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Papers by Manuel Rauchholz

Berghahn Books, Jan 16, 2024

The Contemporary Pacific, 2012

Routledge eBooks, Oct 11, 2018

This article concerns aspects of masculine sexuality, violence and sexual exploitation in Microne... more This article concerns aspects of masculine sexuality, violence and sexual exploitation in Micronesia, with particular attention to Chuukese and Pohnpeian gender ideology and gender relations. Above all, masculine sexuality and sexual exploitation is discussed in the context of Micronesian concepts of ownership and exchange, reciprocity ('sharing') and power differences between men, women, kin and non-kin. Despite the presence of alternate and, in some areas, competing value systems stemming from Christianity, or an Americanised constitution and legal system, core traditional values related to male sexuality from the pre-Christian, pre-colonial times still show their presence in masculine (and feminine) thought and practice more than one might expect.

Pacific studies, Apr 1, 2012

THIS ARTICLE concerns Chuukese adoption, child exchange, and fosterage practices and how they are... more THIS ARTICLE concerns Chuukese adoption, child exchange, and fosterage practices and how they are continued or discontinued when Chuukese migrate to Guam, Hawai'i, or the continental United States. l By focusing on one cultural practice and the system of values attached to it, I hope to pinpoint some of the major changes that take place when key identityshaping factors diversify and are no longer shared by an ethnic group, let alone families within that ethnic group. We will see how, for Chuukese today, "cultural citizenship" is a "dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to the nation-state and civil society" (Ong 1996, 738) but also that it is more than that: it is a dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to traditional society, their nation-state, and the United States.

Introduction Being a cultural anthropologist and not a marine scientist, my primary method of dat... more Introduction Being a cultural anthropologist and not a marine scientist, my primary method of data collection is to participate in the lives of the people I am living with, observing all aspects of their social and economic interactions and communication, interviewing individuals and groups of persons on aspects of their culture and language, enquiring into motivations and key values that might lie behind and drive observed behaviour and practices. In this research process, understand..

Routledge eBooks, Jan 5, 2023

Clan histories in Micronesia provide a rich source of indigenous information that helps us to exp... more Clan histories in Micronesia provide a rich source of indigenous information that helps us to explain and understand the movement and migration of islanders from the pre-historic to the present times. This information is usually kept, transmitted and when necessary disseminated by specialists and title-holders of clans as a means of explaining present day political and landholding constellations. It is therefore of great importance to Micronesians and also provides insight into the settlement and “unsettlement” patterns of the Micronesian islands and shows how these islands were connected (or disconnected). Methodologically, the ethnographic data collected and presented will complement linguistic and archaeological findings in an attempt to expand the picture we have of settlement patterns in Micronesia. The focus here will be more on the Chuukic speaking people, their clan names and histories, which “constitute the largest region of cognate matrilineal or patrilineal clan names in Oceania” (Marck 2009: 1). The paper will also show - even beyond language boundaries - how some clans in Micronesia are connected through a common history and ancestry.

Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, Jul 21, 2016

This article concerns aspects of masculine sexuality, violence and sexual exploitation in Microne... more This article concerns aspects of masculine sexuality, violence and sexual exploitation in Micronesia, with particular attention to Chuukese and Pohnpeian gender ideology and gender relations. Above all, masculine sexuality and sexual exploitation is discussed in the context of Micronesian concepts of ownership and exchange, reciprocity ('sharing') and power differences between men, women, kin and non-kin. Despite the presence of alternate and, in some areas, competing value systems stemming from Christianity, or an Americanised constitution and legal system, core traditional values related to male sexuality from the pre-Christian, pre-colonial times still show their presence in masculine (and feminine) thought and practice more than one might expect.

Routledge eBooks, Jan 5, 2023

Clan histories in Micronesia provide a rich source of indigenous information that helps us to exp... more Clan histories in Micronesia provide a rich source of indigenous information that helps us to explain and understand the movement and migration of islanders from the pre-historic to the present times. This information is usually kept, transmitted and when necessary disseminated by specialists and title-holders of clans as a means of explaining present day political and landholding constellations. It is therefore of great importance to Micronesians and also provides insight into the settlement and “unsettlement” patterns of the Micronesian islands and shows how these islands were connected (or disconnected). Methodologically, the ethnographic data collected and presented will complement linguistic and archaeological findings in an attempt to expand the picture we have of settlement patterns in Micronesia. The focus here will be more on the Chuukic speaking people, their clan names and histories, which “constitute the largest region of cognate matrilineal or patrilineal clan names in ...

Fisheries in the Pacific, 2016

This book owes much to the attentive reading and constructive comments of its anonymous reviewers... more This book owes much to the attentive reading and constructive comments of its anonymous reviewers, to Grace Delobel's conscientious work of proofreading and translation, to Pascale Bonnemère institutional support and to Emilie Courel, our publishing assistant. We owe them our gratitude. Last but not least, the realization of both the workshop and the book were greatly facilitated by the efficient assistance of the Protisvalor team. Thank you.

Pacific studies, 2012

THIS ARTICLE concerns Chuukese adoption, child exchange, and fosterage practices and how they are... more THIS ARTICLE concerns Chuukese adoption, child exchange, and fosterage practices and how they are continued or discontinued when Chuukese migrate to Guam, Hawai'i, or the continental United States. l By focusing on one cultural practice and the system of values attached to it, I hope to pinpoint some of the major changes that take place when key identityshaping factors diversify and are no longer shared by an ethnic group, let alone families within that ethnic group. We will see how, for Chuukese today, "cultural citizenship" is a "dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to the nation-state and civil society" (Ong 1996, 738) but also that it is more than that: it is a dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to traditional society, their nation-state, and the United States.

practices and how they are continued or discontinued when Chuukese migrate to Guam, Hawai'i,... more practices and how they are continued or discontinued when Chuukese migrate to Guam, Hawai'i, or the continental United States. l By focusing on one cultural practice and the system of values attached to it, I hope to pinpoint some of the major changes that take place when key identity-shaping factors diversify and are no longer shared by an ethnic group, let alone families within that ethnic group. We will see how, for Chuukese today, "cultural citizenship " is a "dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to the nation-state and civil society" (Ong 1996, 738) but also that it is more than that: it is a dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to traditional society, their nation-state, and the United States. From Chuuk to the United States The islands of Chuuk constitute one of four states that together with Yap, Pohnpei, and Kosrae form the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The small isl...

Fisheries in the Pacific, 2016

The Contemporary Pacific, 2012

Berghahn Books, Jan 16, 2024

The Contemporary Pacific, 2012

Routledge eBooks, Oct 11, 2018

This article concerns aspects of masculine sexuality, violence and sexual exploitation in Microne... more This article concerns aspects of masculine sexuality, violence and sexual exploitation in Micronesia, with particular attention to Chuukese and Pohnpeian gender ideology and gender relations. Above all, masculine sexuality and sexual exploitation is discussed in the context of Micronesian concepts of ownership and exchange, reciprocity ('sharing') and power differences between men, women, kin and non-kin. Despite the presence of alternate and, in some areas, competing value systems stemming from Christianity, or an Americanised constitution and legal system, core traditional values related to male sexuality from the pre-Christian, pre-colonial times still show their presence in masculine (and feminine) thought and practice more than one might expect.

Pacific studies, Apr 1, 2012

THIS ARTICLE concerns Chuukese adoption, child exchange, and fosterage practices and how they are... more THIS ARTICLE concerns Chuukese adoption, child exchange, and fosterage practices and how they are continued or discontinued when Chuukese migrate to Guam, Hawai'i, or the continental United States. l By focusing on one cultural practice and the system of values attached to it, I hope to pinpoint some of the major changes that take place when key identityshaping factors diversify and are no longer shared by an ethnic group, let alone families within that ethnic group. We will see how, for Chuukese today, "cultural citizenship" is a "dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to the nation-state and civil society" (Ong 1996, 738) but also that it is more than that: it is a dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to traditional society, their nation-state, and the United States.

Introduction Being a cultural anthropologist and not a marine scientist, my primary method of dat... more Introduction Being a cultural anthropologist and not a marine scientist, my primary method of data collection is to participate in the lives of the people I am living with, observing all aspects of their social and economic interactions and communication, interviewing individuals and groups of persons on aspects of their culture and language, enquiring into motivations and key values that might lie behind and drive observed behaviour and practices. In this research process, understand..

Routledge eBooks, Jan 5, 2023

Clan histories in Micronesia provide a rich source of indigenous information that helps us to exp... more Clan histories in Micronesia provide a rich source of indigenous information that helps us to explain and understand the movement and migration of islanders from the pre-historic to the present times. This information is usually kept, transmitted and when necessary disseminated by specialists and title-holders of clans as a means of explaining present day political and landholding constellations. It is therefore of great importance to Micronesians and also provides insight into the settlement and “unsettlement” patterns of the Micronesian islands and shows how these islands were connected (or disconnected). Methodologically, the ethnographic data collected and presented will complement linguistic and archaeological findings in an attempt to expand the picture we have of settlement patterns in Micronesia. The focus here will be more on the Chuukic speaking people, their clan names and histories, which “constitute the largest region of cognate matrilineal or patrilineal clan names in Oceania” (Marck 2009: 1). The paper will also show - even beyond language boundaries - how some clans in Micronesia are connected through a common history and ancestry.

Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, Jul 21, 2016

This article concerns aspects of masculine sexuality, violence and sexual exploitation in Microne... more This article concerns aspects of masculine sexuality, violence and sexual exploitation in Micronesia, with particular attention to Chuukese and Pohnpeian gender ideology and gender relations. Above all, masculine sexuality and sexual exploitation is discussed in the context of Micronesian concepts of ownership and exchange, reciprocity ('sharing') and power differences between men, women, kin and non-kin. Despite the presence of alternate and, in some areas, competing value systems stemming from Christianity, or an Americanised constitution and legal system, core traditional values related to male sexuality from the pre-Christian, pre-colonial times still show their presence in masculine (and feminine) thought and practice more than one might expect.

Routledge eBooks, Jan 5, 2023

Clan histories in Micronesia provide a rich source of indigenous information that helps us to exp... more Clan histories in Micronesia provide a rich source of indigenous information that helps us to explain and understand the movement and migration of islanders from the pre-historic to the present times. This information is usually kept, transmitted and when necessary disseminated by specialists and title-holders of clans as a means of explaining present day political and landholding constellations. It is therefore of great importance to Micronesians and also provides insight into the settlement and “unsettlement” patterns of the Micronesian islands and shows how these islands were connected (or disconnected). Methodologically, the ethnographic data collected and presented will complement linguistic and archaeological findings in an attempt to expand the picture we have of settlement patterns in Micronesia. The focus here will be more on the Chuukic speaking people, their clan names and histories, which “constitute the largest region of cognate matrilineal or patrilineal clan names in ...

Fisheries in the Pacific, 2016

This book owes much to the attentive reading and constructive comments of its anonymous reviewers... more This book owes much to the attentive reading and constructive comments of its anonymous reviewers, to Grace Delobel's conscientious work of proofreading and translation, to Pascale Bonnemère institutional support and to Emilie Courel, our publishing assistant. We owe them our gratitude. Last but not least, the realization of both the workshop and the book were greatly facilitated by the efficient assistance of the Protisvalor team. Thank you.

Pacific studies, 2012

THIS ARTICLE concerns Chuukese adoption, child exchange, and fosterage practices and how they are... more THIS ARTICLE concerns Chuukese adoption, child exchange, and fosterage practices and how they are continued or discontinued when Chuukese migrate to Guam, Hawai'i, or the continental United States. l By focusing on one cultural practice and the system of values attached to it, I hope to pinpoint some of the major changes that take place when key identityshaping factors diversify and are no longer shared by an ethnic group, let alone families within that ethnic group. We will see how, for Chuukese today, "cultural citizenship" is a "dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to the nation-state and civil society" (Ong 1996, 738) but also that it is more than that: it is a dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to traditional society, their nation-state, and the United States.

practices and how they are continued or discontinued when Chuukese migrate to Guam, Hawai'i,... more practices and how they are continued or discontinued when Chuukese migrate to Guam, Hawai'i, or the continental United States. l By focusing on one cultural practice and the system of values attached to it, I hope to pinpoint some of the major changes that take place when key identity-shaping factors diversify and are no longer shared by an ethnic group, let alone families within that ethnic group. We will see how, for Chuukese today, "cultural citizenship " is a "dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to the nation-state and civil society" (Ong 1996, 738) but also that it is more than that: it is a dual process of self-making and being made within the webs of power linked to traditional society, their nation-state, and the United States. From Chuuk to the United States The islands of Chuuk constitute one of four states that together with Yap, Pohnpei, and Kosrae form the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The small isl...

Fisheries in the Pacific, 2016

The Contemporary Pacific, 2012