AAPS Conference 2025 – Pacific Discourses and Destinies | Call for Panel Proposals
Australian Association for
Pacific Studies Conference 2025
Pacific Discourses and Destinies
Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 June 2025
Call for Panels
Warm Pacific Greetings! The Australian Association for Pacific Studies biennial conference is an opportunity
to create and sustain critical conversations and collaborations, across the transdisciplinary field of Pacific
studies. Hosted in 2025 by The University of Sydney, our gathering will focus on exploring and navigating the
concepts of discourses and destinies, and how they relate to the Pacific, its people and places.
Much attention – locally, regionally, and globally – continues to be placed on the Pacific. Whether it’s being
contested through geopolitical endeavours, or being celebrated for its traditional cultures, the Pacific is no
stranger to attention. However, who determines how the region is understood is key to this conversation.
Is it the highest bidder for the natural resources that control these narratives, or the local communities
that generally don’t benefit from such financial investments and exploitations? Is it the military power that
exercises more diplomatic prowess, or Indigenous wisdoms from across the region? This conference strives
to explore these various tensions, whilst also showcasing Pacific strengths and solutions in trying to make
sense of the underlying discourses that determine the possible destinies of the Pacific region and beyond.
The conference will encourage an intersectional talanoa, provoking participants to be mindful of how their
disciplinary perspectives and practices interact with the complexities of Pacific discourses and destinies. Sub-
themes supporting these discussions will include panel presentations, papers and performances from the
following areas:
• Pacific Studies
• Pacific Education
• Pacific Social Work
• Pacific Employment
• Pacific Health
• Pacific Sports
• Pacific Visual Arts
• Pacific Performing Arts
• Pacific Literature
• Pacific Media
• Pacific Fashion
• Pacific Finance
• Pacific Tech and Innovation
• Pacific Climate and Environment
• Pacific Sciences
We look forward to coming together to talanoa, providing a dynamic and inclusive space to create
community to support a collegial, collaborative and collective approach.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PANEL SUBMISSION
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to submit a panel proposal that responds to the conference theme
‘Pacific Discourses and Destinies’ and sub themes.
Panel submissions must include the following details:
Title of Panel submission (100 character limit):
Panel convenor(s): Name of 1st panel convenor, title, position, institution, email, mobile phone.
Name of subsequent panel convenors, title, position, institution, email, mobile phone.
Description (250 to 300 word limit):
Please provide a concise description of your panel. The detail provided here will be used for publication in the
program and will appear in the conference resources.
Biography/ies (150 to 200 word limit):
The detail provided here will be used for publication in the program and will appear in the conference
resources. Please include subsequent biographies for additional panel convenors.
Presentation requirements: The conference will be held in person at The University of Sydney Business
School, Abercrombie Building, Abercrombie Street, Darlington. All presentations must be delivered in-person at
the allocated time.
Submit to: Australian Association for Pacific Studies Conference 2025 – Pacific Discourses and
Destinies | Call for Panel Proposals
Panel submission deadline: Monday 28 October 2024
Notification of acceptance: Friday 15 November 2024
A call for individual papers will open later in the year.
For enquiries please contact:
Rachel Payne – Office of Professional Learning
Sydney School of Education & Social Work
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
T +61 2 9351 8520 | E rachel.payne@sydney.edu.au
Please visit the conference web page at:
Australian Association for Pacific Studies Conference 202