Paige West

Paige West, an environmental anthropologist, is the Claire Tow Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and Columbia University.

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Indigenous Coastal Planning in Papua New Guinea: Self-determination through Revitalization

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Indigenous Coastal Planning in Papua New Guinea: Self-determination through Revitalization

There are no external efforts to manage or plan for the dramatic effects of climate change in the coastal zones of Lovongai Island. The island, known as New Han... More

From Reciprocity to Relationality: Anthropological Possibilities

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From Reciprocity to Relationality: Anthropological Possibilities

Recently, the discipline of anthropology has faced much-needed critique from a chorus of young and dynamic scholars. These critiques emerged in the face of the ... More

Introduction: From Reciprocity to Relationality

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Introduction: From Reciprocity to Relationality

On June 11, 2018, I was—as I always am during the North American academic summer—in Papua New Guinea, where I do anthropological work that includes research, te... More

Dispossession

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Dispossession

We sit on the veranda of a house on the outskirts of Goroka, Papua New Guinea (PNG), while two international oil company representatives describe the benefits t... More

Michel Foucault

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Michel Foucault

We, along with many other scholars, are reading Lecture Eleven in Michel Foucault’s Society Must Be Defended: Lectures at the Collège de France, 1975–1976 (2003... More