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This article explores the concept of events and their decomposition in Melanesian sociality, focusing on how singular events are fragmented and distributed across persons and times. Strathern argues against a Western understanding of events as discrete, bounded occurrences, proposing instead that in Melanesia, events are understood as dispersed and relational processes. She uses the example of a mortuary exchange to illustrate how what might appear as a single event is actually composed of numerous smaller transactions and exchanges that extend over time and involve multiple actors. This decomposition of events challenges conventional notions of causality, intentionality, and agency, highlighting the importance of relationality and interconnectedness in Melanesian social life.

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