Course syllabus
Course Goals
In this course, you are introduced to the four subfields of anthropology in relation to peoples and cultures of the Pacific. This diverse region, linked by a single ocean, encompasses both some of the earliest and the latest movements of modern humans into previously unoccupied land (the occupation of Australia and PNG between 60-40,000 years ago and the movement into parts of Remote Oceania less than 800 years ago). The area encompasses great cultural and linguistic diversity and yet also widespread continuities - biologically, historically and culturally. In this course anthropologists who are working in the Pacific, using a range of anthropological perspectives and techniques, will address a series of topics relevant to Pacific peoples including: connections, engagements, and movements between peoples and places; how populations cope with environmental and historical change; and how cultures reproduce and represent themselves in the contemporary environment.
Full course outline
Additional Resources
Tuakana workshops
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