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Tag Archives: West Papua
Congratulations, Dr Budi Hernawan OFM !
[Br Budi with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and fellow ANU graduate Rika Korain.] Congratulations to Dr Budi Hernawan for his July graduation for a wonderful PhD thesis, From the Theatre of Torture to the Theatre of Peace: The Politics of … Continue reading
Introduction to the Languages of the Pacific (PASI 2020/6020)
[Photo mosaic of Kanjimei village (PNG) by Darja Hoenigman] This course provides an introductory overview to the languages of the Pacific, extending from Timor in the west through the island of New Guinea out through Melanesia into Pacific Polynesia. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, West Papua
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Comparative perspectives on land – Thinking across the Pacific: Report from the ‘land stream’ of the State of the Pacific Conference (25-26 June 2013)
The Hon Ralph Regenvanu, Minister for Lands, Government of Vanuatu (left), Ms Leisande Otto, World Bank, Vanuatu (middle) and Dr Jim Fingleton, Development Law Consultant participate in the ‘land stream’ panel at SOTP 13, 25 July 2013 (Photo: George Carter). … Continue reading
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Tagged Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, West Papua
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Conflict Management and Resolution: a new course for S2 2013
An exciting new subject is being offered in second semester 2013 as part of the major in Peace, Conflict and War Studies within the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. The subject, Conflict Management and Resolution (ASIA 2087), will … Continue reading
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Tagged Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, West Papua
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Prof. Nick Evans awarded ARC Laureate Fellowship
Professor Nicholas Evans has just been awarded an ARC Laureate Fellowship to pursue research on “the wellsprings of linguistic diversity”. His project “tackles the riddle of why there are so many languages in parts of the world like Australia and … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Papua New Guinea, West Papua
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PhD Scholarship with SSGM Program
The State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program (SSGM) is seeking a highly motivated student to pursue doctoral research from early 2014. The scholarship provides an opportunity for an outstanding scholar with a background in political science, anthropology, human geography, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiji, Melanesia, Nouvelle Calédonie, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, West Papua
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Mid-year at the Melanesian Spearhead Group
This year, as predicted, is shaping up to be one of great significance for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) and its constituent members. The silver jubilee celebrations have been continuing, and today (20 June) sees the annual leaders’ summit in Noumea, at which point the chairmanship will transfer from Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama of Fiji to Victor Tutugoro, the spokesperson for the Front de Libération et Socialiste (FLNKS) of New Caledonia. […] Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Melanesia, New Zealand, Nouvelle Calédonie, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, West Papua
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Navigating Pacific Studies
Semester Two 2013 will see the introduction of an entirely online course into the Bachelor of Pacific Studies syllabus – a first for Pacific Studies at the ANU. PASI 1011 / 6001: Navigating Pacific Studies has been jointly developed by Dr Roannie … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Bougainville, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawai'i, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Melanesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Nouvelle Calédonie, Pacific Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, US, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, West Papua
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West Papua – advocacy, dialogue & engagement
On the eve of the MSG Leaders’ Summit, the Pacific Institute for Public Policy argues that, “it’s time to talk frankly and openly about West Papua’s future. Melanesian leaders face a question integral to their collective identity: How and whether West … Continue reading
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Jobs: SSGM Pacific Research Fellow Positions
The State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, School of International, Political and Strategic Studies, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific is seeking to appoint two Pacific Research Fellows with ongoing research interests in Melanesia (PNG, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, New … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiji, Melanesia, Nouvelle Calédonie, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Vanuatu, West Papua
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Petition to save KIT Library & The Tropenmuseum (Amsterdam)
The Library of the Royal Institute for the Tropics and The Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam’s ethnographic and multicultural museum [with an outstanding permanent exhibition of art and artefacts from New Guinea and Oceania], may close in the next few years if the Government of … Continue reading
Papuan Voices: Australian Tour
2:00-3:30pm 27 May 2013, Sparkes Helmore Theatre, College of Law, ANU. Papuan Voices is a video-advocacy initiative assisting West Papuan communities to tell their stories. It challenges common misconceptions about this troubled territory and builds local storytellers in a region … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Indonesia, West Papua
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ANU Linguistics Newsletter 4(2) (May 2013)
Linguistics newsletter Vol.4 No.2 (May 2013) is now available. This newsletter gives updates on linguistics research at the ANU across the Asia Pacific and includes important information on ongoing research across the island of New Guinea.
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Tagged Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, West Papua
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Charité: return of ancestral remains
On 26 April the Charité University Hospital in Berlin returned the ancestral remains of 33 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to their Traditional Owners. This was the first ever return of Australian Indigenous ancestral remains from a German institution and … Continue reading
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Courage is Contagious: Jennifer Robinson at TEDx Sydney 2013
See ANU Alumna Jen Robinson surprise the audience at the Sydney Opera House on 4 May with her talk at TEDx Sydney 2013 [see the follow-up TEDx video interview].