NAMES AS A MEANS OF INCLUSION AND TRANSFORMATION: NAMING AND TRANSCULTURAL KINSHIP AMONG THE WAMPAR, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Authors

Doris Bacalzo, University of LucerneFollow

Abstract

This study examines how naming practices function as strategic tools for identity negotiation and social positioning among children of interethnic marriages in Dzifasing, a Wampar village in Papua New Guinea. Through analysis of transcultural kinship networks, the research investigates how names serve as resources in negotiating belonging, rights, and identities within an increasingly multiethnic environment.

Recommended Citation

Bacalzo, Doris (2016) "NAMES AS A MEANS OF INCLUSION AND TRANSFORMATION: NAMING AND TRANSCULTURAL KINSHIP AMONG THE WAMPAR, PAPUA NEW GUINEA," Pacific Studies Journal: Vol. 39: No. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/pacific-studies-journal/vol39/iss1/6