Victor Melander
Biographic Data
| ID | 5528726 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Victor Melander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Victor |
| FAMILY NAME | Melander |
| SIGNATURE | MELANDER V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Better Savage than the Savages
In this paper Thor Heyerdahl's early attempts at ethnography and his first contact with Polynesian archaeology are discussed. It is argued that Heyerdahl, prior to his first Pacific expedition to the Marquesas Islands in 1937, carried with him a romanticized perception of the Polynesian people, imagining them to be the last living ‘natural men’. This perception was shattered during his expedition, and the disappointing contrast between the imagin…
The Head-hunters of the North and the Polynesian Shadow
This paper addresses Thor Heyerdahl’s skull-collecting act on Fatu Hiva in 1937 by approaching it from its historical context. Particular attention is paid to craniology as a scientific method, its purpose and the strong belief in its reliability during this period. It is also argued that the use of unauthorised collecting of human remains in contemporary travelogues, as elements of literary suspense and vehicles for the protagonist’s bravery, sh…
Rapa Nui – Easter Island
"Rapa Nui – Easter Island: cultural and historical perspectives." The Journal of Pacific History, 51(4), pp. 472–473
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Rapa Nui – Easter Island
"Rapa Nui – Easter Island: cultural and historical perspectives." The Journal of Pacific History, 51(4), pp. 472–473
The Head-hunters of the North and the Polynesian Shadow
This paper addresses Thor Heyerdahl’s skull-collecting act on Fatu Hiva in 1937 by approaching it from its historical context. Particular attention is paid to craniology as a scientific method, its purpose and the strong belief in its reliability during this period. It is also argued that the use of unauthorised collecting of human remains in contemporary travelogues, as elements of literary suspense and vehicles for the protagonist’s bravery, sh…
A Better Savage than the Savages
In this paper Thor Heyerdahl's early attempts at ethnography and his first contact with Polynesian archaeology are discussed. It is argued that Heyerdahl, prior to his first Pacific expedition to the Marquesas Islands in 1937, carried with him a romanticized perception of the Polynesian people, imagining them to be the last living ‘natural men’. This perception was shattered during his expedition, and the disappointing contrast between the imagin…
Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Demography (1 work)