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Greg DVORAK
Professor, Graduate School of Culture and Communication Studies at Waseda University, Japan

Administrative areas: Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Hawaii, Guam, Palau, Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Tonga, New Zealand, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Australia
Places: Micronesia, Marshall Islands
Keywords: Post-Colonialism, Self-Determination, World War II, Art, Climate Change, Cultural Studies, Critical History, Commemoration, Gender, Sexuality


Richard FEINBERG
Professor, Anthropology at Kent State University, United States

Administrative areas: Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
Places: Polynesia
Keywords: Kinship, Narratives, Political Process, Development, History, Language-Culture-Cognition, Religion, Voyaging


Odile GANNIER
Professor, Département de Lettres modernes/ CTEL at Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, France

Administrative areas: French Polynesia, New Caledonia
Places: Polynesia
Keywords: Colonial Imagination, Colonial Literature, Cultural Studies, Francophone Literatures, Imagology, Literature, Navigation, Post-Colonialism, Voyaging, Marine Biodiversity


Sylvie LARGEAUD-ORTEGA
Associate Professor, English literature and culture at University of French Polynesia, French Polynesia

Administrative areas: French Polynesia
Places: Polynesia
Keywords: Anti-colonial, Colonial Discourse, Colonial Imagination, Colonial Literature, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Studies, Engaged Anthropology, First Contacts, Francophone Literatures, Gender


Richard MOYLE
Professor emeritus, Centre for Pacific Studies at University of Auckland, New Zealand

Administrative areas: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga
Places: Australia (area), Polynesia
Keywords: Christianisation, Cultural Change, Dance, Indigenous/non-Indigenous Relations, Language Documentation, Polynesian Languages, Ritual, Voyaging, Oral Tradition, Music


Peter NUTTALL
Senior Research Fellow, School of Marine Studies at University of the South Pacific, Fiji

Administrative areas: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna
Places: Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Keywords: Canoes, Climate Change, Climate Policy, Transport, Voyaging, Technology


Maria WRONSKA-FRIEND
Adjunct/associate Researcher, College of Arts, Society and Education at James Cook University, Australia

Administrative areas: Sandaun (Papua New Guinea), Jawa Tengah (Indonesia), Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
Places: Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, West Sepik (Sandaun)
Keywords: Material Culture, Cultural Change, Technology, Art, Canoes, Voyaging, Museums, Textiles


Dariusz ZDZIECH
Adjunct/associate Researcher, President at Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Research Association, Poland

Administrative areas: New Zealand, Kiribati, Hawaii
Places: Micronesia, Polynesia
Keywords: Christianisation, Citizenship, Coconut, Development, Food and Nutrition, First Contacts, Governance, History, Identity, Library


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Some figures...

The database of experts counts today 1332 profiles, of which 634 are publicly accessible, while 698 have chosen to remain private.

These persons have defined 814 unique keywords in which they situate their research interests and expertise.

They have also defined and described 695 'experiences' (research and teaching activities, consulting work, or applied projects) in which they have contributed.