Ethnographies of New Ireland (PNG)

Items

• Peter W. Lomas in Kulangit in 1967, 1968, 1969
• Patrick F. Nason in Tembin in 2015-2016
• Ligeremaluoga at Kono in the 1890s to 1930s
• F. L. S Bell at Lufunkomo in 1933
• Robert J. Foster at Taonsip in 1984-1985
• Alexander H. Bolyanatz at Tekedan in 1990-1992
• Dorothy Billings at Lavongai (village) in 1967
• Deane J. Fergie at Wang and Mapua in 1979
• Elizabeth C. Brewer at Panatgin in the 1970s
• Roy Wagner at Bakan in 1979-1980 and 1983
• Dorothy Billings at Mangai in 1965, 1966
• Jason Roberts at Narim and Sulava in 2012, 2014-2015
  ‘I conducted pilot research for this project in New Hanover and New Ireland from June to August of 2012. It was during this time that I established relationships with two Lavongai communities, Narim and Sulava, willing to work with me on a comparative research project about SABL development on the island (see Figure 3). I subsequently spent the majority of my time living and working in these two communities when I returned to conduct full-scale research in September 2014. Multi-sited study in these two communities (Marcus 1995; Fischer 1999) allowed me to compare the relationships between different logging and agricultural development practices and local lives, livelihoods, ecologies, and climate change interactions. It also allowed me to examine differential understandings of development and aspirations for the future emanating from these distinctive local histories and experiences. Though Narim and Sulava did not share close kinship relations, they did share the same language12 and basic cultural and ecological practices witnessed throughout the island. These similarities enabled the comparative framework.’ (Roberts Jason, 2019, “We Stay the Same”: Life, Logging, and the Continuing Pursuit of Development on New Hanover Island (Lavongai), Papua New Guinea, Doctoral thesis in Anthropology, University of Texas, San Antonio, p. 22)
• Michael Gunn at Tatau in 1982-1984
• Suzanne Küchler at Panamafei in 1982-1984
• Brigitte Derlon at Lelet in 1982, 1983-1984, 1993
• Sean P. Kingston at Siar in 1994-1996
• Gerald F. Messner at Mangai in 1977
• Gerald F. Messner at Paruai in 1977, 1978-1979
• Owen D. Jessep at Lokon in 1974-1975
• Brenda J. Clay at Pinikindu in 1970-1971 and 1979-1980
• Hortense Powdermaker at Lesu in 1929-1930
• Richard Eves at Loso in 1990-1991
  “This thesis is based on a total of fifteen months fieldwork in two periods, twelve months from April 1990 to April 1991 and three months from August to October 1991. During this time I was based at Loso hamlet in Limbin village. For six months of my time in the field I was accompanied by my partner, Roe Sybylla, who carried out research among women. Except in the one instance stated I have drawn only on my own research.” (Eves, 1994, p. xii)
• William C. Groves at Fisoa in 1932-1933
• William C. Groves at Tatau in 1934