A list of the cultural research projects approved by the Vanuatu National Cultural Council in October 2006.
Under the conditions of the Vanuatu Cultural Research Policy, applications by foreign nationals to undertake research on a cultural subject in Vanuatu are considered by the national cultural research authority, the Vanuatu National Cultural Council, two times each year, at the end of March and at the end of September.
For the end of September 2006, the Council approved the following researchers to undertake research on these topics in these locations:
Agnes HENRI, LACITO, University Paris IV Sorbonne, France: Language documentation, Maewo
Caroline POLLE, EHESS, Paris, France: How women’s identity is created, Ambae
Amanda FORNAL, private photographer: Cultural (body) markings, different locations
Philippe ROCHAT, Psychology Dept, Emory University, Atlanta, USA: Owning and sharing in children, Banks Islands and Whitesands, Tanna
Catriona HYSLOP, Pacific Languages Unit, USP, Port Vila: Documentation of Vere’a and Vures languages, Vanualava
Sebastien LECRAMPE, Pacific Languages Unit, USP, Port Vila: Documentation of Lelepa language, Efate
Meredith MARKS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA: Designing a culturally and environmentally sustainable resort, SE Tanna