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Crosscurrents
29 April 2022

At the School of Culture, History & Language (CHL), it’s been a ongoing endeavour to champion initiatives from diverse walks of life and it is integral to CHL’s culture of inclusion and diversity. In line with this foundational value, CHL is a strong advocate of initiatives that encourage indigenising university spaces and supports collaborative projects with Indigenous communities across Oceania. This year marks the launch of a CHL Early Career Researchers' (ECR) Collective—Murrindyarr-yaba, a culturally safe space for members to come together and interact. Here’s introducing the faces and personalities that constitute this Collective, its mission, objectives and spirit. Read more

Finding a piece of ancient pottery was like finding a needle in a haystack for ANU researchers who have shed new light on how Papua New Guinea served as a launching pad for the colonisation of the Pacificone of the greatest migrations in human history. Lead researcher CHL's Dr Ben Shaw believes that this unexpected discovery finally provides the evidence that was needed to help explain one of the greatest migrations in human history. Read more

This year marks a remarkable 50-year connection and collaboration for ANU Archaeology with the Republic of Vanuatu. However, it is also tinged with a considerable degree of sadness and loss. A recently published obituary by CHL Associate Professor Stuart Bedford, CASS Emeritus Professor Matthew Spriggs and others attempts to put their contributions into perspective and at the same time emphasises their role in raising the profile of ANU.  The fieldworkers were Uminduru ‘Jerry’ Taki (Erromango), Jimmy Sananbath (northwest Malakula), Frank Inhat (Aneityum), Sempet Naritantop (Erromango) and Eli Field Malau (Vanua Lava). Read more

 Ever wondered what it’s like to study abroad? ANU Law student ambassador and final-year Bachelor of Asian Studies/Laws (Hons) student Cherish Tay gives us the low-down on her adventures and experiences studying in Taiwan in her new blog series. Read more

In the News

A New Books Network interview featuring Ari Larissa Heinrich on The Membranes
 
CHL's Professor Ari Larissa Heinrich recently spoke to New Books Network about his translation of Ta-wei Chi's book, The Membranes, which brings "Chi’s hybrid punk sensibility to all readers interested in books that test the limits of where speculative fiction can go". 

New archaeological discovery sheds light on early Pacific colonisation

Catch CHL's Dr Ben Shaw on Radio Australia, talking about the journey of the Lapita people who went on to migrate to countries across the Pacific. Ben has been the lead researcher on a recent archaeological find that's helped explain the colonisation of Pacific islands over 3,000 years ago.
Congratulations

ANU Anthropology: Highest-ranking discipline at ANU and No.6 Globally  
Here's a real reason to celebrate: Anthropology is the highest-ranking discipline at ANU in the latest QS Rankings! Globally, the Anthropology at ANU is ranked at No.6! Way to go!

Events
CHL Flagship SYNAPSE Seminar Series 2022: It's Back!

Questioning the timing, magnitude and consequences of Pacific depopulation following European contacts
SYNAPSE Seminar Series 2022
2 May 2022 2:00pm–3:30pm

Kicking off this year's SYNAPSE Series is Christophe Sand, Senior Archaeologist for the New Caledonia Government. In this hybrid seminar, he looks to 
question the timing, magnitude & consequences of Pacific depopulation.

Register here.

Politics of migration: New perspectives on the 3rd millennium in Europe 
SYNAPSE Seminar Series 2022

2 May 2022 6:00pm–7:30pm

In this online-only seminar, archaeology Professors Daniela Hoffman and Martin Furholt from Norway will deconstruct some of the key assumptions regarding the 3rd millennium migrations, using both archaeological and aDNA evidence.


Register 
here.
 

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

The cross-campus seminar series in anthropology is back with in-person meetings (RSSS 2.56) and streaming (no recording) seminars on Zoom. Next up is "Our Bula Spirit Awaits You!" (When Borders Reopen): Indigenous Wellbeing and Romanticised Inequality in Post-COVID Tourism Campaigns (Tarryn Phillips, John Taylor, Edward Narain and Philippa Chandler, Latrobe University) on 
2 May


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.

Plantation After/Lives - Roots, Routes, and Relations Symposium 
29 April 2022, 1:00pm–6:00pm

CHL's Professor Katerina Teaiwa will participate in the Keynote Conversation and Q&A sessions of this online symposium, hosted by the University of Texas at Austin.

Register
here

Career pathways: Everything you need to know about DFAT Graduate Program 
2 May 2022 5:15pm–6:15pm


Each year, the DFAT selects a diverse range of graduates into
its two-year graduate program. It prepares you for a rewarding career with the Department. 


Register here.

A Shared Bewilderment - An Imaginary Conversation with Pu Songling 蒲松齡 
3 May 2022 12:30pm–2:00pm


Join CHL Emeritus Professor John Minford in this hybrid-format seminar on Pu Pu Songling 蒲松齡 (16401715)'s Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 聊齋誌異. Written in a highly eloquent, witty and allusive form of classical Chinese, it explores in great detail the richly sensuous under-world and dream-world of the traditional Chinese literatus. 


Register here.

Photographs from New Guinea, 1875–1940
3 May 2022 2pm–3:30pm


Join independent researcher, Jan Hasselberg, to hear 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. 

Register here.

Report Launch: Australian-Asian Research Collaborations in the Humanities: Mapping the Present, Planning the Future
4 May 2022 2:30pm–4:30pm

The National Library of Australia will host the launch of this Academy of Humanities two-volume report, which outlines the potential for collaboration with key partners across the Asian region: China, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and India. 



To RSVP, either for in person or online attendance, here.

Student Motivations: Why Japanese at the intermediate and advanced levels?  
4 May 2022 5:00pm


Student Motivations is an ongoing investigation into who as of 2021 was studying Japanese at intermediate and advanced levels in Australian universities, and their motivations for continuing. In this seminar, the project team, comprising CHL's Professor Carol Hayes and Dr Toshiyuki Nakamura, Dr Rowena Ward and Dr Laura Emily Clark, will present their initial findings.

Register here.

History, Culture & Contemporary Gender Discourse: Tracing the Historical Progression of Gender Roles in Solomon Islands
9 May 2022 10:00am–11:30am

As part of her Thesis Proposal Review (TPR), CHL PhD Candidate Anna (Annie) Kwai looks to reconstruct gender roles in precolonial Solomon Islands and traces their progression through the colonial and postcolonial periods to offer an Indigenous historiography that places the status and agency of women at its centre.

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.

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
Event Recordings
Check out some recordings of recent events here:
 
Injunctions Against “Homosexuality” in the Chinese Bible 
(Associate Professor Benjamin Penny)

This talk explored the sexual relations between men cited in variations of the Chinese translations of the Bible.
 
(John Zubrzycki- Asian Studies '82, Kate Walton- Asian Studies '09, & Sarah Sloan -Asia-Pacific Studies '12, Grad Dip Asia-Pacific Studies '12)
 
As part of ANU Alumni Week 2022, CAP Associate Dean, Education
Dr Mathew Davies chaired a panel of distinguished alumni, including CHL alumni, as they addressed the future of the region from a variety of perspectives, disciplines and experiences. 
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

ANU: A Smoke-free Campus

There has been an increase of instances of people smoking on campus and a misconception of the area at the end of University Ave in the Kambri precinct still being a Designated Outdoor Smoking Area (DOSA). 

The Kambri precinct DOSA is no longer in place, and smoking must occur off campus.
There are links to resources on our wellbeing pages for assistance to reduce and quit smoking if people wish to use them. 
 
Thankyou for your assistance in reducing these occurrences on campus by spreading the word that ANU is a smoke-free campus. 
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.

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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