Serial Article
| DOI |
10.23791/582834 |
| URL |
https://pacific-geographies.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PG58_2834.pdf |
Full Title
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Pacific Geographies |
| Publisher (01) |
Association of Pacific Studies |
| Country of publication |
Germany
(DE)
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ISSN
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2196-1468 |
| Product Form |
Printed Journal
(JB)
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ISSN
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2199-9104 |
| Product Form |
Online Journal
(JD)
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| Journal Issue Number |
58 |
| Journal Issue Date (YYYY) |
2022 |
| Title |
Invisible belongings: Carolinian practices of personhood and space as moral principles |
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By (author)
(A01)
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Susanne Kuehling |
| Affiliation |
University of Regina, Department of Anthropology, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Associate Professor |
| Number of Pages |
7 |
| First Page |
28 |
| Last Page |
34 |
| Language of text |
English
(eng)
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| Publication Date (YYYY) |
2022 |
Abstract
Main description
(01)
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Based on field research and published sources, this paper examines Micronesian migration in regards to principles of order
and values on their home atolls. For Carolinians, place names and personal names are part of the web of intangible knowledge
that can serve to assure certain positions and rights. They unfold the untold facts of gender and hierarchy and can be used
as a peephole into social practice. Names and places represent stability and continuity in an otherwise fluid world. Migrants,
I argue, can use such shared experiences of their “invisible belongings” to re-create some sense of home and build a community
based on versions of these principles and values.
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