Content tagged with Anthropology

Australian Aboriginal Studies: Issue 2, 2017

Abstracts How kinship structures have been adapted to allow continued descent of rights and interests in north-western Victoria — Michael P O’Kane...

Publication or resource - 9 Jul 2018

Australia: the Vatican Museums Indigenous collection

Australia: The Vatican Museum’s Indigenous Collection The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)...

News - 13 Dec 2017

Australia: The Vatican Museums Indigenous Collection

From the ancient Etruscans and Romans, to the Renaissance masters of Michelangelo and Raphael, the Vatican Museums represent an aspect of the...

Publication or resource - 18 Oct 2017

The Little Red Yellow Black Book: An introduction to Indigenous Australia (Fourth Edition)

Originally published in 1994, The Little Red Yellow Black Book has established itself as the perfect starting point for those who want to learn about...

Publication or resource - 18 Oct 2017

Against native title

'Against native title' is about a divisive native title claim in the town of Ceduna where the claims process has thoroughly reorganised local...

Publication or resource - 3 Aug 2017

ASP book launch - Pictures From My Memory

Introduced and edited by Professor Laurent Dousset, Pictures From My Memory was launched Tuesday 17 May 2016 at the Australian National University by...

Gallery - 23 May 2016

Pictures From My Memory: My story as a Ngaatjatjarra woman

Born in the bush at the time of first contact between her family and White Australians, Pictures From My Memory is the compelling...

News - 23 May 2016

The Wentworth Lectures: Honouring fifty years of Australian Indigenous Studies

The Wentworth Lectures honour the contribution of Sir William (Bill) Wentworth to the creation of AIATSIS in 1964; now a world-renowned research,...

Publication or resource - 2 Nov 2015

Calling the Shots - Aboriginal Photographies

[[nid:17081]] Historically, photographs of Indigenous Australians were often produced under unequal and exploitative circumstances. Today ...

Explore article - 3 Jun 2015

Born a Half Caste

Marnie Kennedy was born on the banks of the Coppermine Creek in western Queensland in 1919. Marnie tells of her journey to Palm Island where she grew...

Publication or resource - 28 May 2015

Scholar and Sceptic Australian Aboriginal Studies in Honour of LR Hiatt

This volume celebrates the life and work of one of Australia’s foremost anthropologists, LR Hiatt. Hiatt sought to bring the study of Aboriginal...

Publication or resource - 28 May 2015

Reflections on a native title anthropology field school

Anthropologists play a significant role in the native title system in Australia, especially in undertaking connection research to demonstrate the...

Publication or resource - 12 May 2015

Tradition, adaptation, the ‘Tide of History’ workshop: Issues for anthropology in research for native title claims and their aftermath

While legal decisions, negotiated outcomes and related commentary have indicated that establishing native title rights does not require an ...

Publication or resource - 24 Feb 2015

Dilemmas in applied native title anthropology in Australia

Native title in Australia raises a number of dilemmas for anthropologists who work in a variety of in-house and consultancy roles and form a key...

Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015

Unsettling anthropology: The demands of native title on worn concepts and changing lives

This collection arose from a workshop for anthropologists in July 2010, Turning the Tide: Anthropology for Native Title in South-East Australia. Held...

Publication or resource - 17 Feb 2015

Anthropologies of change: Theoretical and methodological challenges

This report documents key proceedings from the Anthropologies of Change: Theoretical and Methodological Challenges professional development...

Publication or resource - 16 Feb 2015

Australian Aboriginal Studies: Issue 1, 2006

Abstracts for Issue 1, 2006 Welfare reform and Indigenous empowerment Nerelle Poroch The Prime Minister’s Indigenous welfare reform is...

Publication or resource - 16 Feb 2015

Australian Aboriginal Studies: Issue 2, 2010

Abstracts for Issue 2, 2010 Bringing ethics up to date? A review of the AIATSIS ethical guidelines Michael Davis (Independent Academic) A...

Publication or resource - 15 Feb 2015

Australian Aboriginal Studies: Issue 1, 2012

Abstracts for Issue 1, 2012 Indigenous early school leavers: Failure, risk and high-stakes testing Jerry Schwab Indigenous early school...

Publication or resource - 15 Feb 2015

Rage, reason and the honourable cause: a reply to Cowlishaw

In 2003 Gillian Cowlishaw published a confrontational attack on a paper that Peter Sutton had published earlier on the subject of ‘The...

Publication or resource - 15 Feb 2015

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