I was assigned to read through Volume 10 of the patrol reports. After reading through almost 174 pages (I must admit, some pages were illegible due to the natural wear-and-tear of history), I was able to construct the Aboutness statement below: “This volume contains 8 patrol reports, with patrols conducted throughout the Pangia sub-district in…
Year: 2018
Final Analysis-Central District, Port Moresby, 1944-1946, Jia Li, Week 5
My reflection of the study of the volume 3 patrol reports in Central District, Port Moresby, 1944-1946 indicates that there are several factors which could easily influence the outcome of the research in Papua New Guinea. Whether an analysis is considered objective really depends on the answer to the question: to what extent an researcher…
Final Analysis
As mentioned in one of the class discussions, by a fellow classmate, it’s almost impossible to be objective. In a sense, I believe that to be true. There is no 100 percent guarantee that we can be absolutely unbiased, impartial, and objective. The human experience is shaped by how we experience life. For some, their…
Final Analysis
Throughout the close observation of patrol reports of West New Britain district from 1961 to 1962, I could understand how the indigenous people in West New Britain interacted with kiaps. Even though five different officers contributed to this volume, there were some points shared between these reports. I attempted to investigate these points by setting…
Final Analysis – Gulf District, Kerema Station, Volume 15, 1936-1937
My assigned volume centers around village, plantation, and native labor inspections; tax collection; and census taking and updating. Patrol Officers held Court for Native Matters, recruited new A.C.s, and distributed prizes for village contests. Topics discussed include exploration, geography, people, local conditions, infrastructure, economics, and politics. Patrols were made by whaleboat or canoe and every…
Final Analysis of Subject Terms: Perspective, Bias and Future Implications
In choosing my subject terms at a volume level for this collection of patrol reports from the East Sepik region, Yangoru during the early 1950’s, I approached the process with possible implications of words in mind. This meaning, understanding that words with a strong positive or negative connotation can have an impression on viewers, and…
Final Analysis
I was assigned to review the patrol reports of West New Britain, Papua New Guinea from 1968-1969. The main topics that circulated these patrol reports were economic development, road construction, and political development. The construction of the roads were consistently delayed because of either there was not enough workers, tools, or supplies, such as pipes….
Final Blog Post
Reflecting on the overall CAT124 course, I’ve recognized that several of my personal biases while heading into the course have largely disintegrated or have morphed into a separate understanding of Papua New Guinea, and its colonial and de-colonial history. For instance, being initially naïve to the culture and heritage of Papua New Guinea, I proceeded…
Final analysis
Reflecting back on the first patrol I read in the class I can remember having some expectations as to what I wanted the patrol reports to be about. Initially I expected the reports to be very different from what they turned out to be. For instance I was hoping that the patrol reports would be…
Words and Representations, Port Moresby 1946-48
My approach for the key terms on the volume level was to select terminology that was in common for most of the reports and then a couple of terms that may be of particular interest for the time period such as “Native Compensation for War Damage.” Following is the terms that I used at the…