Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Anarchy and the Art of Listening: The Politics and Pragmatics of Reception in Papua New Guinea
Anarchy and the Art of Listening: The Politics and Pragmatics of Reception in Papua New Guinea
Anarchy and the Art of Listening: The Politics and Pragmatics of Reception in Papua New Guinea
Ebook377 pages5 hours

Anarchy and the Art of Listening: The Politics and Pragmatics of Reception in Papua New Guinea

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Anarchy and the Art of Listening is an ethnography of politics as it is practiced on the other side of the spoken word, in the act of listening. James Slotta explores how people in the Yopno Valley of Papua New Guinea cultivate their listening to exercise power, shape their futures, and sustain their communities in the face of ambitious leaders and powerful outside institutions.

As in many parts of the global south, missionaries, NGO workers, educators, mining companies, politicians, development experts, and others have sought to transform life in and around the Yopno Valley. But as this book makes clear, people there have not been a passive and pliable audience for these efforts. They have brought their skills as "anarchic listeners" to these encounters, advancing political agendas of their own.

To understand political life in the Yopno Valley, we need to look not only at political speech but at the practices that lie on the other side of the word in the act of listening. This, Slotta suggests, is also true well beyond the bounds of the Yopno Valley.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 15, 2023
ISBN9781501770036
Anarchy and the Art of Listening: The Politics and Pragmatics of Reception in Papua New Guinea

Related to Anarchy and the Art of Listening

Related ebooks

Anthropology For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Anarchy and the Art of Listening

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Anarchy and the Art of Listening - James Slotta

    .Xdbook_preview_excerpt.html}KǑ_əaVh|"dxtqoQQU(fdvx:\8{q߻Zt/s̬nHZۃDtuVd?>#aܹѓpiP,/Ne{VfQŧ确jm'? mQŹ xŋj+X\֡Ï>:}}zO_?+N/o/.>{}Ec˳./_>9|"_o>|tjþ妱G߾/ nx۰n{XQ e-ox[9(kI]>"#FT_]''ťwwMպKxߵ+jӓ jEVڼH#V>;)fI#=}wx>8'g]/_Ǔy#MOwʛo<=`kmRkC[=bh*sO޽/ܵP\[\Wu .^P/p<,v{w+/OvZ \IƨDk;1ۢ9ȬegX\х롮)_Yue!6C§s Ce"b č{`VgEkLʶwGR8Yr(bTc{Dj[~G$?]t#w]E} V˙r_~ƍ;U-~`rh7 j*țr]EKg{_S%sK"w{bR+ٕ-tyQ̓:)SQ$}6_)Cߦ骁Ehw-H_Ux& ӵ0!u\6$ӅCGFN:g* .Л5_;_L|^-JWAm.VZq磧~vPlm괝-?͏]{l͢t|~?@f~[M346b/V1H ݻCKL9Im۞vxAtW~gj*J{ &(V,@ҨOfZ}謁|-%yE7/{whܨdU'"a_ UILe]@[PQWWG(XwuX }ԫOIEFȥ Y/ίDC{&7,^aWg*^wW)HBq@yv 瞧&Lh[b<:$˳w_oogr$xUíC3z=YAXCIHIDUMk~*4D?lNP@@R.݋k wT}GhRWxuW&8;^ucbŦ%h@$N+ Ċwq\֋R'K~%~&LC2pSh"/i"~W_zڶ/'gH~bXm3\um8cxUqb:z g.ڿP+No]]"̿zW<3` Wȷ0;`O+l4a;X^tsudȃB%L&.Q\iuLUZP֡ :CP}'XG (׾EN?PNkiQv\*&毸ŮðBk3 ;xfni൭襃z(ۺFhS|-s{UmE@-wBW90KxڪFռʀ.d?yjM%?9P*+GKv /\V5 UdK^.:k!t~ژ.n%"5#pWOwM]jHϭ]X|q#$tw][qt&5CMUw\B&ni Di;bae #B GfCOڴm{vayd$QI\9+{WSH`74Ͳ+^W\ `."d\/1ch_NHh bP@8"!+ G湫ۄd,I2gnYr\IDr 3vJݖZtSget0 kh@~Os. 13bų{]Pdh&aڢQ6!QD Mt#!2D! з*@a,N" 3};aBGF`LPjP!&.>*aVPAvR?/AO~''t20JWy; *x57+HR!ge.`@lK3]'O?5WrlDM^B_)c wi$k.ohqsR_{LVكO>j>dauH>RlvdRINXc  K Pnwp/f+~ B1P/n$ӰYa2q"sDgOn?g:P7pM$@ȫLY7cMnGȯpS,UDl_y!튰d ~kR8"wl9M}dLj%?#ڧ> wZU [RWyEPUZ:RaOy&n ,Eqr5hv=a%#;F6SN7uUrd"' !3) 꼓J/ ^7+N_@N{ 'u?w?aί%UoQ8u:$6^ޘԼM9Db}5@ooNp;~h3$tR'XJҌ Ggu7~cB~ؓ3L׈1ւ([xs3f&ϠHU.{8MWA?hqNIT( ࡞,bEP,ut_RPN@-Ϙ&Zm;LZoC& IDV].PqcDKRjEY8vL#%It'|dҎ;ͥ\WZ'b%$+i"y<҆{\3%d{Cj}6PŮ&Ey 3ʏSrgK^0_[)R>L4|$T`*G d,X\@7@ FJTx9yR]ܶ2"|Fj+dVi!J59CTV|KR+oqyx,nRsQ*uY] M \5q%2%J3i=I)o&:ES,VGÝTQ˺05zMhRm'8cšu_5?:B Wǁwح JwtvLr`f#[0Pu:ĕn_|sO #妎] #/ףYQG۾Lpm8l BuлԷcPHa.yUB^l JP.4flŽ6CU]̳h, J#,s¨pFNV9WV+ L?YJ,}ӎc;߼<{{R/N_:oV.C PuUp,(̏سX89[~X|:4E-#b%~ƛVպh4r *"H@>w r^gEZڄ'CIWj>xҪU{hqSSr[h,&% Ț_"!WʹNpDfӢsDnMշ0U-vH3m6=C-&յ)'pkD_/, ICW C 2S/X\LeYujybYd]FIN [d/5-Y/DNLU^\ꗗ,S%  ͺ/4{NMin H'2{0i"0I'rI=i3='|GDQ> 76XM E?j~=$[W;I/[!C29Di Gķl6hV3S݌6 eŞ<+-^h)dFC:eb\6ȇ?;A+Vi 0JShG݌xbKA=3r>pAov,}gUܿCG'FM 7%R$&0Vz@qjѼb?CB~ٹ!UE?uI9;y{~vf1BbS20RkJ*&?H4*qik|e[8ZA(H\ 0ЕNc-9n zIQ'h,z[ YHh+VJRt1f*#XE-$J0s@Fh؟hdKqSd^x bg$QQΛ!˻wT*ŁRЯ9[ aXGYF!kQ1f}S~ ǭYqdjPŹ0 vP;f3"JGM4ҭ6"?߆^S;F#T; nkcae3F!E5zkI9KFcD/J5!) hb[#ή曚H[D8k:9N{VbDb6NhRcW/@Ҳ@q23 T1>Oފق'ifP qZ3/Hox{,t徜JU RxB8N)T7h_ځFKUS9D qkzXc]05y)R׮3I]MG:yɬV{ iP_x9rJ=nxE]o#y$xtTs+LR)R*7_D+yK[t0L8wCjoONIq SQyI"e&A~FOOu kku_FkWu *sCVnyMNYXY$ F|YΣˑnpi7)[Sq#D;BGzvIv`S2=$R-9܂89= >z, aY$beD9ׂu'GdS$1'eyUⲴKPjBƨ%l ND2mhzrvoȭcr.Ikws73bKD 2H0T ; d0|Pz6NZXUFl}tnZu6UKa+`˽4ų'J=uHJ0M1qtYےLۙE#FG g?֓.;;.|̨dkvz}F[;6*s4/}?Tm:=dbkVM>9 1T zj7޲>{%$.{T]Rrv0gwzGcf x7&p1&9:նH *vQ#LeEPԇTbBZ Z2#IJ(H2o 2)+}Zg0G*iKmG/Sĩ5-'"TF#H}$HK݅<.fb3PQj{R2WY\6$*B% c~R'.) w(hrt؀*]6S% 3]0:D61H.B<Kx5tFD5*UpjH-j1tQPuK}7zC1tB'2k.s$.kìGhIl[b(oLV5y77G* $ts{iڧ[ ZaӎXd@AY̞0e 4e't h]:>? bnKR[mlZLf=n֤5ڡC=G ?)2PWUEtVIa 3 .hx,t(Ñ;~w?iS;ӑ&'$^фptwܳ^b0ϳ-qN4Ǵl.#U.hZYED 6&cz$`d[˾e+1>LKX W5lEUo,,l6QUյtE%a;kFSUcN<őB59}hKB 28ʃGWHM{A_n@LTɲZg4(;F&yujdمndF?>> s}'cXf /S,K:Y׳e)/8DmyH&gis5Bȑ+[ >JǯdP7 Sm匉x"_7c3X(o7A)%琓ɀPp魶H.M1Ip܆Vɹ[Ӎ4:k)4 oSw7ƶC4]nTAeԘ\VeeQLlz&4ӧyDd$斷+ZaduA! s6JRbbV_ZqeE-X[ZkղX&J@6(3KV|kU9U^X\r$;PG^"yIagGr-DM$-sĺtt9gv%5ic\13+-<ާkcGk\Mq5(Ɇ1^m8K\𪎭ͩr(v#dMx~c=u[;l0%_+}!O]zN~# (=|1iIAlb|X-Sӗ vY fL*ۡqlJIF&/JcOPR#cϝnCdBiƆSS3ʚ^}aC)1]zZOJ'*%'Xi)W+FW|t/uX;kd:_h;l\od/Y6!i.g& 9.`tӁC [[LY9id\bVR8ǺQ} 7MLhмRhM9<#ǒQ*v-\E0Oܕs˵݅=z{}Gy*骝_EbkH6*y>j5i*ʽRvEصIm f6fx?JS@Nn[c-B/ OM_Yeb,ޥ0/@KQل3+d7ްtĢ6 : ݣ=w)) #CcNarϺsґ9ŝY")\{"w`t- ]؉=bFn_>t=l6tئռNKby[ܷ x:x$qfUխ0@3zi SZv+6QFv+zfRaaYIm)Q+U]U䃀yYZk7I]thrzH3_亂ۨ $c$- zeJ;n}1դt5?h7}}¥[ T(?f#c /0W9XWY*L ]XRB M2YxQGllLwyռlaJF *VlU"L†R2}7B@J@i,iM2jEa<ĬXöYkf'uH;,W {&a GwJhYn_%O3 P]1ŲF:GCMOHAs[I'[($HA5jW(2LE;w$eypUђfdCj*&‰J;fꪛB$k]fmE#,͟e,_ٿ~6 )Rhvsv2ܴpžܖ$!U{; 9xS %U)M{e= _e4ť@X0Q19E| ٷI2_YBwx3t% 3đz6j=:$wEQ-;^vAW|J, -ycJ1[_~yGz_5MW1h=Q-5^2/(5L|^1h f]/6 h@9HfFo`]նn_rVT,c&%*{*`b$>-(0+;?ts߭J?GrRV~ąi2ZwjNp%֛oEѲ$j4YqnT0b|}YEk#09U{I̤$G$n#я~ŤJ!DyόN%+E3`!ijmrO*ΩZC^Q\?[VI8=IK2'xZ^xg:J!u$Lt7OMhMOg/2w$x
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1