Promoting public knowledge on the region and the study of Australia-Pacific Islands relations.
Group photo at the AAPS 2023 "To Hell With Drowning" conference at the Australian National University.
Kim Kruger and Dr Melinda Mann during Q&A for their panel "But whose lands are you on? Positioning Pacific diasporas on Aboriginal Lands" at AAPS 2023.
Associate Professor Natalie Harkin, Coordinator for PANG Maureen Penjueli, Professor Katerina Teaiwa, Dr April K. Henderson and Professor Terence Wesley-Smith at the postgraduate workshop at the AAPS 2023 "To Hell With Drowning" Conference at the Australian National University. Missing: Professor Alice Te Punga Somerville!
Fabulous AAPS 2023 volunteers and Pacific Studies undergrads: James Lowrie, Tivien Homerang-Andrews, Luseane 'Ofa, Stella Hibbins and Jemimah Bryson.
Hineitimoana Greensill, Vehia Wheeler, Marama Salsano and Mere Taito at AAPS 2023!
Tuiloma Neroni Slade, Dame Meg Taylor and Anote Tong speaking on "Intergenerational Wisdom of the Blue Pacific" panel to open AAPS 2023!
Maureen Penjueli, Joy Lehuanani Enomoto, Dr Virginia Marshall, Dr Melinda Mann and Ronny Kareni speaking on the "Trans-Indigenous Reflections on Sovereignty and Self-determination" panel for AAPS 2023!
Dr Jesi Lujan Bennett, Dr Tiara Na’puti and Eva Aguon Cruz at AAPS 2023.
Associate Professor Natalie Harkin, Professor Katerina Teaiwa and Aunty Sana Balai at the postgrad workshop for AAPS 2023.
Joey Tau and Donita Hulme at AAPS 2023.
AAPS 2023 conference dinner with the organisers (Professor Katerina Teaiwa, Talei Luscia Mangioni, Lisa Hilli and Professor Rebecca Monson) and volunteers (Luseane 'Ofa, James Lowrie, Tivien Homerang-Andrews, Jemimah Bryson and Stella Hibbins)!
The Australian Association for Pacific Studies was formed in 2004 to represent, advocate for, and nurture Australian research and teaching in the field of Pacific studies. We seek to embody, following the sentiment of Terence Wesley-Smith, scholarship that is “of and for the Pacific”, and not simply about it.
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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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreThanks 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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