New Fieldwork on Old Mission Sites on Tanna and Erromango, Vanuatu
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The story of early Christian Mission work on the southern islands of Vanuatu remained largely forgotten in the 21st century until ‘reconciliation’ ceremonies with the families of missionaries killed in the 1800s brought Erromango back to the attention of the wider world. Archaeology related to…
Childhoods in South Asia: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
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Childhoods in South Asia: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives provides an interdisciplinary platform for scholars and NGO representatives who work in the areas of childhood and education in South Asia. In response to adult speculation and debates around political, social and economic…
Childhoods in South Asia: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
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Childhoods in South Asia: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives provides an interdisciplinary platform for scholars and NGO representatives who work in the areas of childhood and education in South Asia. In response to adult speculation and debates around political, social and economic…
Mulvaney Lecture 2013: Collateral evidence: Ethnographic analogy revisited
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Reliance on analogy, especially ethnographic analogy, is as contentious in archaeology as it is ubiquitous, and it is once again the centre of sharp controversy about disciplinary ambitions, epistemic identity, and norms of credible practice. What basis can there be, ask contemporary critics of…
The Challenges for Participatory Development in Contemporary Development Practice
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ACFID Universities Linkages Conference This is the third conference as part of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Universities Linkages, which brings scholars and aid practitioners together to discuss important development issues. Participatory development…
Anthropology Seminar Series. Second semester 2012
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Anthropology Seminar Series Second semester 2012 VENUE: Seminar room A Coombs Building TIME & DAY: 9.30am Wednesdays (refer dates below) July 25 Rohan Bastin: Distinguished early and absolutely: secularized sovereignty in India and Sri Lanka. August 1 Cameo Dalley: ‘Well I…