Dreams made small : the education of Papuan highlanders in Indonesia / Jenny Munro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munro, Jenny, author.

Series:

ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ; Volume 9.

ASAO studies in Pacific anthropology ; Volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hubula (New Guinean people)--Indonesia--Wamena.

Hubula (New Guinean people).

Hubula (New Guinean people)--Education (Higher)--Indonesia--Sulawesi Utara.

Minority college students--Indonesia--Sulawesi Utara.

Minority college students.

Ethnology--Indonesia--Papua.

Ethnology.

Papua (Indonesia)--Ethnic relations.

Papua (Indonesia).

Papua (Indonesia)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages).

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Berghahn Books, 2018.

Summary:

"For the last five decades, the Dani of the central highlands of West Papua, along with other Papuans, have struggled with the oppressive conditions of Indonesian rule. Formal education holds the promise of escape from stigmatization and violence. Dreams Made Small offers an in-depth, ethnographic look at journeys of education among young Dani men and women, asking us to think differently about education as a trajectory for transformation and belonging, and ultimately revealing how dreams of equality are shaped and reshaped in the face of multiple constraints"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Ethno-racial and political dreams of education in Wamena

Newcomers and masters of the land in North Sulawesi

Stigma, fear, and shame : Dani encounters with racial and political formations in North Sulawesi

Discipline is important : aspirations and encounters on campus

Belonging, expertise and conflict in highlanders' social world abroad

Study first : sexuality, pregnancy, and survival

Doing good things in a Dani modernity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785337598

1785337599

OCLC:

1303520845