DNA analysis of ancient human remains has shed new light on an "explosion" of intermixing cultures and genetics in an island region north of Australia known as Wallacea. The study, conducted by researchers from ANU, including study co-authors CHL Distinguished Professor Sue O' Connor and CHL DECRA Fellow Dr Stuart Hawkins, is the first to use this kind of ancient DNA analysis to clarify, from an ancient genetic perspective, the significant maritime migration of Austronesian-speaking peoples out of Taiwan, southern China and the Philippines into Wallacea. This significant migration occurred between 3,000 and 3,500 years ago. Read more
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What do an anthropologist and a cruise ship have in common? Well, more than you’d imagine. When they come together, the knowledge and learning of our world only becomes more real. This is what happened when Emeritus Professor Kathryn Robinson first hopped on board a new journey as an anthropologist. Read more
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There has long been an opportunity for researchers to be more inclusive of traditional knowledge systems. Yet, part of the problem has been that researchers have traditionally often viewed engagement with Indigenous communities as merely an exercise in extracting knowledge, rather than a collaborative learning opportunity. Bringing together Indigenous communities and university academics is the pressing need to foster an ideal environment for scoping out better ways of integrating Indigenous knowledge and learning into education, research and training approaches. And that was the objective of the series of workshops recently organised by CHL's Associate Professor Janelle Stevenson. Read more
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Research provides understanding of migration of early peoples into Oceania
The National Tribune recently featured the findings highlighted in the ground-breaking research led by CHL's Dr Ben Shaw, which revealed "the social processes associated with one of the greatest migrations in human history.”
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'War of attrition': Ukraine conflict enters 100th day
Late last week, as the invasion of Ukraine entered its 100th day, CHL's Leonid Petrov commented to the media that Putin will fight to restore the Russian empire for as long as he lives. "The value he puts on human life is extremely low."
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India Now: Episode 1
CHL's Dr Meera Ashar was a guest speaker on the first edition of new ABC iView program India Now, featuring news, culture and politics from India and the subcontinent. Meera spoke on India and colonialism.
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Well done to CHL PhD Candidate Qing Yan on completing her PhD examination on 30 May 2022. Qing's thesis is titled Visual forms of canonical interpretation in Song China (960–1279). Congrats!
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Unseeded
Towards Deep Time: CABAH Art Series | 16 May–12 July 2022
Mon–Wed 10am–4pm
Unseeded is a collection of 35 hand-blown glass boab nut forms developed by CHL ARC Discovery ECR Fellow Dr Ursula Frederick in collaboration with CHL Distinguished Professor Sue O’Connor. The artwork reflects upon the archaeological survey process observed by Frederick during fieldwork in Ningbing Range in Western Australia's Kimberley region with Miriuwung Gajerrong Traditional Owners and rangers.
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Global Asia and the Global Mediterranean Conference
11 June 2022 8am–8:30pm
Together with Professor Naomi Weiss from Harvard University, CHL's Associate Professor Roald Maliangkay will deliver the keynote address on “Common methodological and thematic issues in the study of Greco-Roman and East Asian performances” at this conference, hosted by The University of Chicago Center in Beijing. This session is scheduled for 9am, and the registration details are on the website.
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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’.
For more information, click here.
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Gender and Cultural Diversity in Political Leadership in Australia, Asia and the Pacific
13–15 July 2022, 9:00am–7:00pm
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.
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Anthropology Seminar Series 2022
25 July–25 October 2022, 3:00pm–4:00pm
The cross-campus seminar series in anthropology will return in Semester 2 with a new set of seminars! Watch this space for more in the coming months.
Check out the lineup planned for the Semester on the event website.
These seminars are online, free and open to all, with no registration required. You can join the seminars via Zoom.
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No community is an island: Unpacking a tricky terminology using Oceanic examples
1 August 2022, 2:00pm–3:30pm
As part of CHL SYNAPSE Trans-Disciplinary Seminar Series, James L. Flexner, Senior Lecturer in Historical Archaeology and Heritage at the University of Sydney, speaks on the ways that 'community' is expressed in local vernaculars, and why it is important to refine our use of the term—particularly as close partnerships with living Pacific communities become key to the future of research in the region.
Register here.
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This ANU Japan Institute Seminar celebrated the lifetime achievements of ANU Distinguished Educator and CHL's Professor Carol Hayes. Carol has had an extraordinary impact on the course of Japanese language teaching in Australia: she is recognised for her creative education design, charismatic teaching and innovative use of technology. She is also a distinguished scholar of Japanese poetry and a practising poet and artist with an extraordinary network of alumni, community and academic colleagues.
In this first instalment of the 2022 SARI Seminar Series, CHL's Associate Professor McComas Taylor spoke about his landmark and unique translation of The Viṣṇu Purāṇa, the first complete English translation of this text in 200 years.
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As China's Three-Child Policy was met with public outcry, CHL's Annie Luman Ren cites a creative response, which offers insight into the challenges faced by young Chinese people and the important role literature plays in shaping their views and experiences of contemporary China.
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Journalist and CABAH media consultant Fiona Gruber captures the story of how Canberra/Ngunawal/Ngambri-based artist and researcher UK Frederick created her work 'Unseeded' for CABAH's Art Series.
Unseeded is a collection of 35 hand-blown glass boab nut forms developed by CHL ARC Discovery ECR Fellow Dr Ursula Frederick in collaboration with CHL Distinguished Professor Sue O’Connor. The artwork reflects upon the archaeological survey process observed by Frederick during fieldwork in Ningbing Range in Western Australia's Kimberley region with Miriuwung Gajerrong Traditional Owners and rangers.
Check out the podcast as well as this video promo
of the collection and how it came about.
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In the new, thoroughly revised second edition of Words of Wonder: Endangered Languages and What They Tell Us, Second Edition (formerly called Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us), renowned scholar and CoEDL Director Professor Nicholas Evans delivers an accessible and incisive text covering the impact of mass language endangerment.
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Also check out the following published works:
- Dr Yuri Takahashi's new publication about Myanmar musical instruments has just been published in the TAASA Review, the journal of the Asian Arts Society of Australia, Volume 31, No.2, June 2022, featuring metalwork in Asia.
- Dr Charles Radclyffe's paper, Sereke Pua (‘Pottery-Making’): History of a Dying Tradition on Lauru (Choiseul), Solomon Islands has been published in The Journal of Pacific History. The article is also available in Solomon Islands Pijin.
- Professor Simon Haberle was part of the Demonstrating the potential of amberat middens for understanding late quaternary palaeoenvironments in the Central Pilbara, Western Australia research project, led by Emily McBride and Lynley Wallis, working with Banjima on their lands.
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Important Announcement on CHL Publications
We have a new functional mailbox dedicated to all
publications-related submissions and queries.
Going forward, please address any emails for CHL
publications to publications.chl@anu.edu.au.
We will no longer be using communicate.chl@anu.edu.au for this purpose.
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2022 Alumni Awards:
Call for Nominations
Nominations close 10 July 2022
It's time to start thinking about those amazing and inspirational alumni you know who deserve recognition through this prestigious award. These awards are a wonderful way to identify, share and celebrate the stories of exceptional individuals within our community.
Click here for details on categories and guidelines. Submit your nominations via this online form.
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Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Deadline: 15 September 2022
Undertake collaborative research with faculty in the arts, humanities and social sciences at ANU with this award. The Distinguished Scholar also will engage with faculty, staff and students through guest lectures, seminars, and one-on-one interactions and will explore long-term collaborations and institutional linkages between her/his home institution and ANU.
Click here for details.
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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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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.
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We aspire to take your stories and experiences to the wider audience, be it at CHL, CAP, ANU or even beyond. And who better to tell these stories than the people at the heart of it?
We want to hear from you about your research, study, observations, field experiences and lots more! You can share these in any form you like, either through an article, a feature, prose or poetry, through images and captions, and even phone videos. Alternatively, have a conversation with us and we can help write your stories for you.
Let’s collaborate. Reach out and keep us informed! Email communicate.chl@anu.edu.au.
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