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Ethnographies of Eastern Indonesia combines an introduction to a number of societies on the islands of eastern Indonesia and the comparative study of basic patterns of social organisation and classification that defined the region as a ‘field of study’. The course’s aim is to introduce students to central topics such as marriage and alliance, rules of precedence, and the linkages between cosmological beliefs, ritual activities, and social order. Early work on the region shall be considered with ethnographic analysis of contemporary case studies, therefore going beyond the structural emphasis of anthropology. The course will critically discuss the effects of socio-political and economic changes on societies, effects of communal violence, ecology and gender relations, and the linkages between culture and personal experience. The course prioritises group work through the reading of two selected monographs and invites guest lecturers with local expertise. Required Texts: - Allerton, Catherine (2004). The path of marriage: Journey and transformations in Manggarai, eastern Indonesia. In: Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 160(2004), no: 2/3, Leiden, 339-362 .- Fox, James J. (1980). Introduction. In Fox, J. (ed.) The flow of life: Essays on eastern Indonesia. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (All – 18 pages) - Bubandt, Nils & Andrea Molner (2004). On the margins of conflict: Violence, politics and everyday life in eastern Indonesia. Antropolgi Indonesia (Web edition), Volume 84 (74). (All – 6 pages) - Bubandt, Nils (2008). Global imaginaries and the politics of post-conflict memory. In Hedman, Eva-Lotta (ed.) Conflict, violence, and displacement in Indonesia. New York: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications. (All – 26 pages) Monographs (Group Work) - McWilliam, Andrew (2002). Paths of origin, gates of life: A study of place and precedence in southwest Timor. Leiden: KITLV Press. - Hollan, Douglas W. & Jane Wellenkamp (1994). Contentment and suffering: Culture and experience in Toraja. New York: Columbia University Press. Readings listed for each class should be completed before class. This will allow students to understand the lectures more easily and to participate more effectively in class discussions. close