30 Oct 2006

17th Pacific History Association's Bi-ennial Conference, Dunedin, NZ, Dec 2006
Anthropology Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Self-description: "17th Pacific History Association's Bi-ennial Conference University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand 7-10 December 2006 [...] CONFERENCE THEME 'Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa (The great ocean of Kiwa--Oceania)' This conference embraces the inclusive and extensive history of the Pacific Ð and the Pacific History Association's tradition of being inclusive and reaching to the many distant shores of the Pacific Ocean. [...] Conference streams The following are tentative proposals Ð we welcome suggestions for other streams that support the theme of the conference 'Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa (The great ocean of Kiwa--Oceania).' * Historiographies of Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa * Maritime history in Oceania (Paul Darcy) * Foreshore and Seabed Issues (Khyla Russell) * Landscape/seascape & Imaging Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwi * Health and history (Anne Hattori) * Building new homes (Margaret Rodman) * War in the Pacific (Judy Bennett) * Pacific prehistories (Glenn Summerhayes) * Libraries in Oceania (Stuart Strachan) * Museums in Oceania * Educating Pacific history * Te Moana Nui a Kiwa: The Energy of Contemporary Pacific Art (Karen Stevenson) * Intercultural encounters and representations of race in Oceania (Bronwen Douglas/Paul Turnbull) * Pacific Diasporas (Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu). [...] We especially welcome the participation of students, emerging scholars and indigenous participants. We also extend a special invitation to former supporters of PHA to rejoin the association and participate in this conference that aims to bring together the many tides of Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa."
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