PUBLIC TALK: Exhibition Talk: Uncharted Territory
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Exhibition Talk: Uncharted Territory : Recollections of the pioneering experiences of Ronald and Catherine Berndt |
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Join us for a talk by Dr John E Stanton sharing quotes directly from the Berndt's recollections of their pioneering experience, at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on Friday 26 April 2013.
As young PhD students, Ronald and Catherine Berndt were sent into the uncharted Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea to conduct anthropological fieldwork. The Berndts’ period there represents the crucial moment of first contact by local people with the external world.
A week long trek from the road-head into the broad kunai grasslands of the upper valleys was just the start of their journey. This talk quotes directly from the Berndts’ recollections of their pioneering experience, and examines what their research taught the world.
This talk is part of the broader public program of the Berndt Museum of Anthropology in relation to the current exhibition 'Through the Kunai Grass". For more information, visit the exhibition website: http://www.lwgallery.uwa.edu.au/exhibitions/through-the-kunai-grass
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