wilson, Mei-fen Kuo, Craig A. Smith, Josh Stenberg.

04/06/2026

"Motherhood, Labour and Care in the 21st Century" offers nuanced analyses on how contemporary policy, workplace structures and cultural norms continue to shape maternal identities in Australia and New Zealand.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/37kf62x8

28/05/2026

This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme is . A reminder of our collective responsibility and commitment to reconciliation each and every day.

Discover more resources, and join us for a week of learning, reflection, and creativity at The University of Sydney's Fisher Library: https://tr.ee/B5By7n

26/05/2026

On Thursday 21 May, we had the delight of attending a panel event at the Australian National Maritime Museum, to hear from Dr Madeline Shanahan, Dr Jacqui Newling, Dr Tim Owen and Dr Nick Pitt, as they explored the different ways food practices are deeply connected to community, identity, and cultural life.

Pulling from their research and chapters in "Archaeologies of Food in Australia", the panel critically discussed diet, cookery, dining and food culture. The talk was wonderfully insightful, and was met with excitement and engagement from those in attendance. Thank you to everyone who came along!

25/05/2026

Join us for an online seminar co-hosted by Bolin Hu and the China Studies Centre, exploring the complex dynamics between China, Australia, and the Chinese diaspora in the 1930s and 1940s. The talk is largely informed by his book, "Patriots and Propaganda: Chinese Australians and the politics of loyalty, 1930s–1940s".
This talk is part of the Talks in Chinese Humanities collection co-presented by the China Studies Centre, the Discipline of Chinese Studies, and the Australian Society for Asian Humanities at the University of Sydney.

Find more information + RSVP: https://tr.ee/Wh9aO9

23/05/2026

Join us for the launch of "Sinophone Australia" at the Museum of Chinese in Australia (MOCA) on Friday 05 June.

"Sinophone Australia" will be launched by Professor Kam Louie, Honorary Professor at HKU and UNSW. We'll hear from the editor Craig A. Smith, and contributors Mei-fen Kuo and Sophie Loy-Wilson.

Find more information + join the waitlist: https://tr.ee/FO1lMe

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Craig A. Smith is Associate Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute. He is a historian of modern East Asia and an avid translator. He is the author of "Chinese Asianism" (Harvard University Asia Center, 2021) and the co-editor of "Translating the Occupation" (University of British Columbia Press, 2021).

Before serving as Dean of Arts at Hong Kong University, Kam Louie was Professor of Chinese at UQ and ANU. He has also taught at Nanjing, Auckland and Murdoch Universities. Kam has served on government committees such as the Australia-China Council, and in roles such as Chief Editor of Asian Studies Review (1998 – 2006), President of the HK Academy of Humanities and Head of the Asian Studies Section at the Australian Humanities Academy.

Sophie Loy-Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in Australian history at The University of Sydney. She is a historian of Chinese Australian communities and is broadly interested in questions of migration and belonging.

Mei-fen Kuo is a Lecturer in International Studies at Macquarie University. Her research sits at the intersection of Chinese diaspora history, transnational politics, and Taiwan Studies, with a particular focus on diaspora communities as agents of democratic politics.

23/05/2026

Our Studies in Australasian Historical Archaeology series aims to publish excavation reports and regional syntheses that deal with research into the historical archaeology of Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region. The series aims to encourage greater public access to the results of major research and consultancy investigations, and it is co-published with the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology.

Browse our archaeology titles: https://tr.ee/A5w2QV
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22/05/2026

Our Adapa Monographs series focuses on the archaeology of the ancient Near East and adjacent areas from North Africa to Central Asia. Archaeology in these regions is a vibrant and active field of research, further stimulated by issues relating to the loss of cultural heritage to war and other factors. The series is published in association with the Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation at the University of Sydney.
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Browse our archaeology titles: https://tr.ee/A5w2QV
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