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Reflections On Vivid Vagabondage: Ambrym, Thomas Dick May 2016

Reflections On Vivid Vagabondage: Ambrym, Thomas Dick

disClosure: A Journal of Social Theory

In the island nation of Vanuatu in the South West Pacific Ocean, the practice of sand drawing – creating patterns in the sand to record history, tell stories, and pass on intergenerational wisdom – has been recognised by UNESCO as a treasure of intangible cultural heritage. In 2007, the author spent several months traveling through the islands of Vanuatu on his way to the National Sand Drawing Festival. This piece of creative non-fiction distills the experience of living in Vanuatu for over five years with reflections on doctoral fieldwork in a transnational setting.


Alexander H. Bolyanatz's Review Of Frederick K. Errington And Deborah B. Gewertz's Articulating Change In The “Last Unknown”, Alexander H. Bolyanatz Jun 1996

Alexander H. Bolyanatz's Review Of Frederick K. Errington And Deborah B. Gewertz's Articulating Change In The “Last Unknown”, Alexander H. Bolyanatz

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Margaret Jolly's Review Of Geoffrey M. White's Identity Through History: Living Stories In A Solomon Islands Society, Margaret Jolly Mar 1996

Margaret Jolly's Review Of Geoffrey M. White's Identity Through History: Living Stories In A Solomon Islands Society, Margaret Jolly

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Lin Poyer's Review Of Geoffrey M. White's Identity Through History: Living Stories In A Solomon Islands Society, Lin Poyer Mar 1996

Lin Poyer's Review Of Geoffrey M. White's Identity Through History: Living Stories In A Solomon Islands Society, Lin Poyer

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Pascal Boyer's Review Of Geoffrey M. White's Identity Through History: Living Stories In A Solomon Islands Society, Pascal Boyer Mar 1996

Pascal Boyer's Review Of Geoffrey M. White's Identity Through History: Living Stories In A Solomon Islands Society, Pascal Boyer

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Geoffrey M. White Response On The Book Review Forum On Identity Through History: Living Stories In A Solomon Islands Society, Geoffrey M. White Mar 1996

Geoffrey M. White Response On The Book Review Forum On Identity Through History: Living Stories In A Solomon Islands Society, Geoffrey M. White

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Custom, Pluralism, And Realism In Vanuatu: Legal Development And The Role Of Customary Law, David Weisbrot Nov 1989

Custom, Pluralism, And Realism In Vanuatu: Legal Development And The Role Of Customary Law, David Weisbrot

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Noble Traditions And Christian Principles As National Ideology In Papua New Guinea: Do Their Philosophies Complement Or Contradict Each Other?, Sione Lātūkefu Mar 1988

Noble Traditions And Christian Principles As National Ideology In Papua New Guinea: Do Their Philosophies Complement Or Contradict Each Other?, Sione Lātūkefu

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Robert L. Rubinstein's Review Of Margaret C. Rodman's Masters Of Tradition: Consequences Of Customary Land Tenure In Longana, Vanuatu, Robert L. Rubinstein Mar 1988

Robert L. Rubinstein's Review Of Margaret C. Rodman's Masters Of Tradition: Consequences Of Customary Land Tenure In Longana, Vanuatu, Robert L. Rubinstein

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Fitz John Porter Poole's Review Of Michael Allen's Vanuatu: Politics, Economics And Ritual In Island Melanesia, Fitz John Porter Poole Apr 1983

Fitz John Porter Poole's Review Of Michael Allen's Vanuatu: Politics, Economics And Ritual In Island Melanesia, Fitz John Porter Poole

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.