Final Analysis – Volume 10: Pangia, Southern Highlands, 1970-1971

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…

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

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 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

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…