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The Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea have been depicted as a place of sexual freedom ever since these small atolls in the southwest Pacific were made famous by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski in the early twentieth century. Today in the era of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, how do Trobrianders respond to public health interventions that link their cultural practices to the risk of HIV? How do they weigh HIV prevention messages of abstinence, fidelity, and condom use against traditional sexual practices that strengthen interclan relationships in a gift economy?
Written by an anthropologist who has direct ties to the Trobriands through marriage and who has been involved in Papua New Guinea's national response to the HIV epidemic since the mid-1990s, Islands of Love, Islands of Risk is an unusual insider ethnography. Katherine Lepani describes in vivid detail the cultural practices of regeneration, from the traditional dance called Wosimwaya to the elaborate exchanges that are part of the mortuary feasts called sagali. Focusing on the sexual freedom of young people, the author reveals the social value of sexual practice. By bringing cultural context and lived experience to the fore, the book addresses the failure of standardized public health programs to bridge the persistent gap between HIV awareness and prevention. The book offers insights on the interplay between global and local understandings of gender, sexuality, and disease and suggests the possibility of viewing sexuality in terms other than risk.
Islands of Love, Islands of Risk illustrates the contribution of ethnographic research methodology in facilitating dialogue between different ways of knowing. As a contemporary perspective on Malinowski's classic accounts of Trobriand sexuality, the book reaffirms the Trobriands' central place in the study of anthropology.
This book is the recipient of the annual Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Prize for the best project in the area of medicine.

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Publié par	Vanderbilt University Press
Date de parution	14 décembre 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780826518767
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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Islands of Love, Islands of Risk C U L T U R E A N D H I V I N T H E T R O B R I A N D S

Katherine Lepani

Islands of Love, Islands of Risk

Islands of Love, Islands of Risk C U L T U R E A N D H I V I N T H E T R O B R I A N D S

Katherine Lepani

V U P Nasville

his book is te recipient of te Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Prize from Vanderbilt University Press for te best project in te area of medicine.

his book is printed on acid-free paper. Manufactured in te United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data on ﬁle

LC control number 2012028971

ISBN 978-0-8265-1874-3 (clot) ISBN 978-0-8265-1875-0 (paperback) ISBN 978-0-8265-1876-7 (e-book)

D     Y S W –

Acknowledgments Autor’s Notes Prologue

Contents

.of Meaning and Ways of Knowing Models .te Process of Knowing” “In . Connections to Place . “Because We Can!”: Gendered Agency and Social Reproduction . Yout Sexuality: Making Desires Known .Meanings Converging . Fitting Condoms on Culture

Epilogue Glossary Notes Bibliograpy Index

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Acknowledgments

y eartfelt gratitude goes to te people of te Trobriand Islands, wose M contribution to tis researc is beyond measure. I old deep appreciation and respect for all te men, women, and young people wo were willing to sit down wit me and talk openly about teir culture and teir lives in a spirit of trust and collective concern.Agutoki sainakwaiveka. Sincere appreciation is extended to te Trobriand Paramount Cief, Guyau Pulayasi Daniel, for is endorsement of te project. I am indebted to my researc collaborators, Diana Siyotama Lepani, Florence Mokolava, and Etel Jacob, for teir commitment to te project, teir invaluable advice and untiring support, and teir lasting friendsip. Our team-work was strengtened by te memory of Asi Toyola, wose dedicated career as a nurse touced te lives of many people in Papua New Guinea (PNG). I also ac-knowledge Lisepa Tony and Nelson Toposona for elping to facilitate discussions, and te women’s fellowsip groups, curc deacons, and ward councillors wo received me wit te greatest ospitality wen I visited teir villages. he residents of Orabesi village and te women of OKO Women’s Fellowsip always made me feel rigt at ome, and I greatly value teir kindness and generosity. I wis to acknowledge te government autorities in te Trobriands for teir logistical elp and support, including homas Pilai, district administrator; Hay-don Abraam, area manager; and Sergeant George Bayagau, Royal PNG Police Constabulary. I am appreciative of te elp provided by Tira Elliot, district ealt manager, and te staﬀ of Losuia District Healt Center, wo graciously accommodated my frequent visits and requests for information. he principal and staﬀ at Kiriwina Hig Scool were also very elpful, and I appreciate teir support and interest in te project. I am particularly indebted to te kindness of Sara and Rodney Clark and te staﬀ at Konki, wo provided ongoing practical support for my communication and transportation requirements as well as many friendly conversations. I also tank te late Sir Dennis Young and te staﬀ at Digogwa and Kiriwina Lodge for providing practical assistance and transportation, often on sort notice. It as been a privilege to be associated wit te many dedicated individuals and organizations involved in te national response to HIV in Papua New Guinea, and I appreciate te support and encouragement of tem all. I old immense re-spect for te late Carol Jenkins, wose extensive knowledge of PNG and HIV provided critical vision from te beginning of te national response and wose indomitable spirit will always be a source of inspiration. I also pay tribute to te late Sue Crockett, wo will be remembered by many friends and colleagues for er vital contribution in paving te foundation for te national response. Sincere

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