Sabine Mannitz contributed to this year’s conference of the Australian Anthropological Society, held June 10–12 2026 in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, by convening the panel “The Social Life of Justice in Colonial Systems of Violence.” As part of the panel, she presented a paper entitled “Afterlives of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in (Post)Colonial Settings,” focusing on the example of Canada. Further contributions addressed the problem of non-reparations for the slave trade, colonial legal inheritance and vernacular cultures of mourning for missing persons in Kashmir and Punjab, India.
Mannitz, who heads Research Department Local Peace Orders at PRIF, combined her stay in Australia with further research and background discussions in Adelaide, South Australia, on how museums and public educational institutions address colonial violence against Indigenous peoples.
The Australian Anthropological Society (AAS) Annual Conference brings together anthropologists from around the world each year. This year’s theme, “Lines, Planes, Depth,” pays homage to Mparntwe/Alice Springs in the heart of the Australian outback, where the conference was held for the first time this year.