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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">School of Culture, History and Language</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">ANU College of Asia and the Pacific</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Department of Pacific and Asian History
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">2016 Seminar Series<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thursday, 25 Feb, 3:00pm - 4:30pm<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Griffin Room, J.G. Crawford Building (132)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">132 Lennox Crossing, ANU</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Mana in Motion: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Biak transformations of an Austronesian concept
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thesis Proposal Review<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bruma Rios Mendoza</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The pan-Oceanic concept of mana – understood broadly as power, efficacy and authority (Blust, 2007) – has been a predominant subject of analysis since the beginnings of anthropology as a discipline. Recently there has
been a resurgence of interest amongst linguists and anthropologists seeking to identify and understand concepts expressive of mana from a variety of perspectives. My research proposal aims to contribute to this renewed interest in mana through ethnographic
exploration of the lives of Biak people, who are distributed widely along the northwest coast of New Guinea and its neighbouring islands. Specifically, I aim to shed light on the transformations of mana terms and related practices in a region of intense flow
and intercultural contact, by contextualizing Biak linguistic data both historically and ethnographically.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seminar enquiries: <a href="mailto:andrew.delisle@anu.edu.au">
andrew.delisle@anu.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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