Ton Otto

    Ton Otto

    Tropical Leader, People and Societies of the Tropics

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    Professor Ton Otto

    Throughout his career Ton has sustained his interest in processes of social and cultural change and has written extensively about religious change, cargo cult movements, political and economic transformation, warfare, the politics of tradition, heritage and identity,and the management of natural resources, with a regional focus on Melanesia. He is recognized internationally as an expert in Pacific studies and Manus ethnography. He also writes about methodological and epistemological issues and engages with material and visual culture through exhibitions and films. He is involved in the development of the interdisciplinary collaboration between anthropology and design. At present he deals in particular with questions of local agency in relation to constructions of history, heritage and change, and the development of participatory research methods in the study of these questions.

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