Asia Stories | Pacific Perspectives with Tess Newton Cain
Monday
1st June
2020
Associate Professor Tess Newton Cain chats about her research, analysis and journey to studying the Pacific.
Category Archive: Events
Perspectives:Asia | ‘In search of safe ground in the Pacific’
Thursday
13th December
2018
John Rodsted, Adjunct Professor, Queensland College of Art, photographer, author and film maker spoke to us after his recent visit…
Perspectives:Asia | Mangoro market meri: Women guardians of the mangroves in PNG
Tuesday
2nd April
2019
Despite a historical and cultural predominance of men in roles of leadership, women are playing a key role in the…
Perspectives:Asia | You can’t paint the Pacific with just one brush
Thursday
17th September
2020
An in-conversation, chaired by Andrew Fa’avale from MANA Pasifika as our engaged panel of Pasifika youth share their perspectives and…
Perspectives:Asia | Referenda on Independence in New Caledonia and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Wednesday
12th September
2018
Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University moderated an informative session with Ms Denise Fisher, former Australian…
Perspectives:Asia | Press freedom as a pillar of democracy: key messages from our speakers
Wednesday
29th July
2020
Three distinguished journalists from the Asia-Pacific region - Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia - discussed the “Role of press…
Perspectives:Asia | ‘Life as a Weapon’
Thursday
12th November
2015
The Perspectives:Asia seminar – Life as a Weapon: Do suicide bombings really make sense? was held at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern…
Perspectives:Asia | ‘Democracy, meritocracy, or both? The case of China’
Monday
11th April
2016
Westerns tend to separate the political world into ‘good’ democracies and ‘bad’ authoritarian leaders. However the Chinese political model does…
Perspectives:Asia | ‘Women, Peace and Security in Asia’
Wednesday
11th May
2016
The Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University and the Australian Centre of Asia-Pacific Art (ACAPA), Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of…
Perspectives:Asia | ‘Empowering women: Advocacy through art’
Wednesday
13th July
2016
A video of Her Excellency’s talk can be found on our Griffith Asia Institute YouTube channel. Event photos [Photo…