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From 1974 to 2015, Mark Mosko's research focused on ethnography, especially concerning the Austronesian North Mekeo peoples of Central Province, Papua New Guinea. His publications investigate traditional and changing patterns in social organization, religion, cosmology, myth, personhood, gender, chieftainship, commoditization, land tenure, and Christian conversion. He conducted comparative studies of the Mekeo and Trobriand Islanders, notably described by Malinowski and Weiner. Since 2006, Mosko has undertaken extensive field and archival research on Trobriand culture, specifically investigating changing patterns of personhood, agency, and exchange contexts related to themes such as sexuality, reproduction, magic, gardening, commodification, and chiefly leadership. His studies have significantly critiqued and reinterpreted the canonical views of the Trobriands, exerting a substantial influence on social anthropology theory and methodology. His research is aligned with British and French social anthropology and engages in critical debates with numerous anthropological authorities. Mosko's work has leveraged major grants through various prestigious institutions, and he was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Australia in 2004, among other accolades.
Australian National University • Canberra, ACT, Australia
Head of the Department of Anthropology, School of Culture, History & Language.
Australian National University • Canberra, ACT, Australia
Engaged in research at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies.
Hartwick College • Oneonta, NY, USA
Held various positions including Associate Professor and Head of Department.
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