Conference presentations
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Dec 2015 Herbst, P. How much is enough and when should we hospitalise? Newborn screening, MCADD and the medicalisation of breastfeeding. Moral Horizons. Australian Anthropological Society (AAS) Annual Meeting. Melbourne, Australia [4 Dec].
Dec 2015 Herbst, P. The Changeling Speaks [13:00]. Creative Practice. Australian Anthropological Society (AAS) Annual Meeting. Melbourne, Australia.
Oct 2015 Herbst, P. I’m different, I’m in charge: Anthropological insights on child-focused ethnographic research. What does Childhood Studies mean for research, policy and practice? 2nd Childhood Studies Colloquium. Otago University, Dunedin, NZ [21 Oct].
Nov 2014 Herbst, P. ‘Thanks for the add’: The construction of identity through illness narratives on Facebook. Cosmopolitan Anthropologies: Joint conference of the New Zealand and Australian Anthropology Societies (ASAANZ/AAS) Annual Meeting. Queenstown, NZ.
Nov 2014 Herbst, P. The Changeling Speaks [7:00]. Short Film presentation and paper. Visual Anthropologies of the Cosmopolitan. : Joint conference of the New Zealand and Australian Anthropology Societies (ASAANZ/AAS) Annual Meeting. Queenstown, NZ.
Aug 2014 Herbst, P. Easily Managed. Competing Responsibilities and Healthcare in Families Living with MCADD. Competing Responsibilities. The Politics and Ethics of Responsibility in Contemporary Life: Victoria University of Wellington International Conference. Wellington, NZ.
June 2006 Herbst, P. Picturing People. Talking Culture seminar. Auckland Festival of Photography. Auckland, NZ [15 June].
Sept 2002 Herbst, P. Ethnomusicology and Information Technology: A Review and Analysis of Ethnomusicology on the Internet. 17th Symposium on Ethnomusicology. Rhodes University, Grahamstown, SA [12-14 Sept].
Sept 2002 Herbst, P. To Grow a Child: Early Childhood Development in Rastafari. Anthropology Southern Africa Annual Meeting. Rhodes University, Grahamstown, SA [9-11 Sept].
Sept 2001 Herbst, P. The Conflict between Healers: A Rastafari Case Study. A Matrix for Conflict Transformation: Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Cultural Co-ordination: 11th SAACI (South African Association For Conflict Intervention Conference. Port Elizabeth, SA [4-6 Sept].
June 2001 Herbst, P. Born into Jah: An exploration of Rastafari children’s rights with particular reference to health and education. Children in their Places: International Social Anthropologists Conference. Brunel University, London [21-23 June].
April 2001 Herbst, P. Jah Guide: Healing in Rastafari. AASA/SASCA Joint Anthropology Conference. Pretoria, SA [9-11 April].
May 2000 Herbst, P. Identity, Protest and Healing: the Multiple Uses of Marijuana in Rastafari. Annual South African Anthropology Conference. Windhoek, Namibia.
Publicatons
SUBMITTED Herbst, P. Action Stations: Parental experiences of MCADD in New Zealand. SITES Special Issue. Peripheral Cosmopolitanisms: New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. University of Otago, NZ.
May 2000 Herbst, P. Identity, Protest and Healing: the Multiple Uses of Marijuana in Rastafari. Challenges for Anthropology in the ‘African Renaissance’: A Southern African Contribution. University of Namibia Press.
Additional publications include over 50 non-academic features in the New Zealand, Australian and American media.
Teaching/ Seminars
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May 2015 Ethnography of Childhood: What can we learn from working with parents and children? Anthropology 314, New Zealand Society; Issues in New Zealand Ethnography. University of Auckland, NZ. [Guest lecture]
Sept 2003 Is there an anthropologist in the House? A discussion of biomedical and traditional medical systems. Social Anthropology Programme: Systems of Healing. Massey University, NZ [Guest lecture-16Sept].
July 2003 Jah Guide. An Ethnographic Study of Rastafari in South Africa. Social Anthropology Programme: Rituals of Belief. Massey University, NZ [Guest lecture – 28 July].
May 2002 Anthropology and the Internet. Social Anthropology: Seminar for 3rd year undergraduates. Rhodes University, South Africa [20 May].
April 2002 Research and Advocacy – The Case of Rastafari in South Africa. Social Anthropology: Seminar for 3rd year undergraduates. Rhodes University, South Africa [17 April].
Mar 2002 Ethnography and Journalism. Department of Journalism: Advanced Reporting. Seminar for 2nd year undergraduates. Rhodes University, South Africa [4 March].
Oct 2001 A Researcher’s Identity: Role-playing and Ethics in Anthropological Research. Rhodes University Environmental Education Unit: Research Methods Short Course for professionals. Case studies and seminars over two day workshop. Rhodes University, South Africa [10, 1 Oct].
Sept 2001 Research and Advocacy – The Case of Rastafari in South Africa. Social Anthropology: Seminar for 3rd year undergraduates. Rhodes University, South Africa [21 Sept].
July 2000 Graduate Assistant. Tutored Anthropology Undergraduates (1st year). Included preparation, marking of essays and tests, running tutorials. Rhodes University, South Africa.
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