The Cultural Politics of Allegiance: Statelessness and Citizenship in Vanuatu, 1906–1980.
Seminar
Zoom Linkhttps://bit.ly/2OEVSFr Meeting ID: 937 9210 4939 Passcode: 800615 From 1906–1980 the majority of indigenous people in Vanuatu were stateless. Consequently, the two governing powers in the New Hebrides, France and the United Kingdom, were unable to apply their own nationality legislation…
Apprehending Surtur: A Fiery Friend or Foe?
Seminar
Zoom Linkhttps://bit.ly/2OEVSFr Meeting ID: 937 9210 4939 Passcode: 800615 Iceland does have the coldest name of all nations, but the impact of fire on its land and creatures is significant. Fire is its creator as well as a destructive force; fire’s monstrous powers endlessly test the resources…
Information Session : Program & Course Offerings in Anthropology & Development Studies
Advisory session
The School of Archaeology and Anthropology (ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences) is holding an informational forum next week for any students interested in studying honours or postgraduate programs in development studies or anthropology We also welcome students who have questions about…
Local Sovereignty in an Ambiguous Space: Rethinking Marine Conservation in Fiji
Seminar
Zoom Linkhttps://bit.ly/2OEVSFr Meeting ID: 937 9210 4939 Passcode: 800615 In 2006 a proposed legislation called the “Qoliqoli Bill” that would transfer the property rights of traditional fishing grounds (qoliqoli) from the state to indigenous communities became one of the reasons for a military…
Dialect to Language: Hazara Perspectives on the Recognition of Hazaragi in Australia
Seminar
Zoom Linkhttps://bit.ly/2OEVSFr Meeting ID: 937 9210 4939 Passcode: 800615 Hazaragi has traditionally been considered a dialect, sociolect or ethnolect of Persian (Dari/Farsi) spoken by Hazara people. Australia became the first country to recognise Hazaragi as a distinct language coinciding with…
Against 'Globalization'?
Seminar
Zoom Linkhttps://bit.ly/2OEVSFr Meeting ID: 937 9210 4939 Passcode: 800615 Sedimented orientations to the concept of globalization today often rest on a technocratic triumphalism – ‘time-space compression’ made possible by emerging technologies, ‘flows’ of various kinds transforming ‘-scapes’…