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…
Author: VIDAL ESPINA
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…
Aboutness Statement for Port Moresby 1946 – 1948
This volume is about general maintenance of established westernization of the villages located just outside of the city of Port Moresby but within the geographical area of Port Moresby. Maintenance includes routine census, health and hygiene checkups, road evaluations, agriculture, and native villager observations. Some reports include inquiries, requests and payments of Native Compensation for…
Cultural Context Port Moresby 1946 – 1948
Port Moresby is currently the capital of Papua New Guinea. Before the European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Motu and Koitabu people. The port was named after the Adm. Sir Fairfax Moresby, father of the explorer, Capt. John Moresby, to whom the harbor is credited. (Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2018) In present day, the…
Person Bio – Vidal
My name is Vidal Espina. I am a transfer student majoring in Visual Arts/Media with a minor in Speculative Design. I grew up in the Greater Los Angeles area. Since my family moved around Los Angeles County all my life, I don’t have the standard social normative ability to call one place my neighborhood. I…