Brown Bag Biography with Patrick Kirch

October 5, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Mānoa Campus, Kuykendall 410

The Center for Biographical Research presents: / “Reflections on Returning Home to 51׻ʻi” / Patrick Kirch, Professor of Anthropology, University of 51׻ʻi at ԴDz, and Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley / After nearly 35 years of living and teaching on the mainland/continent, Patrick Kirch returned home to 51׻‘i in 2019 to teach at the University of 51׻‘i. Reestablishing five-decade-old connections on Moloka‘i, he launched a new research project on traditional 51׻ian agricultural sustainability. In his talk, Kirch will reflect on what it has been like to return home, as or the French say, plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. / Patrick V. Kirch is Professor of Anthropology at UH ԴDz, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Born and raised in 51׻‘i, Kirch received his PhD from Yale, worked for a decade at the Bishop Museum, and then taught at UC Berkeley for 25 years. He specializes in the archaeology and historical anthropology of 51׻‘i and the Pacific islands. / Cosponsored by Hamilton Library, the 51׻ʻinuiākea School of 51׻ian Knowledge, the Center for Oral History, the Matsunaga Institute, Conflict and Peace Specialist, the School of Communication & Information, the Departments of Departments of American Studies, Anthropology, English, Ethnic Studies, and Sociology / Thursday, October 5 / KUY 410 / 12 noon to 1:15PM HST


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