Author: Colin Mackerras

Colin Mackerras 马克林 Introduction Professor Colin Mackerras (Officer in the Order of Australia, Fellow of the Academy of the Humanities of Australia) is a specialist on Chinese history, musical theatre and ethnic minorities, as well as Australia-China relations and Western images of China, and has published widely on all those subjects. He worked at Griffith University from 1974 to 2004 and has been a professor Emeritus at the University since retirement. He has also worked frequently at the Beijing Foreign Studies University and the Renmin University of China in Beijing. He has written or edited over 40 books and authored about 200 scholarly papers about China. He won a Friendship Award 友谊奖 from the Chinese government in 2014 and in 2016 a Special China Book Award中华图书特殊贡献奖, given to foreigners who have made outstanding contributions in spreading Chinese culture through their writings. He has visited China many times on short- or long-term basis. The main purposes of the visits have been: teaching, research, conferences and tourism. President Xi Jinping visited Australia in 2014 and addressed the Parliament on November 17. He specifically mentioned Colin Mackerras and his work on China. Personal Details Date of birth: August 26, 1939 Place of birth: Sydney, Australia Gender: Male Academic qualifications: 1. B.A. (Melbourne) 1961 2. B.A. Hons (Australian National University) 1962 3. M.Litt (University of Cambridge, England) 1964 4. Ph.D (ANU) 1970 Honorary Degrees *Ph.D (Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan) 2004 *Doctor of the University (Griffith University, Australia) April 2006 Main present positions: Honorary Director, Tourism Confucius Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, Australia, since March 2013. Professor Emeritus in the Department of Business and Social Innovation, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. The title was given by the Griffith University Council on December 6, 2004, following formal retirement on November 25, 2004. Main previous positions: Chair Professor, Renmin University of China, February 20, 2011, three-year appointment. Visiting Professor Renmin University of China 2016 to 2018. Visiting Professor, Beijing Foreign Studies University, various times ranging from 2005 to May and June 2018. Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Department of Chinese Studies, University of Sydney, August to early December 2017. Director, Tourism Confucius Institute, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland, Australia, September 2011 to 1 March 2013. Head of the School of Modern Asian Studies, later Asian and International Studies, mid-1996 to 30 June 2000. Foundation Professor in the Department of International Business and Asian Studies (IBAS), Griffith University from 1 January 1974 until retirement on 25 November 2004. Co-Director of the Key Centre for Asian Languages and Studies, set up jointly at Griffith University and The University of Queensland, July 1988 to December 1996. Research Fellow, Department of Far Eastern History, ANU, 1969–73. Chairman, School of MAS, Griffith University, June 1979 to June 1985. Head, School of MAS, 1988–89. Teacher of English and foreign expert, Beijing Institute of Foreign Languages北京外国语学院, August 1964 to September 1966.