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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">DPA Seminar</span></b></span><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">:
</span></b></span><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Revisiting the Papua New Guinea Dictionary of Contemporary Biography<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday 14 September 2023
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">2:00-3:00pm
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Hedley Bull 1 and via Zoom
</span></b></span><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Register here:
</span></b></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/revisiting-the-papua-new-guinea-dictionary-of-contemporary-biography-tickets-712780564857?aff=eemailordconf&ref=eemailordconf&utm_campaign=order_confirm&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_term=viewevent"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Revisiting
the Papua New Guinea Dictionary of Contemporary Biography Tickets, Thu 14/09/2023 at 2:00 pm | Eventbrite</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black"><img border="0" width="602" height="358" style="width:6.2708in;height:3.7291in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01D9DF52.B23C7840"><span class="contentpasted0"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> The Papua New Guinea Dictionary of Contemporary Biography (PNGDCB) was a collaborative research project based in Port Moresby from 1984–89 aimed
at exploring aspects of the nation’s past through the life stories of its most important and interesting personalities. It was one of several national history projects designed by Michael Somare’s Centennial Committee, which had convened to mark a century
of what he called PNG’s involvement in the modern world. Whereas several of these projects made it to publication, the PNGDCB never saw the light of day. This is despite the significant amount of groundwork laid by the editorial board, volunteer authors, and
ANU/UPNG historian Jim Griffin and UPNG librarian Andrew Griffin who were the project’s co-editors. </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> This seminar discusses the reasons why this project might have stalled during the 1980s and proposes some pathways towards reviving the dormant
project in the near future. As PNG marches towards 50 years of independence in 2025, an argument can be made that now is the perfect time to relaunch the project with a view to celebrating PNG’s diverse range of nation builders.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <b>About the Speakers </b></span></span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Theresa Meki - Theresa Meki is a </span></span><span class="contentpasted1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Pacific
Research Fellow at the Department of Pacific Affairs working on Papua New Guinean women’s political representation.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Nicholas Hoare - Nick Hoare is a research fellow and lecturer at the Department of Pacific Affairs. His teaching and research focusses on Australia's
historical connections to the Pacific, including Papua New Guinea. Prior to joining DPA, he worked for the Australian Dictionary of Biography. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">More information about this project is available in this recently published DPA In Brief:
</span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/296687/4/DPA%20IB20235_MekiHoare%20Revisiting%20PNG%27s%20Dictionary%20of%20Contemporary%20%20Biography%20Project%20DOI.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Revisiting
PNG's Dictionary of Contemporary Biography Project (anu.edu.au)</span></a></span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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