Enacted Relations : Performing Knowledge in an Australian Indigenous Community / Franca Tamisari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tamisari, Franca, Author.

Series:

ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology ; 15

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Yolngu Indigenous people in the Northeast Arnhem Land of Australia respond to neo-colonial challenges by continuing to affirm their political autonomy and transmit 'Yolngu Law', which are ways of knowing and being with the younger generation. They deal with non-indigenous institutions, through participation of bodies, language, things, images of movement and notions of mutual care, feelings and accountability. This book explores the Yolngu relational ontology and epistemology in the context of everyday practices, ritual ceremonies, bicultural education, vernacular Christianity and the production of popular music.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Note on the Orthography and Pronunciation of Terms in Yolngu Language

Introduction. Performance, Connectivity and Co-Becoming

Chapter 1. Learning Yolngu Law

Chapter 2. Encountering Others in the Field

Chapter 3. The Body as Principle and Image of Connectedness

Chapter 4. Names and Naming

Chapter 5. The Law of the Songs

Chapter 6. Dancing with and for Others

Chapter 7. Creating Your Vision, Sharing Culture and Cultural Remix

Conclusion. Understanding through Feeling

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Jan 2024)

ISBN:

1-80539-241-7

OCLC:

1412621844