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Epeli Hau’ofa Memorial Lecture 2024: “The Ocean Is Us” with Reverend James Shri Bhagwan

The Australian Association for Pacific Studies (AAPS) is delighted to announce that the video documentation and written transcript of the AAPS Epeli Hau’ofa Memorial Lecture 2024 titled “The Ocean Is Us” delivered by Reverend James Shri Bhagwan is now available online. 

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Winner of the 2024 Tracey Banivanua-Mar PhD Prize and one highly commended awardee announced

We are delighted to announce that our winner of the Tracey Banivanua-Mar PhD prize is Dr Marco de Jong and our highly commended is Dr Timaima Tuvuki.

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Nominations for the 2024 Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize are now open

Named after the late Pacific historian, and colleague and friend to many within the AAPS community, the prize recognises the most outstanding PhD thesis by an AAPS student member working in the field of Pacific Studies.

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Photos from the “To Hell With Drowning” AAPS Conference

Thanks to Joy Lehuanani Enomoto for capturing some of these moments from the “To Hell With Drowning” AAPS 2023 biennial conference on Ngunnawal/Ngunawal/Ngambri Country at the Australian National University.

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Winner of the 2023 Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize and two highly commended awardees announced.

This prize is named after the late historian Tracey Banivanua Mar. This prestigious prize recognises the most outstanding doctoral thesis in the field of Pacific Studies across disciplinary boundaries. It honours the values that Tracey held dear. First and foremost among these is scholarly excellence; Tracey always said she had to work twice as hard […]

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Winner of the 2021 Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize, and one highly commended awardee, announced.

AAPS is delighted to announce the winner of the Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize. Named after the late Tracey Banivanua Mar, a Pacific historian, colleague, and friend to many within the AAPS community, the prize recognises the most outstanding PhD thesis by an AAPS student member working in the field of Pacific Studies. This year, […]

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Winner of the 2020 Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize, and two highly commended awardees, announced.

Winner of the 2020 Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize, and two highly commended awardees, announced. AAPS is thrilled to announce the winner of the inaugural Tracey Banivanua Mar PhD Prize. Named after the late Pacific historian, and colleague and friend to many within the AAPS community, the prize recognises the most outstanding PhD thesis by […]

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Food and Drink in Canberra for #AAPS2023

Food and drink in Canberra The Australian National University’s central hub named “Kambri” houses a range of coffee outlets, and eateries, all of which are great for breakfast, snacks, and lunch. Throughout the conference, the Gods Cafe will be available next to the Hedley Bull Building to get regular barista coffee. There is also La […]

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To Hell With Drowning 2023 speakers, sessions and convenors

Announced speakers: Maureen Penjueli (Pacific Network on Globalisation, Keynote panellist) Yuki Kihara (Artist, Keynote panellist) Ronny Kareni (United Liberation Movement for West Papua – Pacific Representative, Keynote panellist) Professor Alice Te Punga Somerville (University of British Columbia, Keynote panellist) Kim Kruger (Moondani Balluk Academic Centre at Victoria University, Keynote panellist) Professor Emeritus Terence Wesley-Smith (Center […]

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Call for Papers and Participation for open sessions for the “To Hell With Drowning” AAPS 2023 biennial conference is now available!

The call for papers and participation for open sessions for the “To Hell With Drowning” AAPS 2023 biennial conference is now available!

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