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Crosscurrents
13 May 2022

The Australian National University was recently host to the DFAT-organised 2022 New Colombo Plan National Summit, Towards 2030 – Reconnecting with the Region. Higher education consultant and CHL PhD Candidate, Elena Williams, was invited to speak about her research on the impact of The New Colombo Plan on Australian students and Indonesian host communities. Read more

The Student Motivations project was conceptualised to provide vital insights into how Japanese-language students understand their learning journey, common trends in this journey, and the impact of Covid-19 on their motivation and engagement. As part of this larger initiative, the project team—Dr Rowena Ward, Dr Toshiyuki Nakamura, Professor Carol Hayes, and Dr Laura Emily Clark—held a seminar recently to share the initial findings of the Student Motivations project, supported by Sakura Network and Japan Foundation, Sydney. Read more

In her new book, Dreams of Flight, Associate Professor Fran Martin from the University of Melbourne explores how young Chinese women negotiate competing pressures on their identity while studying abroad. Later this month, in an event hosted by CHL and CHL's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) Committee, Fran will talk about educational mobility and the making of gendered subjects. The event is supported by the Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) and the University of Sydney. Read more

In the News

Peter A. Jackson and Benjamin Baumann, "Deities... by The Nordic Asia Podcast: 
An interview with Peter A. Jackson and Benjamin Baumann

 
In this 30-minute podcast, CHL Emeritus Professor Peter A Jackson chats with his co-editor Assistant Professor Benjamin Baumann on their new book, Deities and Divas: Queer Ritual Specialists in Myanmar, Thailand and Beyond, which details the very prominent roles that gay men and trans women are playing in the spirit medium cults rapidly growing in Myanmar, Thailand and other parts of Buddhist Southeast Asia.

Timo and Katerina –
talking about teaching
Award-winning educators in conversation


In a deep and wide-ranging conversation, Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) recipients, CHL's Professor Katerina Teaiwa and Dr Timo Henckel from the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, sat down together to share insights and perspectives on their academic inspirations and careers. Themes of discussion ranged from storytelling and technology to career progression in the academy and where knowledge systems sit within the wider world.

China Story Yearbook offers contradictions amid crisis
 
CHL's Dr Esther Sunkyung Klein is co-author of China Story Yearbook 2021: Contradiction, a detailed synopsis of China, which presents a stellar set of diverse stories about action and reaction, motion and resistance. Dr Esther Sunkyung Klein has also provided an overview of the yearbook in this four-minute video.

New horizons: what can a biologist bring to the study of language endangerment?

Well, more than one would imagine, discovered Professor Lindell Bromham from the ANU Research School of Biology and Professor Felicity Meakins, Dr Hedvig Skirgård and Dr Simon Greenhill from the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language 
Congratulations


Congratulations, Emeritus Professor Peter J Rimmer, on being awarded the
J.P. Thomson Medal by the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland (RGSQ)! So richly deserved!


Hearty congrats to Subhan Zein on being awarded the British Council's Future of English Research Grant. Well done! 
Dr Ben Shaw has been elected as Fellow to the Society of Antiquaries of London. Congratulations, Ben! 
Congrats, Evie Sharman, on winning the ANU Gender Institute Prize for Excellence in Gender and Sexuality Research for your honours thesis, Kanaky, Mère Rebelle’: Charting Radical Histories of Kanak Women’s Activism! 
Fieldwork Showcase
Professor Simon Haberle, Matthew Adeleye and David Bowman at the Tasmania Fire Centre just completed another amazing phase of fieldwork on Three Hummock Island (lutruwita/Tasmania), combining palaeoecology and pyrogeography to develop a transdisciplinary understanding of fire in the Southern Hemisphere.

Here’s a special visual glimpse into their experience onsite. 

Fieldwork Showcase
Events

Anthropology Seminar Series 2022 
28 February–23 May 2022, 3:00pm–4:00pm

The cross-campus seminar series in anthropology is back! Next up are Cynicism and Multiplicity: Residential Entanglements within Urban Power Relations in Mongolia (Rebekah Plueckhahn, University of Melbourne) on 16 May and See How We Roll: Enduring Exile Between Desert and Urban Australia: Reflections on Method and Writing (Melinda Hinkson, Deakin University) on 23 May. 

You can also join the seminars via Zoom.

Katerina Teaiwa: Project Banaba
5 March–29 May 2022



The works and personal narratives of Banaban scholar and artist, CHL's Professor Katerina Teaiwa, are a travelling multimedia installation commemorating the history of Banaba, also known as Ocean Island in the Moana Pacific. 


The exhibition explores the untold New Zealand phosphate mining history in Banaba Island; and the resilience of the Banaban community in the face of social
and political adversity.

Wemba Wamba Yumerraki: An immersive approach to research
18 May 2022, 12:00pm

Storytelling is at the heart of Indigenous knowledge systems, and the visualisation of the data analysis is posited through CHL's Jennifer Mason perspective as a Gourrmjanyuk woman of the Wemba Wamba Nation.

Her research aims to take audiences on an immersive journey, gathering oral histories and experiencing culture, as she pieces together Wemba Wamba songlines and yumerraki (dreaming stories). 


Register here.

Book Talk: The Emergence
of Global Maoism

Dr Matthew Galway

19 May 2022, 4:00pm–5:30pm

How did Maoism go global? This book talk for The Emergence of Global Maoism: China’s Red Evangelism and the Cambodian Communist Movement, 1949-1979 (Cornell University Press, 2022) by author and CHL Lecturer Dr Matthew Galway explores the link between the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to globalize Maoism and the dialectical engagement of exported Maoism by intellectuals who became Maoists in Cambodia.

Registration is essential.

Indonesian Culture Event
20 May 2022 2:45pm–5:30pm

Get set for a taste of true Indonesia with this potpourri of Indonesian culture, presented by students of the CHL Indonesian Studies Program. The event itinerary includes a screening of the Indonesian movie, Di Balik '98 (Behind '98), a traditional musical performance, an engaging quiz, and students narrating stories about their motivations and experiences of learning Indonesian.

Click here for details.

The ‘Nothing’ that Women Do: Storytelling the Lives of Japan’s Sindhi Merchant Wives 
20 May 2022 3:00pm–4:30pm


As part of her Thesis Proposal Review (TPR), CHL PhD candidate Mamta Sachan Kumar presents the story of ‘nothing’ as she enquires into the lives and roles of the women in her childhood community – Japan’s Sindhi merchant diaspora.



Click here for more information.

Celebrating Professor Carol Hayes
25 May 2022 5:00pm–6:30pm

This ANU Japan Institute Seminar celebrates the achievements of CHL's Professor Carol Hayes. Recognized for her creative education design and charismatic teaching, Carol has had an extraordinary impact on the course of Japanese language teaching in Australia.

Click here to register.

Dumpling folding and chats 
26 May 2022 12:00pm–2:00pm

Join ANU Thrive, Engagement and Success and CHL for an afternoon of dumpling folding and chats.

We will be making vegetarian dumplings and show you a few easy techniques to fold your very own dumplings – a great opportunity to mingle, meet new people and chat while folding your dumplings.


Registration is essential.

Dreams of Flight: The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West 
31 May 2022 4:00pm–5:30pm

This live panel discussion, facilitated by CHL's Professor Ari Heinrich, with a panel chaired by CHL's Dr Ying Xin Show, features Associate Professor Fran Martin (University of Melbourne) on her new book, Dreams of Flight: The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West.

For discounted pre-orders and to register, click
here.

ESfO Conference 2022: The Oceanic Exchange: disease, depopulation and disruption in the post-contact Pacific
2–5 June 2022

CHL's Dr Christopher Ballard is among the specialists from multiple disciplines to reflect on recent changes in thinking about the scale and impact of depopulation in the Pacific, including a critical review of earlier tendencies to downplay reports of population loss.  

To register and for more information, click here

ANU Asia Pacific Week 2022
20–23 June 2022

The ANU Asia Pacific Week interdisciplinary conference brings together high-calibre students and young professionals from around the world. It consists of thought-provoking panels, workshops, and a vibrant social schedule to provide opportunities to network and engage with like-minded peers, policymakers, world-class academics and leaders. The 2022 theme is ‘Pathways to Transformation: Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty’. 


Registration to open soon.

Gender and Cultural Diversity in Political Leadership in Australia, Asia and the Pacific
13–15 July 2022, 9:00am–7:00pm (plus evening events)


This landmark workshop brings together scholars working on gender and politics across Asia and the Pacific to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue about gender, political leadership and representation. This is an ANU Gender Institute Signature Event, supported by The ANU Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, The Centre for Asian Australian Leadership and CHL.

To register, click
 here
This year we celebrate 20 years of Australia's National Archaeology Week, from 15–21 May. Click here to see how to get involved!
Event Recordings
At this recent event hosted by PAMBUindependent researcher Jan Hasselberg spoke about his project to locate historical photo collections of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea and West Papua, 1875–1940) in archives, libraries and museums around the world, and to compile a list of these collections for researchers, including people from New Guinea looking for links to their history. 
Malaysia Institute Film Night: A Snapshot
Malaysian New Wave independent film maker Tan Chui Mui had her latest film, Barbarian Invasion screen at the ANU Malaysia Institute film night on Monday evening. Deputy High Commissioner of Malaysia to Australia, Mr Mohd Fareed Zakaria, and his wife were special guests, jointly presented by the ANU Malaysia Institute and the ANU Malaysian Students’ Organisation. Enjoy a selection of images from the night here.
BASIA Connect: Sushi and Conversations Image Gallery
Students and staff gathered in the HC Coombs Tea Room Thurs 21 April 2022 for an informal get together over sushi, mingle with fellow students and staff with shared common interests, connect, catch up with old friends and meet some new. Here's a glimpse of some wonderful moments shared!
Opportunities

MEXT Scholarship Undergraduate & Research Categories 
Applications close 25 May


The Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - MEXT) offers a range of scholarships to Australian Citizens who wish to study at Japanese universities. Applications for the Undergraduate and Research categories are now open. 

For details of each category, including eligibility and the application process, click
here.

Malaysia-Australia Maritime Exchange Young Scholars
Virtual Fellowships

July 2022–December 2022


The ANU Malaysia Institute is pleased to announce two Virtual Visiting Research Fellowships beginning in July 2022 funded by DFAT to do research on key maritime issues of interest to Australia, Malaysia and the Southeast Asian region.

Deadline: 15 May 2022 

To apply, click here
WHS Corner
WHS on Campus: Travel Risk Assessment Requirements

If you have travel plans and need help with filling out forms or general advice, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us on whs.chl@anu.edu.au.
 
Reconciliation Australia News and Publications

Reconciliation Australia is the lead body for reconciliation in Australia. They inspire and build relationships, respect and trust between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians. 
You can access relevant publications of Reconciliation Australia here.
If you are interested in supporting the work and research of our School, you can now donate to the School of Culture, History & Language fund here.

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