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The Journal of Pacific History
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JPH is a leading refereed journal dedicated to research about the Pacific Islands, their peoples & their pasts (est. 1966). https://linktr.ee/journalofpacifichistory Account run by @colourfulhistories.bsky.social
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 20h
"The Pacific World in the Round" - J. R. McNeill's contribution to the Cambridge History book forum (part 2 of 3). Journal of Pacific History 60(3) DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2025.2461808 #PacificHistory #BookForum
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 7d
Muskets and monarchy: Sebastian Hepburn-Roper reveals how firearms trade shaped pre-unification Tahiti. The politics of weapons in Pacific history. Journal of Pacific History 60(3) DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2025.2480107 #Tahiti #PacificHistory
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 8d
How did chiefs, pastors, and leaders navigate change in Kanaky New Caledonia? Adrian Muckle explores the intersection of words, values, and actions in Pacific leadership. Journal of Pacific History 60(3) DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2025.2461079 #NewCaledonia #PacificLeadership
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 9d
"A very remarkable development" - Steven R. Talley explores the mysterious Albatross Scheme in Tanna (1915-22). What shaped this Pacific island story? Journal of Pacific History 60(3) DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2024.2436895 #PacificHistory #Vanuatu
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 12d
Russians in early 20th century Hawai'i? Stepan Serdiukov uncovers the story of Molokan migrants and a failed labor experiment in Kaua'i (1905-6). Fascinating migration history. Journal of Pacific History 60(3) DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2024.2407002 #Hawaii #Migration
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 14d
How did Cold War nuclear targeting spark a local movement in PNG? Paul Roscoe's new research on the Peli Movement and Mt Hurun reveals the global-local connections of military strategy. Journal of Pacific History 60(3) DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2024.2398008 #ColdWar #PNG
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 16d
New research by Joycelyn Pipike-Kama explores tourism's role in Papua New Guinea's decolonization (1960s-70s). How did competing tourism theories shape national identity? Journal of Pacific History 60(3) DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2024.2376182 #PacificHistory #PNG
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 18d
Journal of Pacific History Vol 60, Issue 3 is out now!

Over the coming weeks we'll share direct links to the various reviews, forums, and articles in this issue.

For those of you who can't wait to read the latest Pacific History research, head to www.tandfonline.com/journals/cjp...
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 18d
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · 18d
It has been an immense week of celebration, reflection and commentary in Papua New Guinea as the 50th Anniversary of Independence was acknowledged.

Please share this roundtable piece 'Celebrations and growing pains: 50 years of Papua New Guinean independence', by Henrietta McNeill & Theresa Meki
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Matt Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social · Aug 1
If you're looking for an online seminar about the British, Germans and French in Siam before WWI, and you'd like to see me try and use microhistory to speak to transimperial history, then send me a DM or email and I'll give you the password to my seminar next Friday here at Flinders.
Flinders History seminar flyer for Matt Fitzpatrick, 8 August.
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Laura Rademaker @laurarad.bsky.social · Jul 31
Do you have some great work on religious history, but need financial support to get to a conference? The Religious History Association has a new Conference Bursary Scheme! therha.com.au/bursary-sche...
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Bronwyn Isaacs @find-bronwyn.bsky.social · Jul 31
Five travel awards for scholars from low & middle income countries are available for this years ASAA/NZ #anthropology Conference in Whāingaroa, Raglan! www.asaanz.org/conference Priority will be given to applicants from #Oceania and #SoutheastAsia
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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · Jul 29
The Centre for Contemporary History seminar this week - Debating the Nation: Papua New Guinea and the Colonial Legacy - is part one of the launch of a new book edited by Helen Gardner, Dr. Brad Underhill and Keimelo Gimapau.

Wednesday, 30th July, 11am (AEST)

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CCH Seminar - 30 July - Helen Gardner and Brad Underhill - Centre for Contemporary Histories (CCH)
Join us online or in person for a special seminar with Dr Brad Underhill and Associate Professor Helen Gardner prior to the launch of their new book. Debating the Nation: Papua New Guinea and the Colonial Legacy We are delighted to announce the release of Debating the Nation – Papua New Guinea’s Independence Speeches (eds. […]
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Deborah Lee-Talbot @colourfulhistories.bsky.social · Jul 22
Join the Pacific History Assoc. as our Media & Communications Officer. See attached image for details!
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AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social · Jul 1
Nick Ferns compares the north of Australia with the south of Italy through the lens of development in looking at the World Bank. #AHA2025 #OzHA2025
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AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social · Jul 2
Geoff Keating looking at Australia's colonial presence in Papua. #AHA2025 #OzHA2025
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Australian Dictionary of Biography @ausdictionarybiog.bsky.social · Jul 1
Next up in the Oceania Lives series we're taking a look at the story of Aboriginal and South Sea Islander leader, artist and writer, Mabel Edmund

Read the full article in the AJBH:

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Australian Dictionary of Biography @ausdictionarybiog.bsky.social · Jul 1
Up first from the ‘Oceania Lives’ issue of the AJBH is an article on Aboriginal and South Sea Islander activist, photographer and radio broadcaster, Lisa Bellear (1961-2006)

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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · Jul 1
🌺 The Feminist Pacific by Rumi Yasutake> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🏴‍☠️ Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World by Kristie Patricia Flannery> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Which one are you adding to your TBR pile? Tell us below!
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · Jul 1
Deirdre Coleman's book review essay which includes: The South Sea Island by Frits Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson and the Pacific by L.M. Ratnapalan, Beyond Hostile Islands by Daniel McKay> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Pleasure and Pain in the Pacific
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · Jul 1
📚 June Wrap-Up: Book Reviews from The Journal of Pacific History online

🔥 Book reviews you won't want to miss:

🌊 Mandates and Missteps by Anna Kent> www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#PacificHistory #BookReview #HistoryReads #IslandStudies #ColonialHistory
Mandates and Missteps: Australian Government Scholarships to the Pacific – 1948 to 2018
Published in The Journal of Pacific History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · Jun 26
New issue article:📚 ‘Na Viti’: A Magazine for Young Fiji📚 >https://doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2025.2464628

#Colonialism #iaukei #development #civilsocietyorganizations #leadership #women
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · Jun 25
New issue article:📜‘Tonga Is My Homeland, But Fiji Is My Home>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223344.2025.2483751.

#migration #oralhistory #religion #Tonga #women
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The Journal of Pacific History @journalpacifichist.bsky.social · Jun 24
New article alert: "📜The Melanesian Way in the 21st Century: Culture, Politics, and Festivals📜

Anna Naupa examines what happens to the Melanesian Way as a shared identity across scale, from people to nation and sub-region? doi.org/10.1080/0022...
The Melanesian Way in the 21st Century: Culture, Politics, and Festivals
What happens to the Melanesian Way as a shared identity across scale, from people to nation and sub-region? I explore ideas of ‘Melanesian-ness’, drawing on the early ideas of Kanak independence le...
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