This is the fourth volume in the series of Australian–Asian Association publications and carries on the interdisciplinary and international tradition of the same. The intensely provocative theme of ‘change’ is traced through motifs of convergence or conflict across a multiplicity of disciplines. The volume has attracted contributions from some of the best-known authorities in their different fields. The papers cover subjects ranging from Sri Lankan cricket to diplomacy on the world scene; from literary ‘blogging’ to trade performance; from Bollywood audiences to aboriginal rights in Australia and the development of Australian studies in Spain; from a nineteenth-century Shakespeare production in Sri Lanka to a performance of Bizet’s ‘The Pearl Fishers’ in Sydney. They cover the phenomenon of change as it manifests itself in a range of disciplines and highlight
shared commonalities as well as contrasted experiences and perspectives. The book is a record of the richness of the dialogue between disparate groups connected by scholarly interest and intellectual curiosity, in fact, a global academic community.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Cynthia vanden Driesen
Cynthia vanden Driesen was born and educated in Sri Lanka and completed her postgraduate studies at the University of Western Asutralia. She has taught at universities in Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Korea and Australia where she is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of International Community and Cultural Studies at Edith Cowan University. Her books include The Novels of R.K. Narayan (1986); an anthology of Australian Literature for Korean Readers, trans. Choi Jin Yong (1995); Centering the Margins: Perspectives on Literatures in English from India, Africa (1995); Celebrations: Fifty Years of Sri Lanka-Australia Interaction, ed. with lan vanden Driesen (2000); New Directions in Australian Studies, ed. with Adrian Mitchell (2000); Asian-Australian Encounters, ed. with Satendra Nandan (2002). She is currently working on a book exploring selected works of Patrick White as postcolonial texts.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ian vanden Driesen
Ian vanden Driesen completed undergraduate studies at the University of Ceylon and doctoral studies at the London School of Economics. He has taught at universities in Sri Lanka, West Africa and Western Australia and was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University. His research interests are in the area of economics, particularly aspects of the economic history and development economics of Sri Lanka, West Africa and Australia. He is currently Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the Business School of the University of Western Australia.
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