02
May
2022
Hollywood in the Pacific: Developing sustainable screen industry in the Pacific
Eliorah Malifa
Speaker: Eliorah Malifa
PLEASE NOTE: This is a hybrid event and will take place in-person as well as on Zoom
Current global screen industry practices continuously take from the Pacific in a manner that is not mutually beneficial (Pendakur, 1990). Between 2015 and 2020, a number of blockbuster...
02
May
2022
Career pathways: Everything you need to know about DFAT Graduate Program
Various
Each year DFAT selects a diverse range of graduates from a variety of disciplines into its graduate program. They are looking for candidates who are curious about the world and interested in taking up a challenge.
The 2 year graduate program will prepare you for a rich and rewarding career with...
04
May
2022
Reconceptualizing Security in the Pacific and the Boe Declaration
Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago
Speaker: Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago
Leituala Kuiniselani Toelupe Tago’s doctoral research seeks to reconceptualise security in the Pacific region towards shaping a regional security framework that is not only fit for purpose but one that is embedded in Pacific philosophies and...
10
May
2022
Myth, monarchy, democracy and contest: Thoughts towards defining a Thai memoryscape
Greg Raymond
Memoryscapes connect physical space, shared imaginings, and mental maps of history. Thailand’s state-sanctioned royalist-nationalist history dominates its memoryscape, placing Thai monarchs at the heart of national identity and collective memory. Sites of memory are arranged hierarchically and...
23
May
2022
The future(s) of International Relations
Laura J. Shepherd
In this talk, I consider the future(s) of international relations practice and International Relations as a discipline. I begin by weighing the international, exploring what is at stake in setting up a focus on international relations, as distinct from other kinds of relations. This involves an...
23
May
2022
‘Saving British face’: Operation Semut and the Borneo Campaign, 1945
Christine Helliwell
Operation Semut, a secret operation launched by Special Operations Australia (SOA) into Sarawak in March 1945, was ostensibly to support the impending Australian landings at Labuan and around Brunei Bay planned for June. But another, secret, aim – a result of British control over SOA – was to ‘save...
25
May
2022
The China Alternative - Book Launch and Panel Discussion
Various Speakers
PLEASE NOTE: This event is a hybrid event and will take place both, in-person as well as online.
Join us for the launch of The China Alternative: Changing Regional Order in the Pacific Islands (ANU Press 2021) edited by Graeme Smith from ANU’s Department of Pacific Affairs and Terence Wesley...
26
May
2022
Contemporary trends in Pacific media and potential implications for society and governance
Dr. Shailendra Singh
PLEASE NOTE: This event is a hybrid event and will take place both in-person and online.
Speaker: Dr. Shailendra Singh
Head of journalism, University of the South Pacific.
Handicapped as they are by various structural weaknesses, Pacific media nonetheless play a crucial role in good governance...
