Area Studies China and Asia
Area Studies China and Asia
Dr. Gary Sigley (席格伦博士) is Professor of Human Geography, Asian Studies and Founding Director of the Confucius Institute at The University of Western Australia. He is also known as Professor TEA.
Dr Gary Sigley 席格伦博士
Professional
· Professor of Human Geography, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Beijing Normal University (2020 – 2024).
· 北京师范大学，地理科学学部，人文地理教授 （2020 至今2024）。
· Professor of Chinese Studies in the Discipline of Asian Studies at The
University of Western Australia (1997-2016).
· 西澳大学亚洲研究学科中国研究领域教授 （1997-2016）。
· Founding Director of the Confucius Institute at The University of Western Australia (2008 – 2013).
· 西澳大学孔子学院创院院长/首任院长（2008-2013）。
Current Affiliations
· World Research Travel Organisation, Deputy Director of the Expert Committee (2023 onwards).
· 世界研学旅游组织，专家委员会副主任（2023年至今）。
· Research Expert, Mosuo Cultural Preservation and Development Research Centre, Lijiang, Yunnan, China (2023 onwards).
中国云南丽江市摩梭文化保护发展研究中心专家（2023年至今）。
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Education Profile（教育经历）
1992-1997: Griffith University, Brisbane. Doctoral Degree (PhD) in the Faculty of Humanities. Dissertation title: ‘Governing Chinese Bodies: Population, Reproduction and Eugenics in Contemporary China’.
1992-1997：格里菲斯大学，布里斯班，博士学位，人文学部，博士论文题目：当代中国的人口、生育与优生研究。
1991: Griffith University, Brisbane. Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Asian and International Studies). Dissertation title: ‘Theory and Practice, “The Return to Marx” and the Agrarian Question: A Critical Inquiry into Chinese Discussion on Agriculture 1978-1985’.
· Awarded First Class Honours.
· Awarded University Medal for Academic Excellence.
1991：格里菲斯大学，布里斯班，优等学士学位（文科学位，亚洲国际研究），论文题目：理论与实践视角下“马克思的回归”与土地问题：中国农业研究 （1978-1985）。荣获一等奖。荣获校级优秀科研奖。
1989-1990: Mandarin Training Centre, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou. Awarded Higher Training Certificate in Modern Chinese.
1989-1990：汉语培训中心，中山大学，广州，获得“现代汉语高级培训证书”。
1987-1990: Griffith University, Brisbane. Bachelor of Arts in Modern Asian Studies: Majoring in Chinese Mandarin, Politics and Culture.
Awarded School Medal for Academic Excellence.
1987-1990：格里菲斯大学，布里斯班，文科学士学位，现代亚洲研究，专业为：中国汉语、政治与文化。荣获院级优秀科研奖。
Teaching and PhD Supervision Profile（教学与博士研究生辅导经历）
During my tenure at The University of Western Australia I was responsible for developing, coordinating and teaching the following areas:
Undergraduate Teaching (本科教学):
Modern Chinese Mandarin（《现代汉语》）. I taught Chinese Mandarin from beginner to advanced levels. At the higher levels I introduced the students to important aspects of Chinese culture, history, philosophy and critical thinking. Some of these students went on to pursue postgraduate students and were thus well equipped to engage deeply with the topic of ‘Chinese Studies’ in both English and Chinese.
Modern Chinese Studies（《现代中国研究》）. I taught several academic units on the modern history and social development of China. The primary language of instruction was English with some use of concepts in Chinese language.
Australia-Asia Relations（《澳大利亚-亚洲关系》）. This academic unit introduced the complex history of Australia’s relations with Asia.
Postgraduate Teaching and Supervision (研究生教学与辅导):
Research and Methodology Skills for Postgraduate Studies（《学术研究方法（社会科学）》）. I was responsible for designing, coordinating and delivering a number of academic units for postgraduate students in Asian Studies. These units introduced the students to the history, debates and utility of different approaches to conducting research in the social sciences.
During the course of my tenure at UWA I successfully supervised 14 doctoral students to completion (成功辅导14位博士研究生获得博士学位). Six of those students had their theses published as books by respected academic publishers.
Publications（科研发表情况）
Books: （专著）
2020: China’s Route Heritage: Mobility Narratives, Modernity and the Ancient Tea Horse Road, London: Routledge.
Book Chapters: （专著论文）
2023: ‘Tea Tourism and Route Heritage: Nakeli Village on China’s Ancient Tea Horse Road’, in Lee Jollife, M.S.M. Aslam, Amnaj Khaokhrueamuang and Li-Hsin Chen (eds) Routledge Handbook of Tea Tourism, London: Routledge, pp. 23-30.
2020: ‘The Exemplary Foreigner: Cultural Heritage Activism in Regional China’, in Ali Mozaffari and Tod Jones (eds) Heritage Movements in Asia: Cultural Heritage Activism, Politics and Identity, New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, pp. 80-106.
2016: ‘From ‘Backwater’ to ‘Bridgehead’: Culture, Modernity and the Reimagining of Yunnan’, in Michael E. Clarke and Douglas Smith (eds), China’s Frontier Regions: Ethnicity, Economic Integration, and Foreign Relations, London: I.B. Taurus.
2013: ‘The Ancient Tea Horse Road and the Politics of Cultural Heritage in Southwest China: Regional Identity in the Context of a Rising China’, in Helaine Silverman and Tami Blumenfield (eds), Cultural Heritage Politics in China, New York: Springer.
2013: ‘Cultural Heritage Tourism and the Ancient Tea Horse Road of Southwest China’, in Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh (ed), China: Developmental Model, State-Civil Societal Interplay and Foreign Relations, Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, pp. 487-500.
Refereed Journal Articles:（学术期刊论文）
2024: (with An Zhuolin, Song Changqing and Su Xiaoyan) ‘Cultural Route Heritage as Mobility Narrative: The world heritage inscription of China’s Grand Canal’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2024.2363824.
2023: (with An Zhuolin) ‘Caravan Modernity: The Strategic Revitalisation of China’s Dynastic Transportation System during the Second Sino–Japanese War’, Asian Studies Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/10357823.2023.2255927.
2022: ‘The Great Tea Road and the Belt and Road Initiative: Cultural policy, mobility narratives and route heritage in contemporary China’, International Journal of Cultural Policy,https://doi.org/10.1080/10286632.2022.2059075.
2022: (with Warwick Powell) ‘Governing the Digital Economy: An Exploration of Blockchains with Chinese Characteristics’, Journal of Contemporary Asia, https://doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2022.2093774.
2022: (with An Zhuolin) ‘澳大利亚和茶：世界上最受欢迎的饮料在澳洲的社会历史’，[Australia and Tea: An Antipodean Social History of the World’s Most
Popular Beverage],《贵州民族研究》，第5期，第 43 卷，pp. 74-80.
2021: ‘Reimagining the ‘Central Plains’ (Zhongyuan) and ‘Borderlands’ (Bianjiang): the cultural heritage scholarship of the Ancient Tea Horse Road (Chamagudao) of Southwest China’, International Journal of Heritage Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2021.1883713.
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2019: (with Su Xiaobo and Song Changqing) ‘The Uses of Reconstructing Heritage in China: Tourism, Heritage Authorization, and Spatial Transformation of the Shaolin Temple’ , Sustainability, 11: 12, pp. 1-21.
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/2/411/htm
2016: ‘The Mountain Changers: Lifestyle migration in Southwest China’, Asian Highlands Perspectives, 40, pp. 233-296.
2015: ‘Tea and China’s Rise: Tea, nationalism and culture in the 21st Century’, Journal of International Communication of Chinese Culture, 2: 3, pp. 319-341.
http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/journal/40636