What is it about?
The article is about two photograph albums related to the NZ Presbyterian Church's mission field in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu), which are held at the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand archives in Dunedin, New Zealand. The article explores the historical significance of these albums as objects that traversed different social and physical spaces and played a role in the material and visual culture of the mission. The albums are placed under close historical scrutiny within the context of the Presbyterian mission in the New Hebrides and its imaging and propagation on New Zealand's shores.
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Why is it important?
The above article is important because it sheds light on an under-explored aspect of historical research - the critical analysis of photograph albums. By examining the two photograph albums held at the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand archives, the article provides valuable insights into the material and visual culture of the Presbyterian mission in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) and its propagation on New Zealand's shores.
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This was my first article that I published from my MA research. I remember being excited when I read about the "material turn" in anthropology and the possibilities it opened up for engaging with historical photographs. It also informed my PhD research, which looked at the early imaging of British New Guinea in the photographs of William G. Lawes and John William Lindt.
Dr Antje Lubcke
University of Otago
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This page is a summary of: Two New Hebrides Mission Photograph Albums, The Journal of Pacific History, June 2012, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00223344.2012.665207.
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