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Empowering Place: Multilocality and Multivocality

Empowering Place: Multilocality and Multivocality The concept of “voice” has received considerable attention in anthropology recently. This article suggests that the concept of “place” requires a concomitant rethinking. It explores ways in which place, like voice and time, is a politicized social and cultural construct. It applies insights from geography and sociology to the anthropological study of place, drawing on research in Melanesia, including the author's fieldwork in Vanuatu. The article concludes that attention to multilocality as well as multivocality can empower place conceptually and encourage understanding of the complex social construction of spatial meaning. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Anthropologist Wiley

Empowering Place: Multilocality and Multivocality

American Anthropologist , Volume 94 (3) – Jan 1, 1992

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 1992 Wiley Subscription Services
ISSN
0002-7294
eISSN
1548-1433
DOI
10.1525/aa.1992.94.3.02a00060
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Abstract

The concept of “voice” has received considerable attention in anthropology recently. This article suggests that the concept of “place” requires a concomitant rethinking. It explores ways in which place, like voice and time, is a politicized social and cultural construct. It applies insights from geography and sociology to the anthropological study of place, drawing on research in Melanesia, including the author's fieldwork in Vanuatu. The article concludes that attention to multilocality as well as multivocality can empower place conceptually and encourage understanding of the complex social construction of spatial meaning.

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American AnthropologistWiley

Published: Jan 1, 1992

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