Belonging in Oceania
Belonging in Oceania "I am impressed by the direction and content of this book. But whereas in other recent studies these notions have usually been theorized and empiricised as isolates, here they…
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Belonging in Oceania
"I am impressed by the direction and content of this book. But whereas in other recent studies these notions have usually been theorized and empiricised as isolates, here they are triangulated in an intellectually original and productive way." - Tom Ryan, University of WaikatoEthnographic case studies explore what it means to "belong" in Oceania, as contributors consider ongoing formations of place, self and community in connection with travelling, internal and international migration. It offers a timely engagement with the important social science concepts of movement, place-making, and multiple-identifications.
The volume closes by suggesting that constructions of multiple belongings-and, with these, the relevant forms of The chapters apply the multi-dimensional concepts of movement, place-making and cultural identifications to explain contemporary life in Oceanic societies.