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| Benedicta Rousseau
Lecturer
Anthropology Programme
University of Waikato (New Zealand)
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About |
My research has covered the areas of colonialism, development and memory; anthropology of roads/infrastructure; affect, personhood and economic engagement in the Pacific; indigeneity and kastom in Vanuatu; indigenous and state political leadership in the Pacific; elections and election campaigning; customary governance in Vanuatu; state and customary law. While Vanuatu remains my primary research site, I have maintained an interest in the anthropology of social and health policy in Aotearoa/New Zealand, and have published a co-authored article on Maori attitudes to assisted human reproduction.
My current research and writing includes work on mobility, tourism and governance on Malakula; discourses of “resilience” in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam; and ongoing considerations of state and indigenous leadership in Vanuatu. |
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Anthropology
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Geographic administrative areas |
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Geographic places |
Melanesia
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Historical periods |
20th century
21st century
Anticipatory
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Indigenous languages |
Bislama |
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