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The lecturers of Asian Studies at Murdoch University

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Introducing the lecturers of Asian Studies...

Meet the people you could be learning from - their latest projects and background within Asian Studies.

Indonesian and Southeast Asian Studies

	Carol Warren Associate Professor, lecturing in anthropology, sociology and community development in Asia + more		David T. Hill Professor of Southeast Asian Studies + more
"University should be about exploring the unknown and turning our everyday assumptions upside down. What better way to embark on this experience of ‘Discovery’ than by exploring other cultures?"		"Supporting Australian students interested in speaking Indonesian and learning more about Indonesia, particularly through in-country study, is one of the most satisfying aspects of my professional life."
	Irianto Tedja Lecturer of Indonesian language + more		Jim Warren Professor + more
"Throughout my teaching career, I have been inspired by the philosophy of Asta Brata, the eight characters of traditional Indonesian leadership."		"For the past Forty years a passion for a forgotten past of ordinary people who have stood outside history and the recovery of a whole set of social relations have been a central preoccupation running through my research, writing and teaching."

Japanese Studies

	Takeshi Moriyama Academic Chair Lecturer in Japanese, Coordinator of Japanese Language and Exchange Program, and Fellow, Asia Research Centre + more		Anja Reid Lecturer / Unit Coordinator + more
"My teaching method in Japanese class is “orchestra method” - I’m the conductor and students are the players."		“My teaching philosophy can be summed up in the words of Socrates: “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel”. The most important and satisfying aspect of my teaching life is awakening students’ unbridled curiosity in cultures other than their own. Taking risks in learning to unlearn, being critically reflective and sharing knowledge are keys to opening up the richness of their own potential.”
	Sandra Wilson Professor + more		Leonie Stickland Lecturer + more
“I am a historian of modern Japan, located in Asian Studies. I teach undergraduate units on Asian history and on the Pacific War of 1941-45, and supervise research students working on Japanese history, on other areas of Japanese Studies and on Australia-Japan relations. I am also in charge of a Training Programme for PhD students in the School of Arts. My major research areas are Japanese politics and society in the 1930s and 1940s, the history of Japanese nationalism, and Allied trials of suspected Japanese war criminals after the Second World War.”		“The Japanese language is rich and complex, and engaging with the challenge of learning, teaching, translating and interpreting it has been my main pastime for four decades. At Murdoch, I share my language-learning experiences with students, and offer them the opportunity to examine aspects of Japanese society and culture through my unit entitled ‘Love and Sexuality in Japan.’”