MACKERRAS, Colin

马克林

Professor Emeritus at Griffith University, Fellow of the Academy of Humanities of Australia. Once won a Friendship Award from the Chinese government in 2014 and in 2016 a Special China Book Award, given to foreigners who have made outstanding contributions in spreading Chinese culture through their writings. Main research fields include: Chinese history, musical theatre, ethnic minorities, Australia-China relations and Western images of China. Major publications include: The Rise of the Peking Opera, 1770–1870, Chinese Drama, A Historical Survey, China’s Ethnic Minorities and Globalisation.