Pacific food and language history (19 April)

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The Niu Oceania Cultural Centre (NOCC) is putting on an evening of pacific food and languages. Come and learn about the history of Oceanic languages, and try some authentic pacific food! Date & time: Thursday 19 April 2018, 6.00PM–8.00PM Venue: Coombs Tea room, ANU Oceanic languages are part of the Austronesian language family. The spread of Austronesian […]

Ethnographic Film Screening: Natasha Fijn ‘Two Seasons: Multispecies Medicine in Mongolia’ (20 April)

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Screening in the Auditorium, Centre for China in the World, Friday 20th of April 2018, 5-7pm. Herding families in the Khangai Mountains of Mongolia live in extreme climatic conditions and are crucially reliant on their herd animals for survival. This multispecies-based filmic analysis engages with more-than-human sociality and perceptions towards other beings. The concept of one?s homeland […]