Guido Carlo Pigliasco
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 75564 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Guido Carlo Pigliasco |
| NOMBRES | Guido Carlo |
| APELLIDO | Pigliasco |
| FIRMA | PIGLIASCO G C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7607-3981 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
At Home and in the Field
Il Linguaggio dello Spirito
The Islands Have Memory
More than two decades ago, Marshall Sahlins reminded us that Oceania's Islands have a history. They also have a memory. Anthropologists and other social researchers often deal with the problem how to actively turn orally transmitted memories into written or audiovisual representations. But in fact, researchers are much more involved than that: they become part of the Islands' cultural memory due to their actions-what they do and do not do. Europe…
We Branded Ourselves Long Ago
The Fijian firewalking ceremony ( vilavilairevo ), traditionally performed only by members of the Sawau people on the island of Beqa, is a prime example of a propitiation ritual that has become commodified to suit the requirements of tourism. The Sawau ‘gift’ of walking on white‐hot stones introduces another dimension of the gift practice. Although gifts and commodities are often treated as ideal‐type opposites, and a tradition of Melanesian scho…
Intangible Cultural Property, Tangible Databases, Visible Debates
Intellectual property claims have long been sustained in a way that is now under severe scrutiny. Pacific Island countries continue to face unauthorized uses of their traditional knowledge and practices. In response, international agencies in collaboration with Pacific Island countries are promoting sui generis forms of protection. The Institute of Fijian Language and Culture's Cultural Mapping Programme looks beyond ongoing debates about indigen…
Society for Visual Anthropology
Lost in Translation
Centering on the analysis of the omiyage (gifts brought back from trips for family, friends and colleagues) in Japan, this article describes the Japanese office ladies' (OLs) practices of consumption in Hawaii. In contemporary Japan, foreign goods, especially brand name ones, are not only bearers of intrinsic aesthetic value but are forms negotiating OLs' emancipatory social action. Based on interviews with OLs visiting Hawaii's shopping scene be…
Intangible Cultural Property, Tangible Databases, Visible Debates
Intellectual property claims have long been sustained in a way that is now under severe scrutiny. Pacific Island countries continue to face unauthorized uses of their traditional knowledge and practices. In response, international agencies in collaboration with Pacific Island countries are promoting sui generis forms of protection. The Institute of Fijian Language and Culture's Cultural Mapping Programme looks beyond ongoing debates about indigen…
The Islands Have Memory
More than two decades ago, Marshall Sahlins reminded us that Oceania's Islands have a history. They also have a memory. Anthropologists and other social researchers often deal with the problem how to actively turn orally transmitted memories into written or audiovisual representations. But in fact, researchers are much more involved than that: they become part of the Islands' cultural memory due to their actions-what they do and do not do. Europe…
Lost in Translation
Centering on the analysis of the omiyage (gifts brought back from trips for family, friends and colleagues) in Japan, this article describes the Japanese office ladies' (OLs) practices of consumption in Hawaii. In contemporary Japan, foreign goods, especially brand name ones, are not only bearers of intrinsic aesthetic value but are forms negotiating OLs' emancipatory social action. Based on interviews with OLs visiting Hawaii's shopping scene be…
Lost in Translation
Centering on the analysis of the omiyage (gifts brought back from trips for family, friends and colleagues) in Japan, this article describes the Japanese office ladies' (OLs) practices of consumption in Hawaii. In contemporary Japan, foreign goods, especially brand name ones, are not only bearers of intrinsic aesthetic value but are forms negotiating OLs' emancipatory social action. Based on interviews with OLs visiting Hawaii's shopping scene be…
Society for Visual Anthropology
Intangible Cultural Property, Tangible Databases, Visible Debates
Intellectual property claims have long been sustained in a way that is now under severe scrutiny. Pacific Island countries continue to face unauthorized uses of their traditional knowledge and practices. In response, international agencies in collaboration with Pacific Island countries are promoting sui generis forms of protection. The Institute of Fijian Language and Culture's Cultural Mapping Programme looks beyond ongoing debates about indigen…
We Branded Ourselves Long Ago
The Fijian firewalking ceremony ( vilavilairevo ), traditionally performed only by members of the Sawau people on the island of Beqa, is a prime example of a propitiation ritual that has become commodified to suit the requirements of tourism. The Sawau ‘gift’ of walking on white‐hot stones introduces another dimension of the gift practice. Although gifts and commodities are often treated as ideal‐type opposites, and a tradition of Melanesian scho…
Il Linguaggio dello Spirito
The Islands Have Memory
More than two decades ago, Marshall Sahlins reminded us that Oceania's Islands have a history. They also have a memory. Anthropologists and other social researchers often deal with the problem how to actively turn orally transmitted memories into written or audiovisual representations. But in fact, researchers are much more involved than that: they become part of the Islands' cultural memory due to their actions-what they do and do not do. Europe…
At Home and in the Field
Sociology (4 obras) · Art (3 obras) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 obras) · Anthropology (2 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras)