Threats to the cultures of the region of Australia and Oceania – 15th ANZORA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

The only such venue in Poland, devoted to Australia and Oceania, where Pacific is understood NOT as a part of Asia but indeed the Blue Continent which requires thorough research and particular analysis.
As annually, We invite you to the 15th Australia New Zealand and Oceania Research Association ANZORA Conference cooperation with Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland.

„15th ANZORA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Threats to the cultures of the region of Australia and Oceania

Place and date:

8^th December 2023 (Friday), 9:00 – 15:00 CET, Room 412, Institute of Cultural Studies and Journalism, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow, Poland (and online):

9.00 – 9.30 Conference opening

• Dr. Dariusz Zdziech, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow & Chairman of ANZORA
• H.E. Lloyd Brodrick, Ambassador of Australia in Poland
• H.E. Alana Hudson, Ambassador of New Zealand in Poland
• Dr. Joanna Siekiera, Marine Corps University, USA & ANZORA

9:30 – 9:50 Honorary Key Speech

• H.E. Joe-Silem Enlet, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Rhode Island (Former Consul General of Federated States of Micronesia to the US)

The Ocean Speaks: Towards a Pacific Indigenous Framework for Fisheries Stewardship

9.50 – 11.30 Panel I “Cultures of the region of Australia and Oceania”

Moderator Prof. Jan Lencznarowicz, Jagiellonian University, Krakow

• 9:50 – 10:05   Prof. Aleksander Posern – Zieliński, UAM Poznan

Jan Stanisław Kubary – The Polish explorer of Micronesia and his legacy in the lights of current studies

• 10:05 – 10:20 Prof. Mariusz Ziółkowski, University of Warsaw

Adam Joachim Kulczycki as an astronomer on French Polynesia

• 10:20 – 10:35 Prof. Julia Dziwoki, Jan Długosz University, Częstochowa

Archives of Polish diaspora in Australia and New Zealand

• 10:35 – 10:50 Dr. Anna Kołodziejska, Poland-Polynesia Association, Catholic University of Lublin

Protection of local languages in the French Polynesia archipelagos

• 10:50 -11:05 M.A. Gabriela Kwiatek, Ph.D. Candidate at Jagiellonian University

Colonization and decolonization of birth and maternity care in Aotearoa New Zealand

• 11:05 – 11:20 Dr. Robert Czulda, University of Łódź

Geostrategic Implications of China’s Growing Military Presence in the South Pacific

• 11:20 – 11:35 Dr. Dariusz Zdziech, Jesuit University Ignatianum in Cracow & Chairman of ANZORA

Tourism as a threat to culture – Kiribati case

• 11:35 – 11:50 Srg. Jeremy Kofsky, U.S. Marine Corps Cultural Advisor

Indonesia’s demographic and cultural shifts since 2010 and implications towards regional security

12.00 – 13:00 Cafe Break

13:00 – 15:00 Panel II “Threats to the States of Oceania”

Moderator Dr. Joanna Siekiera

• 13:00 – 13:15 Prof. Franciszek Czech, Jagiellonian University, Krakow

Challenges of Lumad cultures in Mindanao

• 13:15 – 13:30 Dr. Justyna Eska-Mikołajewska, Cracow University of Economics & ANZORA

The role of indigenous peoples in the process of shaping domestic and foreign policy in Australia

• 13:30 – 13:45 Dr. Mimi Fabe, National Police College and Philippine Public Safety College, Philippines

Philippine Strategic Posture in the South China Sea

• 13:45 – 14:00 M.Phil. Simran Walia, Research Scholar at Centre for Air Power Studies, PhD Candidate at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, India

Embracing Indian Culture and Identity in the Indo-Pacific: Emphasis on the Quad

• 14:00 – 14:15 Dr. Lidia Wiśniewska, Universidad de Granda, Diversophy, SIETAR Europe & SIETAR France

Impact of the Korean wave on the society and culture of the Southeast Asia

• 14:15 – 14:30 M.A. Joseph Tshilomb Jonathan, Ph.D. Candidate at University of Winchester, England

Conservation of historic environmental memories in Oceania: Papua New Guinea Case

• 14:30 – 14:45 M.A. Luke Shabro, US Army Training and Doctrine Command

Red Waters: Chinese threats to maritime security and culture in Oceania

• 14:45 – 15:00 Dr. Joanna Siekiera, Marine Corps University, USA & ANZORA

Great Power Competition – combating legal-cultural threats to Oceania and globally

Closing words by Dr. Dariusz Zdziech and Dr. Joanna Siekiera