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Anthropology 4633/6833 PEOPLES OF THE PACIFIC (2002)
University of Tulsa, Fall 2002 MW 3:30 – 4:45 pm Lamont Lindstrom phone: 631-2888; email:
lamont-lindstrom@utulsa.edu
Office Hours: MWF 9:30 - 11:00, or anytime by appointment From
the classic era of A. E. Haddan, John Layard, Bronislaw Malinowski, and
Margaret Mead to the present, the Pacific region—that celebrated
"laboratory of culture"—has excited much anthropological debate and
theorizing. This seminar introduces
cultures of Oceania, past and present, focusing on anthropological issues that
Pacific scholarship has informed. These
issues include personhood and gender, ethnohistory, knowledge/power, the
politics of culture, and globalism. We review the Pacific of the past
(its prehistory and traditions) and the Pacific of the present where people
today face problems of remnant colonialism, weak state structures, uncertain
economic development, tourism, urbanization, out-migration, political unrest
and military coups. In
addition to course readings, we will also learn as much as possible about
Pacific nations and cultures on the Internet. The McFarlin Library has only a modest
collection of Pacific Studies books and journals; the Internet offers different
sorts of information about the Pacific that is often more up-to-date than print
material. Each
student will select one Pacific nation or culture, find out what information
about this nation or culture is available online, and report on this in class,
also turning in an annotated guide to useful websites, newsgroups, lists,
etc. In addition, each student will
undertake a research project that will count as the course final exam. This project may or may not derive from the
midterm internet country/culture reports.
We will discuss possible project topics in class. Readings: Chambers, Keith and Anne Unity of Heart Figiel, S. Where We Once Belonged Gewertz, D. and F. Errington Emerging Class
in Papua New Guinea Lindstrom, Lamont Cargo Cult: Strange Stories of Desire… Stathern, Andrew et
alia Oceania: An Introduction…. Students will write 3 page
response essays (topics to be assigned) after reading the first four of the
above books. Assessment:
Course Policies: Late
assignments lose points, depending on when turned in. No extra credit work is possible. PLEASE be aware of University of Tulsa policies on academic
honesty and misconduct as set forth in your Student
Handbook. Schedule: Aug 26 Introduction: Pacific Studies 28
Cybersurfing the Pacific Reading: Strathern et al. pp. 101-154 Sept 2 LABOR
DAY 4 Pacific
Geography/Prehistory Reading: Chambers, Unity of Heart 9 Video: Voyagers of the Pacific MAP QUIZ 11 The
Village (Tanna slides) 16 Area: Polynesia 18 Kinship 23 CASE:
Girls in Samoa Reading: Figiel:
Where We Once Belonged 25 Personhood
and Gender 30 Pacific
Explorers, Anthropologists and Tourists Oct 2 Video:
Margaret Mead in Samoa 7
Religion: Ancestors and Gods 9 Relgion: Missionaries Video: Transformed Isle 14
Internet nation/culture reports 16 Internet nation/culture reports 21 Area: Melanesia Reading: Strathern, et al. pp. 11-78 23 World
War II Video: Angels of War 28 Cargo
Cults Reading: Lindstrom, Cargo Cult 30 Video: Cargo
Cult Nov 4 Nations,
Nationalism, and Kastom 6 CASE:
Class in Papua New Guinea Reading: Gewertz and Errington, Emerging Class in PNG 11 Rich man,
Poor man, Big man, Chief Video: Malangan Labadama 13 Area: Micronesia Reading: Strathern et al. 183-235 18 Tourists Video: Seli Ho 20 NO CLASS
(work on Research Project) 25 THANKSGIVING 27 THANKSGIVING Dec 2 NO
CLASS (work on Research Project) 4 CASE:
Global Kava 9
Kava Circle and Lu'au (Research Project Presentations) 18
Research Projects Due Upload:
02/12/2003
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