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Max Quanchi
Dr Max Quanchi taught Pacific history at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) and University of the South Pacific (USP). His research is on the history of photography in the Pacific. He was the guest editor for Special Issues on photography for Pacific Studies (1997), the Journal of Pacific History (2007) and the Journal of New Zealand & Pacific Studies (2020) and since 1996 has convened panels on photography at the biannual Pacific History Association conferences. His recent books include Postcards from Oceania: Port Towns, Portraits and the Picturesque During the Colonial Era (2015) with Max Shekleton and An Ideal Colony and Epitome of Progress: Colonial Fiji in Picture Postcards (2019) with Max Shekleton, Tales from the Sak-Sak: Doing Nasho in New Guinea (2021) and Glorious Company: The Polynesia Company in Melbourne and Fiji (2022). He was a founding member of the executive of the Pacific History Association (PHA) and the Australian Association for the Advancement of Pacific Studies (AAAPS).
