ISBN:
9781785336843
Language:
English
Pages:
ix, 206 pages
,
illustrations
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology volume 9
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Munro, Jenny, author Dreams made small
DDC:
305.8009951/6
Keywords:
Dani (New Guinean people)
;
Dani (New Guinean people) Education (Higher)
;
Minority college students
;
Ethnology
;
Dani (New Guinean people)
;
Ethnology
;
Minority college students
;
Papua (Indonesia) Ethnic relations
;
Papua (Indonesia) Social conditions
;
Papua (Indonesia)
;
Dani
;
Indigenes Volk
;
Papua
;
Soziale Situation
;
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Abstract:
"For the last five decades, the Dani of the central highlands of West Papua, along with other Papuans, have struggled with the oppressive conditions of Indonesian rule. Formal education holds the promise of escape from stigmatization and violence. Dreams Made Small offers an in-depth, ethnographic look at journeys of education among young Dani men and women, asking us to think differently about education as a trajectory for transformation and belonging, and ultimately revealing how dreams of equality are shaped and reshaped in the face of multiple constraints"--
Abstract:
Ethno-racial and political dreams of education in Wamena -- Newcomers and masters of the land in North Sulawesi -- Stigma, fear, and shame : Dani encounters with racial and political formations in North Sulawesi -- Discipline is important : aspirations and encounters on campus -- Belonging, expertise and conflict in highlanders' social world abroad -- Study first : sexuality, pregnancy, and survival -- Doing good things in a Dani modernity
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-197) and index
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