David Troolin
School of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
As a postgraduate student in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, I am focusing on the topic of agency and community among the Sam people of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Specifically, I am interested in the ways the Sam people use their cultural value of social harmony (wanbel) to bring about successful endeavors, in such areas as diverse as winning sports games to averting death by sorcery.
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Language Competencies
Language Competency Tok Pisin Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2000 - 2006 Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics USA MA 1988 - 1992 The University of Chicago USA BA -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2015 Troolin, D. E. (2015). In the footsteps of the Wanbel men. Our Way, 31, 20-27. 2013 Troolin, D. (2013). Navigating contested terrain: vernacular education in a Papua New Guinean village. Current Issues in Language Planning, 14(2), 283-299.
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2013 - ongoing Member Australian Anthropological Society - 2007 - ongoing Member Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania -
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