Ginevra Addis | Biodiversity and Contemporary Art: Exploring Convergence
Seminar
Since 2016, artists have increasingly focused on sustainability and have begun addressing the issues outlined by the 2030 SDGs. In particular, they have responded to SDG No. 15, "Life on Land," which promotes the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, and SDG No. 14, "Life Below Water," which…
Gendered Representation and Patterns of Tea Making in Chaozhou China
Seminar
Chinese tea culture has traditionally been characterized by strong gendered divisions, with men dominating various aspects of tea processing, trading, preparation, and consumption. However, recent ethnographic research conducted in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, along the local tea supply chain,…
The ‘three hearths’: Custom, religion and the state as colliding orders of time and space in Asmat, Indonesian Papua
Seminar
In Melanesia and Indonesia, socio-political life frequently centres around a tripartite relationship between custom, religion and state government. Building on the classic work of Kenelm Burridge, I analyse how tensions between these three institutional domains order the social fields of Asmat…
Women of Empire with Lara Nicholls
Seminar
Women of Empire: British-Australian Women Artists and the Transnational Experience, 1885 – 1907 with Lara Nicholls Join in-person or via Zoom. Link here. Meeting ID: 874 2742 3972, Password: 764601 The British art critic John Ruskin was known for both his devaluation and championing of certain…
The genetic origins and impacts of historical Papuan migrations into Wallacea
Seminar
The Wallacean archipelago is a renowned hotspot for human linguistic and genetic diversity, testimony to a deep history that spans more than 50,000 years. Like their neighbours in Australia and New Guinea, the Indigenous peoples of Wallacea are thought to have remained isolated from outside groups…
Digital Literary Mapping: A Chronotopic Approach or, How to Journey Through the Looking Glass with Alice
Seminar
Please join us for CuSPP Seminar in person (ADH Conference room) and online on Thursday, 8 August from 1-2pm. Please refer to the CuSPP email or email Wesley.Lim@anu.edu.au for the link. This paper presents new ways of mapping literature by means of digital tools for the Twenty-First…
Pathways in Linguistics panel discussion, 1-2pm 8th Aug (Pathways in Linguistics series)
Seminar
Pathways in Linguistics panel discussion, 1-2pm 8th Aug (Pathways in Linguistics series) Join us this August for one or more events in the ‘Pathways in Linguistics’ series. These sessions are open to all students taking, or thinking about taking, courses in Linguistics. If you are interested in…