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Conferences and Workshops

2007 International Conferences

Connor, L., Higginbotham, N. & Freeman, S. (2007) 'Hunter Valley localities, environmentalism, and the Asia-Pacific coal economy', presented at the 8th Conference of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association: Asia Pacific Region: Societies in Transformation, 19-21 November.

Goddard, M. B. (2007) 'Writing the individual: historical consciousness and autobiography in Melanesia', presented Vakgroep Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschappen, University of Gent, Belgium. September.

Leahy, T. (2007) 'Agricultural Projects in the South African Villages', TASA Conference, University of Auckland, New Zealand, December.

Nilan, P. (2007) ‘Fijian Female Youth: School-to-Work/Career Transitions’, paper presented to the combined TASA/SAANZS Conference, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 5-9 December.

Nilan, P. (2007) 'Media and Culture in Indonesia: Youth Trends', presented at the 8th Conference of the Asia Pacific Sociological Association: Asia Pacific Region: Societies in Transformation, 19-21 November.

Rozario, S. (2007) 'Form of Feminism or Violation of Women's Rights? Why do Some Educated Bangladeshi Women Adopt the Burqa' Paper for the Theory, Faith and Culture (TFC) Conference, Cardiff University, 4-6 July.

Rozario, S. (2007) 'Form of Feminism or Violation of Women's Rights? The Burqa in Bangladesh Today'. Paper for the Gender, Violence and Religion Conference, March 2, 2007 at the University of Bristol.

Rozario, S. (2007) 'Dowry in Rural Bangladesh: An Intractable Problem'. Paper for DFID Bangladesh, 12 February.

Samuel, G. (2007) 'Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Religion: Some Anthropological Notes'. Paper for Workshop on Autism and Religion, University of Aberdeen, 15-16 Dec 2007.

Samuel, G. (2007) 'From Village Religion to Global Networks: Women, Religious Nationalism and Sustainability in and beyond South Asia'. Workshop, Delhi University from 31st October to 2nd November 2007, co-organised with Dr S. Rozario, funded by Australian Research Council grant.

Samuel, G. & Rozario, S. (2007) 'Gender, Religious Change and Sustainability in Bangladesh'. Paper for ARC Delhi workshop (see preceding item).

Samuel, G. (2007) 'Possession and Self-Possession: Spirit Healing, Tantric Meditation and Avesa.' Paper for British Association for the Study of Religions conference, Edinburgh, 3rd-6th September.

Samuel, G. (2007) 'Power and Autonomy in Tibetan Tantric Health Practices.' Paper for ACHRN Conference, June 2007.

Samuel, G. (2007) 'Religion and Culture in Early North India: Regional Issues.' Paper for 32nd Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions. Jesus College, University of Oxford. 30 March - 1 April.

Samuel, G. (2007) 'The Politics of Tibetan Medicine and the Constitution of an Object of Study.' Paper for research seminar at the International Trust for Traditional Medicine, Kalimpong, January.

Rodriguez, L. (2007) 'Migration and the Hybrid Construction of Identity for Maori and Pacific Islanders in Australia,' paper presented at Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Marriott Hotel, Honolulu, 12-15 January.

2007 National Conferences

Askland, H. H. (2007) 'East Timorese in Melbourne: Community and Identity in a Time of Political Unrest in Timor Leste'. Presented at the Australian Anthropological Society Annual Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, 30 October – 2 November

Connor, L., Higginbotham,N., Freeman, S. and Albrecht, G. (2007) 'Clearing the Air: Health Studies and the Environment in Coal Communities in the Hunter'. Asia Pacific Ecohealth Conference: People and Places in a Changing World. Deakin University, 30th November – 3rd December.

Connor, L., Higginbotham, N. and Freeman, G. (2007) 'Mining Community at Anvil Hill: State, Civil Society and Global Governance'. Paper presented to the Australian Anthropology Society Annual Conference, ANU, Canberra, 28th -31st October.

Connor, L., Higginbotham, N., Albrecht, G, and Freeman, S. (2007) 'Water, coal mines and human health in the Upper Hunter Valley'. Presented to the biennial conference, Environmental Health in Hunter New England. 5th June, Newcastle.

Goddard, M. B. (2007) 'Lopa's Season: Madness and the ambivalent use of Psychiatry in a highland Papua New Guinea Society', presented Department of Anthropology, University of Sydney, August.

Higginbotham N, McEvoy M, Attia J, Bowe S, Freeman S, Albrecht G. (2007) 'Clinical validation of the Environmental Distress Scale (EDS) "Solastalgia" Subscale'. Presented at The Asia Pacific EcoHealth Conference. Ecology and Health: People and Places in a Changing World, 30 Nov - 3 Dec, Deakin University, Melbourne.

Rodriguez, L. (2007) 'Transitions: Health and Mobility in Asia-Pacific Populations,' Monash University, June.

2006 International Conferences

Albrecht, G., Connor. L., Higginbotham, N., Freeman, S., Sartore, G., Kelly, B. and Stain, M. (2006) 'Solastalgia: The human distress syndrome connected to environmental change', p resented at the EcoHealth One Conference: Forging Collaboration Between Ecology and Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 6-10 October.

Cavu, I., Nilan, P. Tagicakiverata, I. & Hazelman, E. (2006) ‘Fiji Final Year School Students and Career Aspirations’, presented at the Sixth PRIDE (Pacific Regional Indigenous Development in Education) Regional Workshop, “The Role of TVET in Pacific Secondary Schools: New Visions; New Pathways”, Koror, Palau, 15-22 November.

Lattas, A. (2006) Showed and Discussed the film Koriam's Law at the Filmforum, Bergen, Norway.

Lattas, A. (2006) 'Secrecy and Government: Rural Visions of Sovereignty in Melanesia', presented at the Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association, San Jose, Panel: New Ethnographies on the Politics and Ethics of Secrecy, organiser Professor Mariane Ferme.

Lattas, A. (2006) Discussant for the film Koriam’s Law. Annual Conference of the American Anthropological Association, San Jose; Special film session organised by Gary Kildea.

Nilan, P. (2006) ‘Intentions and Meanings of Work for ‘Post-Traditional’ Youth in Fiji’, XV World Congress of Sociology (ISA – RC34), Durban, 23-29 July.

Nilan, P. (2006) ‘Youth Cultures in Indonesia: Some Current Research Directions’, XV World Congress of Sociology (ISA – RC34), Durban, 23-29 July.

Rozario, S. and Samuel, G. (2006) 'Growing up and Living with NF: Case Study of a British Bangladeshi Woman', presented at Cardiff Genetics and Society Day, June.

Rozario, S. and Samuel, G. (2006) 'How British Bangladeshi Families Understand Genetic Disorders: Daktari Problems and Upri Problems.' Paper for Cardiff-Cambridge Genetic Discussion Meeting, Centre for Family Research, Cambridge, July, also given to the Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff, July. Revised version presented at the Biennial Conference of the European Association of Social Anthropologists, Bristol, September, the Medicine and Society Research Interest Group, Social Sciences, Cardiff University, October.

Rozario, S. and Samuel, G. (2006) ‘Gender, Religious Change and Sustainability in Bangladesh", presented at the Gender and Spiritual Praxis in Asian Contexts conference, Lancaster University, 25-28th September.

Samuel, G. (2006) ‘Subtle Bodies in Indian and Tibetan Yoga: Scientific and Spiritual meanings’ (originally given at University of Bristol Dec 2005) given again with further revisions to Interdisciplinary Seminar in the Study of Religions, Oxford University, 21 February.

Samuel, G. (2006) ' Siddhas in Myth and Reality', presented at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 26th April. Also given to Department of Religious Studies and Anthropology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 3 May.

Samuel, G. (2006) 'The Subtle Body: Traditional Knowledge and Scientific Approaches', presented at Diversity & Debate in Alternative and Complementary Medicine: 3rd International Conference of the Alternative and Complementary Health Research Network, Nottingham, 5-7 July.

Samuel, G. (2006) 'A short history of Indo-Tibetan alchemy', and co-convener with Frances Garrett and Barbara Gerke of Medicine, Religion and History Panel at the 11th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Königswinter, German, 27 August to 2 September.

Samuel, G. & Canzio, R. (2006) 'The Phur-pa Tantric Cycle in Bon Liturgy', presented at the 11th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, Königswinter, German, 27 August to 2 September.

Samuel, G. (2006) Presenter of lecture ('Ritual, Efficacy and Healing') and two workshops ('Ritual and the Human Organism: Biological and Cultural States and Processes: 1.Shamanic Healing; 2. Working with Energy') at South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, 22-24 November.

2006 National Conferences

Albrecht, G., Sartore, G., Connor, L., Higginbotham, N., Freeman, S., Kelly, B., Stain, H., Tonna, A. and Pollard, G. (2006) 'Solastalgia: The distress caused by environmental change', presented at the RANZCP Social and Cultural Psychiatry Creating Futures Conference, Cairns, 4-7 September.

Connor, L., Albrecht, G., Higginbotham, N. and Freeman, S. (2006) 'Water power: Connections, ruptures and cracks in the Upper Hunter Valley', presented at the Australian Anthropology Society Annual Conference, James Cook University, Cairns, 27-29 September.

Connor, L., Amigo, M. and Freeman, S. (2006) 'The Awaba open-cut proposal: Constructing and contesting environmental risk', presented at the Australian Anthropology Society Annual Conference, James Cook University, Cairns, 27-29 September.

Donaldson, M. Howson, R, & Nilan, P. (2006) ‘Comparative Masculinities: Why Islamic Indonesian Men are Great Mates and Australian Men are Girls’, presented at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association, Wollongong, 26-29 June.

Donaldson, M., Nilan, P. & Howson, R. (2006) ‘Why Indonesian Men are Great Sociologists and Australian Men are Girls’, presented at the Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, UWA, Perth, 4-8 December.

Higginbotham, N., Connor, L., Albrecht, G. and Freeman, S. (2006) 'Environmental distress and human well-being', presented at the NSW Primary Health Care Research Capacity Building Program (NSW PHC), Shoal Bay Resort, NSW, 23-24 November.

Lattas, A. (2006) 'The Cronulla Riot from the Residents point of view', presented at the Australian Anthropology Society Annual Conference, James Cook University, Cairns, 27-29 September, Session: The Spectacle and Substance of Rioting.

Lattas, A. (2006) Discussant for the film Koriam's Law at the Annual Conference of the Australian Anthropological Society Annual Conference, James Cook University, Cairns, Special session for films.

Lattas, A. (2006) 'Greeks and the Migrants who want to Assimilate', Everday Multculturalism Conference, Centre for Research on Social Inclusion, Macquarie University.

Leahy, T. (2006) 'Four Models of Utopia', presented at the Annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association (TASA), Murdoch University, 4 - 7 December.

Morris, B. (2006) ' The Evidentiary Effect of the Photo in the Brewarrina Riot Trial', presented at the Australian Anthropology Society Annual Conference, James Cook University, Cairns, 27-29 September.

Nilan, P. (2006) ‘Indonesian Pesantren and the Spirit of Education’, Symposium on Islamic Education in Indonesia, The University of Western Australia, 27-28 October.

Nilan, P. (2006) 'Straight Edge as an Australian Youth Subculture', presented at the Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Conference, UWA, Perth, 4-8 December.

Other International/National Conference and Workshop Organisation

Nilan, P. (2007) Convenor - ‘Media Culture and Identity’, Thematic Session, 8th Conference of the Asia-Pacific Sociological Association, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 19-22 November 2007.

Samuel, G. (2007) From Village Religion to Global Networks: Women, Religious Nationalism and Sustainability in and beyond South Asia. Workshop, Delhi University from 31st October to 2nd November 2007, co-organised with Dr S. Rozario, funded by Australian Research Council grant.

Allegritti, I. Chair, Panel on Political Theory, Australasian Political Studies Association's Annual Conference at the University of Newcastle 25-27 September 2006

Connor, L., Chair – Panel A111: Indonesian Political and Social History, The 16th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 26th-29th June 2006 - University of Wollongong, Australia.

Connor, L., Chair – Panel B305: Medicine and Epistemology, The 16th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 26th-29th June 2006 - University of Wollongong, Australia.

Nilan, P., Convenor and Chair – Session 9, ‘Youth Culture and Popular Culture: Yearnings, Expressions and Satisfactions’, XVI World Congress of Sociology (ISA – RC34), Durban, July 23-29, 2006.

Nilan, P., Co-Convenor – Session 11, ‘Global Youth Reports from Around the World’, XVI World Congress of Sociology (ISA – RC34), Durban, July 23-29 2006.

Rozario, S. and Samuel, G., Co-Convenors (with Alison Shaw) of Panel 'Anthropology of Genetic Disorders' at the Biennial Conference of the European Association of Social Anthropologists, Bristol, September 2006.

Samuel, G., Convener (with Joseph S. Alter and M. Alejandro Chaoul) of panel, "Cross-Cultural Forms of Yoga: Using Subtle Body Practices in India, China and Tibet," in which I gave a further revision of the Bristol paper, "Subtle Body Processes in Tibetan Buddhism: Towards a Non-Reductionist Understanding," at the 6th International Conference on Traditional Asian Medicine (ICTAM VI), University of Texas, Austin, 27th to 30th April, 2006.

Samuel, G., Co-convener with Mona Schrempf of workshop, 'Ethnographies of medical encounters between Europe and Asia ' at European Association of Social Anthropologists Biennial Conference, 18-21 September 2006.

Public Lectures and Seminars hosted in Newcastle

Allegritti, I. (2006) ' Agonistic politics and Australian political theory', presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association's Annual Conference at the University of Newcastle 25-27 September.

Nilan, P. (2006) ‘Theorising Global Youth, Hybrid Identity and Plural Worlds’, paper presented to the Cultural Institutions and Practices Research Centre Seminar, University of Newcastle, September 14.

Nilan, P. (2006) 'Senior School to Work Transitions in Fiji: Matching Labour Force Priorities?', presented at the Geography Seminar Series, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, 18 May.