27 May 2002

Papua New Guinea: Then and Now, Jul 2002
Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (RIHSS), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Self-description "Papua New Guinea: Then and Now, reflections on cultural decolonisation and nationalism. Seminar Series: Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (RIHSS) Conference. Date: Thursday, July 11, 2002. Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Venue: Women's College, University of Sydney. Description: From the mid 1950s to the mid 1980s, Papua New Guinea underwent a frantic period of decolonisation. What lessons can we draw from this simultaneous attempt both to actualize and assimilate? This symposium will attempt to evaluate what was probably the shortest and most intense period of deconolisation in the twentieth century. [...] Confirmed speakers: H.E. Renagi Lohia, Nora Vagi Brash, Dr Regis Stella, Dr Greg Murphy, Peter Trist, Sir Paulias Matane, Nancy Lutton, Fr Paul Duffy, Professor Donald Denoon, Steve Winduo, Michael Mel, Anna Solomon, Hal Wootten QC, Trevor Shearston, Ted Wolfers."
URL http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/rihss/png.html
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