[ANU Pacific.Institute] Pacific-themed Anthropology seminars in semester 1

[Matt Tomlinson]

Dear Pacific Institute members,

The regular Monday-afternoon Anthropology seminar series begins next week on 28 February with a talk from Miranda Forsyth on "Sorcery Accusation Related Violence: Fighting the Wildfire of SARV." Seminars are free and open to all. We meet from 3:00-4:00pm in the RSSS Building, room 2.56, but will also stream (but not record) the seminars on Zoom: meeting ID: 937 9210 4939, Passcode: 800615.

Another Pacific-themed seminar is on 2 May, when Tarryn Phillips, Jack Taylor, Edward Narain and Philippa Chandler (Latrobe University) will present: "'Our Bula Spirit Awaits You!' (When Borders Reopen): Indigenous Wellbeing and Romanticised Inequality in Post-COVID Tourism Campaigns."

For those who might be interested, the full semester schedule is:


Monday 28 February 3:00-4:00pm

Miranda Forsyth, ANU

Sorcery Accusation Related Violence: Fighting the Wildfire of SARV



Monday 7 March, 3:00-4:00pm

Nicolas Peterson, ANU

Why Hold a Winter Solstice Ceremony Once in 24 Years and Then Never Again?



Monday 21 March, 3:00-4:00pm

Adam Sargent, Western Sydney University

Killer Loan Apps and the Entanglements of Digital Debt in India



Monday 28 March, 3:00-4:00pm

Canay Ozden-Schilling, National University of Singapore

Real Time in Rear View: Techno-Economic Acts in Markets of Electricity



Monday 2 May, 3:00-4:00pm

Tarryn Phillips, John Taylor, Edward Narain and Philippa Chandler, Latrobe University

"Our Bula Spirit Awaits You!" (When Borders Reopen): Indigenous Wellbeing and Romanticised Inequality in Post-COVID Tourism Campaigns



Monday 9 May, 3:00-4:00pm

Robin Shoaps and Patrick Plattet, University of Alaska

What Is a Sled Dog?: Teaming Up with Canine Athletes in Alaska



Monday 16 May, 3:00-4:00pm

Rebekah Plueckhahn, University of Melbourne

Title TBA



Monday 23 May, 3:00-4:00pm

Melinda Hinkson, Deakin University

Title TBA

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Best regards,
Matt


Matt Tomlinson

Associate Dean (Research) & Associate Professor of Anthropology
Deputy Chair, Asia-Pacific Editorial Committee, ANU Press
College of Asia and the Pacific
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 2601

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