NCSAS Symposium 2002 - Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Silk Road
National Centre for South Asian Studies (Monash Asia Institute) and Asia Society
- Tuesday 12 Nov 2002, 5.30 pm to 9pm
- Monash Conference Centre, Level 7, 30 Collins St, Melbourne 3000
This symposium is designed to rekindle interest in Afghanistan's cultural and historical heritage. September 11 had a devastating impact on Afghanistan, and now it is time to rebuild and focus on positive change.
The speakers are:
- Dr Shahram Akbarzadeh: 'The Silk Road today: oil, gas and Afghanistan'
- Dr Farid Bezhan: 'Images of the Silk Road in Afghani fiction'
- Dr Andrea di Castro: 'Afghanistan: Centre of Asia, Borderland of Empires'
- Dr Colin Hope: 'From Bagram to the Sahara: the classical era'
About the Speakers
Shahram Akbarzadeh is a specialist on Central Asia and a Research Fellow with the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
Farid Bezhan, has just completed his doctorate at Monash University on the subject of modern Afghani fiction. He is a former member of the Persian Department, University of Kabul. He has written 10 books about the culture of Afghanistan.
Dr Andrea di Castro, Hon. Fellow University of Melbourne, is a specialist on the archaeology of South Asia, in particular the Gandhara era and the Himalayan region.
Dr Colin Hope is the head of the Archaeology Department at Monash University and the Director of Excavations at various sites in the Sahara.
Fees $10.00 per head (includes refreshments during interval)
Enquiries and RSVP : Dugald Murray (dugald.murray@buseco.monash.edu.au ) Tel: 9903 1126