A Late Quaternary faunal sequence from Lachitu Cave, PNG: Advances in understanding biodiversity and human subsistence in the northern New Guinea lowlands
Seminar
The cave site of Lachitu (RIQ) on the Vanimo coast of New Guinea preserves a large faunal assemblage covering the last few centuries to ~30,000 years ago, offering a unique insight into the subsistence strategy of humans in northern New Guinea from the Pleistocene through to contemporary times.…
Jazz Futures Symposium
Symposium
Beginning with a keynote speech from Dr. Yoko Suzuki, the synposium will comprise a series of presentations, panel discussions and performances held over two days in five parts: Jazz in the Digital Age Teaching Jazz History Reimagining the Jazz Artist in Jazz Education Reimagining the Jazz…
Francophone screening of short films
Other
This year, to celebrate the richness of the Francophonie and the French language, various OIF member embassies invite you to an exceptional evening of screenings of French-language short films. Let us take you on a cinematic journey to the heart of the Francophonie's diversity, with a selection of…
Research Seminar: Investigating Overt and Covert Perpetuation of Prejudice and Bigotry in Children’s Picture Books
Seminar
The call for the publication and use of diverse books for children is gaining momentum worldwide. Dr Helen Adam (Edith Cowan University) and Dr Sally Murphy (Curtin University) studied award-winning Australian picture books in 2019 and 2020. In this seminar they present findings…
SCENES FROM THE MALL: Exploring the balance between recording history and storytelling in everyday life
Seminar
SCENES FROM THE MALL: Exploring the balance between recording history and storytelling in everyday life. All portraits are made to be seen in the future. Pictures such as those in this collection may be most obviously seen as a historical snapshot of people and places but, given the commonplace…
Uncovering Kuwae’s Past: recent fieldwork on Epi Island, Vanuatu
Seminar
In the fifteenth century CE, a massive volcanic eruption on the island of Kuwae reshaped the physical and social landscapes of Central Vanuatu. The disaster resulted in the destruction of a large portion of Kuwae, creating a submarine caldera more than 12 kilometres wide, which separates the…
Mycelium and Microscopes
Workshop
The seriousness of topsoil-loss humanity is facing, is both terrifying and heartbreaking. Creative techniques of ecological intimacy help us to weather this terror. Who might we be if we began to come home to soil? To treat soil as a loved one? Mycelium and Microscopes is a creative soil…