A Lesson in Violence
The moral dimensions of two punitive expeditions in the Gulf of Papua, 1901 and 1904
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4549736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dario Di Rosa (0000-0002-5127-7873, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-5768 • E-ISSN: 1532-5768 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/cch.2017.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W2606430325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article explores the moral dimensions of the deployment of violence in colonial British New Guinea through close examination of the two punitive expeditions conducted in 1901 and 1904 in response to the killing of missionary James Chalmers by Kerewo people in the Gulf of Papua. I focus on the different discourses embedded in the texts produced to describe those expeditions, with particular attention to the language used to justify the recourse to violence and the thin line that separated a lawful punishment from an amoral reprisal. Differences in the reactions of Australian public opinion to these two acts of violence toward "Native subjects" are weighed against the changing political context of the transition from British colony to direct Australian administration
Archaeology · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Political science · Politics · Punishment (psychology · Punitive damages · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
Islands and beaches
The Interregnum in the Government of Papua, 1901–1906
The Papua Bill
Tensions of Empire
Of Civilization and Savages
Humanitarianism and Australian Nationalism in Colonial Papua
Remaking Australia's Colonial Culture
Reactions to Australian Colonial Violence in New Guinea
Brokers and boundaries
Marvelous Possessions
Guns and men in Melanesia
Where Lawlessness is Law
Exile to Paradise
Across the Great Divide
The Rationalization of Anthropology and Administration
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |