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20-657: People from West New Britain are referred to as "Kombes" in Papua New Guinea, in metonymic reference to the significant Kove (or Kombe) people. The Kove people were reported on by the anthropologist Ann Chowning in National Geographic magazine during the 1960s. Within Papua New Guinea they are noted for their practice of superincision of the penis — circumcision is generally though inaccurately referred to among Papua New Guineans as "the Kombe cut" — but

40-514: A Festschrift can symbolize the proverbial passing of the torch. Thus, being designated to prepare such a collection is considered an honor in Germany. As Irving Louis Horowitz summarized, " Festschriften persist and multiply. Why? Because they are not just retrospective, but prospective. That is to say the Festschrift is a Beruf , a call to further work, effort, and energy, a call to

60-419: A tabula gratulatoria , an extended list of academic colleagues and friends who send their best wishes to the honoree. In the case of prominent academics, several Festschriften might be prepared by various groups of students and colleagues, particularly if the scholar made significant contributions to different fields. According to psychiatrist Claudio Naranjo , being selected by a prominent academic to edit

80-782: A Member of the National Parliament . There is one provincial electorate and each district is an open electorate. Ann Chowning Martha Ann Chowning (18 April 1929 – 25 September 2016) was an American anthropologist , ethnographer , archaeologist and linguist known for her work on the peoples, languages, cultures and histories of Oceania . Chowning was born on 18 April 1929, in Little Rock , Arkansas . Raised in Arkansas, Chowning studied Spanish at Bryn Mawr College and anthropology at Barnard College , Columbia , before beginning her PhD in anthropology at

100-470: A book to mark a special occasion had been in use, the German word Festschrift has been incorporated into English and is frequently used without the italics that designate a foreign term, although the capitalization of the first letter is usually retained from German. Its plural may be either the original Festschriften or anglicized as Festschrifts . A Festschrift contains original contributions by

120-433: A review of the book Human Expeditions: Inspired by Bruce Trigger , Marxist archeologist Randall H. McGuire (at Binghamton University ) observed in 2014 that "the festschrift [book] and the memorial volume are dying enterprises", and suggested that creating festschrift websites instead, because many observers think that the festschrift volumes are a waste of time, often lack coherence and frequently include articles that

140-614: A term coined by the editors of the late Boris Marshak 's Webfestschrift , Eran ud Aneran , published online in October 2003. Originating in Germany before World War I , this European tradition of honoring special achievements in science and culture was carried to the United States by scientists who escaped the Nazis. In the second half of the 20th century, the practice became used internationally. Since no English term for such

160-464: Is liber amicorum (literally: "book of friends"). A comparable book presented posthumously is sometimes called a Gedenkschrift ( pronounced [ɡəˈdɛŋkʃʁɪft] , "memorial publication"), but this term is much rarer in English. A Festschrift compiled and published by electronic means on the internet is called a Webfestschrift (pronounced either [vɛp-] or [wɛb-] ),

180-613: Is a book honoring a respected person, especially an academic , and presented during their lifetime. It generally takes the form of an edited volume , containing contributions from the honoree's colleagues, former pupils, and friends. Festschriften are often titled something like Essays in Honour of... or Essays Presented to... . The term, borrowed from German, and literally meaning "celebration writing" (cognate with feast-script ), might be translated as "celebration publication" or "celebratory (piece of) writing". An alternative Latin term

200-648: The University of Pennsylvania in 1952. There she was taught by Ward Goodenough , who engaged her in a project on the Lakalai people of Papua New Guinea . After finishing her PhD in 1957, Chowning subsequently revisited the Lakalai many times between the 1960s and 1990s, and carried out comparative fieldwork on Molima , Sengseng , and Kove . Chowning held an assistant professorship in anthropology at Barnard College , Columbia University , from 1960 to 1965, and

220-419: The 75th birthday of Joseph Vogt , a German classical historian. Four volumes were planned, but it has since reached 89 volumes (including several which were planned for the next years, but put on hold in 1998). The essays usually relate in some way to, or reflect upon, the honoree's contributions to their scholarly field, but can include important original research by the authors. Many Festschriften also feature

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240-532: The Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand (ASAA/NZ). Iris 'Ann Chowning' is a beardless iris, described as having "intense, velvety red flowers with deep yellow highlights", bred by Chowning's father, lawyer Frank Chowning, and presumably named in her honour. Festschrift In academia , a Festschrift ( German pronunciation: [ˈfɛst.ʃʁɪft] ; plural , Festschriften [ˈfɛst.ʃʁɪftn̩] )

260-500: The authors could not publish elsewhere. He suggested that because of the weaknesses, festschrifts do not sell and publishers are reluctant to publish them. However, about 3,400 'festschrifts' or 'essays in honor of...' scholarly works have been published since McGuire's 2014 review. Philosopher Alan Soble , in a review of the book Fact and Value in honor of MIT 's philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson , has formulated – somewhat tongue-in-cheek – 13 conditions that should be satisfied by

280-410: The honored academic's close colleagues, often including their former doctoral students. It is typically published on the occasion of the honoree's retirement, significant birthday, or other notable career anniversary. A Festschrift can be anything from a slim volume to a work in several volumes. Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt , for example, began in 1972 as a Festschrift to commemorate

300-472: The improvement of learning, of a discipline, a science, an artistic vision, or an intellectual position. Even in this age of mass Festschriften , they remain a special literary genre". Endel Tulving , a Canadian neuroscientist, proposed that "a Festschrift frequently enough also serves as a convenient place in which those who are invited to contribute find a permanent resting place for their otherwise unpublishable or at least difficult-to-publish papers." In

320-547: The north coast of the province especially in the Kimbe region. There are logging activities in the interior and on the south coast. The Walindi dive resort near Kimbe is a tourist destination for visitors to Papua New Guinea. There are two districts in the province. Each district has one or more Local Level Government (LLG) areas. For census purposes, the LLG areas are subdivided into wards and those into census units. The province

340-732: Was Senior Research Fellow in social anthropology at the Australian National University from 1965 to 1970. In 1970 she was appointed Associate Professor of anthropology at the University of Papua New Guinea , before moving to the Victoria University of Wellington to take up a position as Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology in 1977. Chowning retired in 1995. She died on 25 September 2016 in Auckland , New Zealand . Chowning's work

360-525: Was formerly practiced in other northern coastal regions of New Guinea island and the New Guinea Islands. The predominant religious affiliation is Roman Catholic , though there is a sizeable Anglican presence at the extreme western tip of the province and Bishop James Ayong , the retired Anglican prelate of Papua New Guinea, is originally from West New Britain. West New Britain produces palm oil for export with large oil palm plantations on

380-404: Was governed by a decentralised provincial administration, headed by a Premier, from 1978 to 1995. Following reforms taking effect that year, the national government reassumed some powers, and the role of Premier was replaced by a position of Governor, to be held by the winner of the province-wide seat in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea . The province and each district is represented by

400-417: Was interdisciplinary, bridging language, ethnography and history. She has made substantial contributions to Oceanic comparative linguistics, and her Lakalai-English dictionary is perhaps the largest dictionary of any Western Oceanic language. In 2005, Chowning was honoured with a Festschrift , A Polymath Anthropologist: Essays in Honour of Ann Chowning . Chowning was awarded an Honorary Life Membership of

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