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===== Initiation into nation ===== | ===== Initiation into nation ===== | ||
- | During the independence referendum held in Bougainville in 2019, men undergoing a secret initiation were invited to vote at a special all-male polling place to preserve the secrecy | + | During the independence referendum held in Bougainville in 2019, men undergoing a secret initiation were invited to vote at a special all-male polling place to preserve the sanctity |
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+ | Figure 1: A line of men wearing //upe// hats enter the all-male polling place established by the Bougainville Referendum Commission for the 2019 independence referendum at Kunua on November 29, 2019 (“Upes Come Out to Cast Their Vote” 2019). | ||
===== Upes go in to vote in order to come out to vote ===== | ===== Upes go in to vote in order to come out to vote ===== | ||
The // | The // | ||
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+ | Figure 2: A man wearing an //upe// casts a ballot in the 2019 Bougainville independence referendum at the all-male polling place at Kunua on November 29, 2019 (“Upes Come Out to Cast Their Vote” 2019). | ||
===== Secret and public, sacred and secular ===== | ===== Secret and public, sacred and secular ===== | ||
- | The all-male polling place for //upe// was photographed by a Bougainville Referendum Commission press officer, who distributed the photos of the men wearing //upe// to the national and international | + | The all-male polling place for //upe// was photographed by a Bougainville Referendum Commission press officer, who distributed the photos of the men wearing //upe// to national and international |
The //upe// hat, of course, is already a well-known, highly visible symbol of Bougainville. It appears on the flag of Bougainville, | The //upe// hat, of course, is already a well-known, highly visible symbol of Bougainville. It appears on the flag of Bougainville, | ||
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+ | Figure 3: The flag of Bougainville (“Bougainville Flag, Emblem and Anthem (Protection) Act 2018” 2018, sched. 1) | ||
===== Does PNG have two publics? ===== | ===== Does PNG have two publics? ===== | ||
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* People in the US imagine that they sign constitutions; | * People in the US imagine that they sign constitutions; | ||
- | ===== When the polls come to you ===== | ||
- | {{media/ | + | ====== When the polls come to you ====== |
- | ===== The symbolism | + | During the two-week polling period |
- | {{media/ | + | * By truck (“Returning Polls” 2002) |
+ | * By boat (Kenneth 2007b) | ||
+ | * By helicopter (Palme 1997; Rheeney 2007; Thomas 2002) | ||
+ | * On foot (Kenneth 2002, 2007a; Wemuru 2017b) | ||
- | ===== Ethnographic citizenship ===== | + | In the 2017 election, a reporter also captured poll workers taking a ballot from a village to the home of a single voter who was unable to walk to the polling place (Wemuru 2017a). |
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+ | ====== Ethnographic citizenship | ||
* One has a rights as a citizen only if one helps to produce ethnographic knowledge of oneself for others. | * One has a rights as a citizen only if one helps to produce ethnographic knowledge of oneself for others. | ||
+ | ====== References ====== | ||
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- | ## References | ||
- | “Bougainville Flag, Emblem | + | Ekeh, Peter P. 1975. “Colonialism |
- | Ekeh, Peter P. 1975. “Colonialism | + | Honig, Bonnie. 1996. “Difference, Dilemmas, |
- | Honig, Bonnie. 1996. “Difference, Dilemmas, and the Politics of Home.” In //Democracy and Difference: Contesting the Boundaries of the Political//, edited by Seyla Benhabib, 257–77. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. | + | Kenneth, Gorethy. 2002. “Foot Power.” //The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier// |
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+ | ———. 2007a. “No Aircraft, No Problem - We’ll Carry Them.” //The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier//, July, 1. | ||
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+ | ———. 2007b. “Catching up with News in the Bush!” //The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier//, | ||
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- | “Upes Come Out to Cast Their Vote.” 2019. //Bougainville Referendum Commission//. | + | Palme, Robert. 1997. “Like Gold...” //The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier//, June, 1. |
- | Wemaru, Sylvester. 2017a. “This May Be My Last Vote.” //The Papua New Guinea National//, July, 4. | + | “Returning Polls.” 2002. //The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier//, |
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+ | Rheeney, Alex. 2007. “Aussie Copter Pilots Get on-the-Spot Clearance.” //The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier//, | ||
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+ | Thomas, Theo. 2002. “All Aboard...” //The Papua New Guinea Post-Courier//, | ||
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+ | “Upes Come Out to Cast Their Vote. Bougainville Referendum Commission.” 2019. November 29, 2019. http:// | ||
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+ | Wemuru, Sylvester. 2017a. “This May Be My Last Vote.” //The Papua New Guinea National//, July, 4. | ||
———. 2017b. “Tough Going.” //The Papua New Guinea National//, July, 1. | ———. 2017b. “Tough Going.” //The Papua New Guinea National//, July, 1. | ||
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