Deep Conversations: Restoration, Recovery and Repair

Part I: Repatriation 

Amid a climate of crisis and ‘unprecedented times’, moments of destruction and devastation are intertwined with those of respite and renewal. By exploring these moments—their mechanisms and tensions—scholars can produce new insights into our past, present and potential futures. Join Amber Aranui, Hilary Howes, Maria Nugent, and Michael Pickering for Part I of this deep conversation, as they reflect on the practice, meaning and significance of repatriation, and its role in the reconciliation processes of institutions, nations, histories, and environments. 

This event will be held in hybrid form, both in person at the ANU's Acton campus and online via Zoom. 

Speakers:

• Amber Aranui (Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington)
• Hilary Howes (Australian National University)
• Maria Nugent (Australian National University) 
• Michael Pickering (National Museum of Australia) 

Deep Conversations: History, Environment, Science

Deep Conversations is a partnership of the Research Centre for Deep History and the Centre for Environmental History. It aims to bring together scholars from diverse disciplines to discuss questions of history, science and the environment, and how they shed light on the global challenges we face today.