... Relations1 Roxana Waterson (National University of Singapore) Abstrak ... Each time this happ... more ... Relations1 Roxana Waterson (National University of Singapore) Abstrak ... Each time this happens, the tale gains renewed resonance and power, so that for all the unresolvable ques-tions that surround its historical status, it can be seen to live in the present. ...
As research with children has burgeoned over the past three decades, methodology and ethics have ... more As research with children has burgeoned over the past three decades, methodology and ethics have become increasingly important subjects of discussion and debate. Researchers, particularly in the social sciences, are concerned to ensure not only that the methods used in research with children are robust but that the underpinning principles are ethical and treat children with respect. Judith Ennew was one of the most significant contributors to the development of rights-based research with children, pioneering the concept of ‘the right to be properly researched’. This chapter traces Judith’s contribution to research with children over almost four decades, exploring the theoretical perspectives that shaped her approach to methodology and ethics and discussing in detail the practical application of her approach.
... The living house: An anthropology of architecture in South-East Asia. Post a Comment. CONTRIB... more ... The living house: An anthropology of architecture in South-East Asia. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Waterson, Roxana. PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press (Singapore and New York). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1990. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 019588941X ). ...
This book, the product of anthropological fieldwork over a thirty-year period, provides a deep an... more This book, the product of anthropological fieldwork over a thirty-year period, provides a deep and broad picture of the Sa'dan Toraja as a society in dynamic transition to modernity over the course of the twentieth century. The analysis, firstly, sets Toraja society in the context of the Austronesian world, tracing some widely shared themes of culture, kinship and cosmology. Secondly, the author evokes a historical context within which she examines Toraja social memory and the uses of the past, as a source of social identity, a resource for claims of precedence, or a template for action in the present. Toraja are famous for the dramatic architecture of their 'tongkonan' or houses of origin; here the house is shown to be the true focus of the bilateral kinship system, making this an emblematic example of the type of social organisation that Claude Levi-Strauss termed a 'house society'. The structure and ethos of the indigenous religion, 'Aluk to Dolo' or Way of the Ancestors, with its complex cycle of rituals, is clearly presented, while the author traces the continuing decline of this religion in the face of accelerating conversion to Christianity. The book concludes with an analysis of the ceremonial economy associated with mortuary ritual, whose continued inflation, even as rites are performed in Christianized forms, puts increasingly severe strains on household economies. Toraja ethnic identity is shown to have emerged over the course of the past century as an active response to far-reaching political and social changes, from Dutch colonial takeover in 1905, through the struggle for Indonesian Independence and the Soeharto era of 'Development', to the effervescent mood of 'Reformation' following Soeharto's fall from power in 1998, and entry into the 21st century. In tracing these transformations, the book charts the story of one society's journey into modernity.
... Relations1 Roxana Waterson (National University of Singapore) Abstrak ... Each time this happ... more ... Relations1 Roxana Waterson (National University of Singapore) Abstrak ... Each time this happens, the tale gains renewed resonance and power, so that for all the unresolvable ques-tions that surround its historical status, it can be seen to live in the present. ...
As research with children has burgeoned over the past three decades, methodology and ethics have ... more As research with children has burgeoned over the past three decades, methodology and ethics have become increasingly important subjects of discussion and debate. Researchers, particularly in the social sciences, are concerned to ensure not only that the methods used in research with children are robust but that the underpinning principles are ethical and treat children with respect. Judith Ennew was one of the most significant contributors to the development of rights-based research with children, pioneering the concept of ‘the right to be properly researched’. This chapter traces Judith’s contribution to research with children over almost four decades, exploring the theoretical perspectives that shaped her approach to methodology and ethics and discussing in detail the practical application of her approach.
... The living house: An anthropology of architecture in South-East Asia. Post a Comment. CONTRIB... more ... The living house: An anthropology of architecture in South-East Asia. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Waterson, Roxana. PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press (Singapore and New York). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1990. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 019588941X ). ...
This book, the product of anthropological fieldwork over a thirty-year period, provides a deep an... more This book, the product of anthropological fieldwork over a thirty-year period, provides a deep and broad picture of the Sa'dan Toraja as a society in dynamic transition to modernity over the course of the twentieth century. The analysis, firstly, sets Toraja society in the context of the Austronesian world, tracing some widely shared themes of culture, kinship and cosmology. Secondly, the author evokes a historical context within which she examines Toraja social memory and the uses of the past, as a source of social identity, a resource for claims of precedence, or a template for action in the present. Toraja are famous for the dramatic architecture of their 'tongkonan' or houses of origin; here the house is shown to be the true focus of the bilateral kinship system, making this an emblematic example of the type of social organisation that Claude Levi-Strauss termed a 'house society'. The structure and ethos of the indigenous religion, 'Aluk to Dolo' or Way of the Ancestors, with its complex cycle of rituals, is clearly presented, while the author traces the continuing decline of this religion in the face of accelerating conversion to Christianity. The book concludes with an analysis of the ceremonial economy associated with mortuary ritual, whose continued inflation, even as rites are performed in Christianized forms, puts increasingly severe strains on household economies. Toraja ethnic identity is shown to have emerged over the course of the past century as an active response to far-reaching political and social changes, from Dutch colonial takeover in 1905, through the struggle for Indonesian Independence and the Soeharto era of 'Development', to the effervescent mood of 'Reformation' following Soeharto's fall from power in 1998, and entry into the 21st century. In tracing these transformations, the book charts the story of one society's journey into modernity.
Southeast Asian Lives: Personal Narratives and Historical Experience, 2007
This chapter looks at how life histories have featured in anthropology, and asks how we could be ... more This chapter looks at how life histories have featured in anthropology, and asks how we could be making more consistent and creative use of them. Many 'ordinary', non-famous people have led extraordinary lives, living through dramatic social and political transformations. Anthropologists in the field have unique opportunities to record the lives of those who become our friends and acquaintances, but the very particularities of these narratives can make them seem difficult to analyse. The author proposes that historical consciousness - the individual's awareness of living in a particular place and time, making a life in the face of particular constraints and opportunities - provides a powerful framework for analysis, and vividly brings to life the interface between historical events and personal experience. The stories in this book have been produced in the dialogical encounter between a narrator and an anthropologist, and the contributions in this volume break new ground in their profound consideration of the nuances involved in this process, and the many possible audiences that such personal narratives may be designed to reach. The author argues that life stories are a fertile but still undervalued resource for a more multivocal anthropology that can do justice to personal experience.
This chapter provides a wide-ranging overview of developments and ideas in the field of social me... more This chapter provides a wide-ranging overview of developments and ideas in the field of social memory since the 1990s, and discusses how they may be applied in Southeast Asian societies. It seeks to build bridges between psychological and sociological theories of memory, and examines the tensions between popular and oral memory processes and written history or state narratives; traumatic events; and the elision or suppression of memories by the powerful. Insights from writers about the Holocaust offer concepts that can be used to think about some traumatic events in Southeast Asia and their effects on social memory.
Paths and Rivers: Sa'dan Toraja Society in Transformation, 2009
This book, the product of anthropological fieldwork over a thirty-year period, provides a deep an... more This book, the product of anthropological fieldwork over a thirty-year period, provides a deep and broad picture of the Sa'dan Toraja as a society in dynamic transition to modernity over the course of the twentieth century. The analysis, firstly, sets Toraja society in the context of the Austronesian world, tracing some widely shared themes of culture, kinship and cosmology. Secondly, the author evokes a historical context within which she examines Toraja social memory and the uses of the past, as a source of social identity, a resource for claims of precedence, or a template for action in the present. Toraja are famous for the dramatic architecture of their 'tongkonan' or houses of origin; here the house is shown to be the true focus of the bilateral kinship system, making this an emblematic example of the type of social organisation that Claude Levi-Strauss termed a 'house society'. The structure and ethos of the indigenous religion, 'Aluk to Dolo' or Way of the Ancestors, with its complex cycle of rituals, is clearly presented, while the author traces the continuing decline of this religion in the face of accelerating conversion to Christianity. The book concludes with an analysis of the ceremonial economy associated with mortuary ritual, whose continued inflation, even as rites are performed in Christianized forms, puts increasingly severe strains on household economies. Toraja ethnic identity is shown to have emerged over the course of the past century as an active response to far-reaching political and social changes, from Dutch colonial takeover in 1905, through the struggle for Indonesian Independence and the Soeharto era of 'Development', to the effervescent mood of 'Reformation' following Soeharto's fall from power in 1998, and entry into the 21st century. In tracing these transformations, the book charts the story of one society's journey into modernity.
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