A Stout Research Centre/ Victoria Institute for Links with Latin America (VILLA) conference Victoria University of Wellington 2‐4 September 2010 Keynote speakers: Professor José Colmeiro, University of Auckland Professor Tom Dwyer, University of Campinas, São Paulo Professor Alfredo Martínez Expósito, University of Queensland Professor Lisa Matisoo‐Smith, University of Otago Professor Marco A. Pamplona, Pontifícia Universidade [...]
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Samoa – Tracing Footprints for tomorrow: past lessons, present stories, future lives, July 2010
Samoa Conference II Tentative Date scheduled: July 5th – 7th, 2011 The National University of Samoa (NUS) invites scholars, artists, vocational trainers, public servants, private consultants and researchers to participate in its second Samoa Conference to be held in Samoa, July 2011. Samoa Conference II provides an opportunity for participants to share in a comprehensive [...]
The Atlantic World in a Pacific Field
Sydney Sawyer Seminar: The Antipodean Laboratory: Humanity, Sovereignty and Environment in Southern Oceans and Lands, 1700-2009 Generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the University of Sydney The University of Sydney is the proud host of the first Mellon Sawyer Seminar to be held in Australia. The seminar will conclude with a conference [...]
Islands and Archipelagos: Mapping Contemporary Art from Australia, Asia and the Pacific
A talk by Francis Maravillas Wednesday, 12 May, 12-2, TfC Bagel, UTS Building 3, Room 4.02. Abstract: In its six iterations since 1993, the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art has established itself as the premier ‘international exhibition’ that focuses on the diverse artistic cultures of the region. Significantly, these Triennials also offered a powerful and [...]
Call for AlterNative perspetives
AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples is calling for papers to be submitted now for 2010 publication. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples is a multidisciplinary peer-review journal. It aims to present Indigenous worldviews from native Indigenous perspectives. It is dedicated to the analysis and dissemination of native Indigenous knowledge that uniquely belongs [...]
Education for Sustainable Development – from South Pacific
An important new initiative from the University of the South Pacific: image The Pacific Regional Centre of Excellence for ESD, the University of the South Pacific through its School of Education has produced a 3-volume book series devoted to Education for Sustainable Development. The books are an outcome of a School of Education initiative under [...]
Pacific Art in the 21st Century – Museums, New Global Communities And Future Trends
image The Xth International Symposium of the Pacific Arts Association is pleased to call for papers on ‘Pacific Art in the 21st Century – Museums, New Global Communities And Future Trends.’ The symposium seeks to highlight issues surrounding the creation, dispersal, possession, repatriation, stewardship and interpretation of Pacific art in the 21st century Focus of [...]
Oceanic Transformations conference
clip_image002 3rd Conference ‘Oceanic Transformations’ Victoria University Conference Centre, 300 Flinders Street, Melbourne, 8th – 11th April 2010 Call for abstracts by 8th February 2010 The Australian Association for the Advancement of Pacific Studies (AAAPS) holds a biennial conference. The first one, "Australia in the Pacific – the Pacific in Australia" was held in January [...]
Michael Mel – ‘The arts as tools for social and cultural transformation in Papua New Guinea’
Dr Michael Mel (University of Goroka, Papua New Guinea) ‘The arts as tools for social and cultural transformation in Papua New Guinea’ image Thursday, 17 December, 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm, UTS Building 10, Level 5, Room 580 Abstract: This talk will explore the historical and contemporary role of artistic practices as a vehicle for [...]
After the Missionaries events
These events relate to the ‘After the Missionaries’ issue of Artlink, which includes articles about how artists are negotiating their paths through a more reciprocal world. For more information go here. 10 June FORUM Has the world changed? Has the Kyoto Protocol changed how rich and poor countries relate to each other? Is Australia moving [...]
