Theses - Social Anthropology: Recent submissions
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The three hearths: Custom, church and state as colliding orders of time and space in Asmat, Indonesian Papua
This study examines the intersection of ‘customary’ ritual, Catholic religion, and state-centred politics among the Asmat of Indonesian Papua, and how these processes order time and space. Asmat are famous in anthropological ... -
'You are all my people': building disabled community in Uganda's microentrepreneur economy
In 1995 Uganda adopted a new Constitution mandating parliament and local councils to include disabled members, elected by registered disabled people in each community. Consequently, Uganda has an unusually institutionalised ... -
Becoming Accountable: Jehovah's Witnesses and the responsibilities of evangelism
For Jehovah’s Witnesses, evangelism is of prime importance. It forms the core of their identity and is shaped by an ethics of communication. Witness evangelism is a fundamentally pedagogical process through which one “learns ... -
‘Action through non-action’: self-transformation and social transformation at the PRC grassroots
This dissertation is situated at the intersection of the anthropology of ethics and politics in the context of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). I ground my analysis in a long-standing ethical-political tradition, ...
