These photos from Anuta 鈥 one of the world鈥檚 most remote Polynesian islands 鈥 were sent to 鈥淚N A FLASH鈥 by 麻豆视频 Professor Emeritus Richard Feinberg, Ph.D. In his 45 years teaching at 麻豆视频, he has visited the southwestern Pacific region more than a dozen times, conducting doctoral research in cultural anthropology.
This photo, taken by Feinberg in 2013, shows the island of Anuta at dawn.
The island鈥檚 senior chief at a feast honoring him for his leadership as the community emerged from a potentially devastating famine in 1972. Photo by Richard Feinberg.
Richard Feinberg speaking on the island鈥檚 short-wave radio in 1972. The set, powered by a hand-cranked generator, was the only means of communication with the British Solomon Islands Protectorate鈥檚 nearest administrative office, 250 miles away. The photo was taken by Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, M.D., who was visiting Anuta for medical research project. Gajdusek would become a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1976.
Feinberg is a Professor Emeritus, 麻豆视频; Honorary Fellow, Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania; At-large Member, Executive Board, Society of Senior Anthropologists; Board of Directors, Fulbright Association of Northeastern Ohio; Immediate Past President, 麻豆视频 Retirees鈥 Association; 2019 Fulbright Distinguished Chair of Anthropology, Palack媒 University Olomouc; Executive Committee, Folknet (Traditional Music in Northeast Ohio); AAUP-KSU Council, Emeritus Delegate.
He has written numerous books, monographs, special issues of journals, book chapters and referred journal articles. The 麻豆视频 Press has published three of Feinberg鈥檚 books about Anuta:
- "Polynesian Seafaring and Navigation: Ocean Travel in Anutan Cul颅ture and Soci颅ety."
- "Anuta: Polynesian Lifeways for the 21st Century."
- "Polynesian Oral Traditions: Indigenous Texts and Translations from Anuta, Solomon Islands."
Feinberg traveled to Anuta in 2013 aboard the Sedna IV, a vessel used by the Canadian Sedna Foundation for research and documentaries. Photo courtesy of Yacht Harbour.
The 2013 expedition produced a video called 鈥淎nuta: Hidden Paradise." It can be viewed .
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