Please join us for a two-day conference and a Celebratory Reception to celebrate the 50 years of the School of Archaeology and Anthropology!

Conference:

Thursday 1 February 2024, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm

Friday 2 February 2024, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

ANU Union, 3 Rimmer Street

 

Celebratory Reception:

Thursday 1 February 2024, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

ANU Union, 3 Rimmer Street

 

PROGRAMME

Day 1: Thursday 1 February

9:30 am: Registration

Session 1: Indigenous Engagement

9:45 am: Welcome

10:00 am: A History of Indigenous Engagement in the School

10:15 am: Keynote Address – Mr Sam Juparulla Wickman, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

11:15 am: Short Talks – Community Engagement in Practice

12:15 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A

12:45 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch Break

Session 2: Anthropology and Planetary Futures

1:45 pm: Session Introduction – Associate Professor Caroline Schuster

2:00 pm: A History of Research Contributions to Changing Environments

2:15 pm: Environmental Research in Action Talks

3:15 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A

3:45 pm: Keynote Address – Professor Brad Weiss, College of William and Mary, USA

4:30 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Reception

 

Day 2: Friday 2 February

9:30 am: Registration

Session 3: Intrepid Methods

9:45 am: Welcome

9:50 am: A History of Archaeology and Shifting Technologies

10:00 am: Keynote Address – Professor Dorian Fuller, University College London

11:00 am: Short Talks – Methodological Innovations Into the Future

12:00 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch Break