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27 May 2022

Selamat datang. That’s ‘Welcome’ in Bahasa Indonesia. And welcome is truly what each and every guest felt at the Indonesian Culture Event on 20 May 2022, a signature event hosted hosted by the staff and students of the CHL Indonesian Language Program at the Coombs Lecture Theatre. Read more
On 20 May 2022, there was a definite buzz in the air: because it was World Bee Day, folks! And no, we’re not pollen your leg. There is a special day each year to celebrate the brilliance of the busy bee! Let's find out more about this special day and what CHL's Archaeology and Natural History team have to do with bees and pollen. Read more

The show must go on, is what's often said after the passing of a loved one. And it has, but late last year, during the December 2021 Christmas break, the CHL community was shaken by one tragedy after another, losing many among its loved and respected family. Among those was Emeritus Professor Geoff Hope. Many months have passed since he left us, but here's presenting this tribute to a friend and mentor, in the words of CHL Director Professor Simon Haberle... Read more
In the News

Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India wins the prestigious Reid Prize

 CHL's Professor Assa Doron and Emeritus Professor Robin Jefferey (Latrobe/ANU) have been named the 2022 winners of the Asian Studies Association of Australia’s inaugural Reid Prize for the book Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India (Harvard University Press, 2018).

The Reid Prize is the most prestigious prize in Australia and New Zealand for work in the field of Asian studies, which has made an exemplary contribution to the understanding of Asia.

Commemorating Harkitnas, Australian Students Hold Indonesian Cultural Performances

CHL's Indonesian Language Program recently hosted a cultural event attended by more than 100 people, including distinguished guests, the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia, His Excellency Dr Siswo Pramono, and the Distinguished Education and Culture Attaché of the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, Dr Mukhamad Najib. 

The event coincided with the commemoration of National Awakening Day (Harkitnas) and featured musical performances, student narratives, and a film screening.

Challenges for female Chinese students greater than ever


The challenges facing Chinese women in Western society are far greater than just gender, according to Associate Professor Fran Martin from the University of Melbourne, the author of a new book being launched on 31 May at ANU. This event is hosted by CHL and the School's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) Committee, with support from the Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) and the University of Sydney.
  
Sanskrit and Maithili among 8 Indian languages added to Google Translate

Google Translate has been updated with 24 new languages, which includes Sanskrit and other Indian languages such as Assamese, Maithili, Konkani, Mizo, Dogri, Meiteilon (Manipuri), and Bhojpuri. The tech giant now has a total of 19 Indian languages on its language-translation platform. According to a senior software engineer at Google Research, “Sanskrit is the number one, most requested language at Google Translate."

Postcards from the frontlines of climate change


ABC News recently produced its first long form, interactive feature on the Pacific, and not only in English.

It's also available in Tok Pisin, Chinese and Indonesian!

Check it out!

Why you must see Project Banaba – an Exhibition by Katerina Teaiwa

The Auckland, New Zealand-based Pacific Cooperation Foundation recently described their experience of CHL's Professor Katerina Teaiwa exhibition, Project Banaba, as "a complete sensory experience" and cites the reason why this exhibition is a must-see. 
Congratulations

Congratulations, Professor Assa Doron, on winning the prestigious
Reid prize for his co-authored book with Robin Jeffrey, 
Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India!


Well done to CHL PhD Candidate Anthea Snowsill on completing her PhD examination on 9 May 2022. Anthea's thesis is titled, A Tomato of the Floating World: Assembling Inle Lake's Cultural Ecology. Way to go! 

Just Published
Sanskrit-Speaking’ Villages, Faith-Based Development and the Indian Census

CHL Visiting Fellow Patrick Mccartney has just had this article published as part of his enduring Imagining Sanskritland project.

It focuses on a deep dive into India's census data since 1872. 
That's 15 censuses. 
Events

Katerina Teaiwa: Project Banaba
The untold mining history of Banaba Ocean Island
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.

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 Early Career Research Fellow Dr Ursula Frederick in collaboration with CHL Distinguished Professor Sue O’Connor. The artwork reflects upon the archaeological survey process, which Frederick observed during a fieldwork trip to Ningbing Range in Western Australia's Kimberley region with Miriuwung Gajerrong Traditional Owners and rangers.

Dreams of Flight: The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West 

31 May 2022 4:00pm–5:30pm

This 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. There will also be an audience Q & A and a book-signing by Fran.

Click
here to register. 

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.  

Click here to register

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 be delivering the keynote address on “Common methodological and thematic issues in the study of Greco-Roman and East Asian performances” at the Global Asia and the Global Mediterranean conference, hosted by The University of Chicago Center in Beijing. This session scheduled for 9am. 

Registration link to be provided on the website soon

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 


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

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.
It's National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 2022, and ANU has a central resource featuring event listings and lots of NRW-related information. Check it our here.
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.
Event Recordings
CHL Emeritus Professor John Minford
 
For the past three centuries, Pu Songling 蒲松齡 (1640-1715), the author of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 聊齋誌異 has cast a dizzying, hallucinatory spell on his reader, drawing them into the spiritual, emotional and erotic depths of the Chinese Realm of Fantasy. Written in a highly eloquent, witty and allusive form of classical Chinese, his Tales explore in great detail the richly sensuous under-world and dream-world of the traditional Chinese literatus.
Dumplings Class: Image Gallery
ANU Thrive, Engagement and Success and School of Culture, History & Language (CHL) organised a fun-filled afternoon of dumpling folding and conversations this week. Enjoy some moments captured on camera in our event image gallery here!
Opportunities

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. 

See here for details on categories and guidelines. Submit your nominations via this
online form.

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: 31 May 2022 

To apply, click here
WHS Corner

Free Flu Shots for All ANU Staff and Students


Flu season is in full swing in Canberra, so if you've not had you flu shot yet, get vaxxed now! Free flu vaccinations are available for ANU students from the ANU Medical Centre this year, as part of our commitment to their health and wellbeing during the upcoming influenza season. Click here for more student information and here for staff information.
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.

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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