Doctor Geir Henning Presterudstuen
Adjunct Fellow,
Dean's Unit, School of Social Sciences
Senior Lecturer in Anthropology,
Anthropology & Sociology
Biography
As of 2022 Dr Presterudstuen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen (Norway) and is only affiliated with Western Sydney University in an adjunct capacity.
Geir Henning Presterudstuen is a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and has conducted long-term fieldwork in Fiji and the Pacific Islands since 2009. His main research interests are the intersections between social categories such as ethnicity, gender, class and sexuality in context of modernity and social change, anthropology of the body, lived religion and beliefs in the supernatural. Key publications include the recent monograph Performing Masculinity: Body, Self and Identity in Modern Fiji (2020 Routledge), three edited volumes: Monster Anthropology: Ethnographic Explorations of Transforming Social Worlds Through Monsters (2020 Bloomsbury w/ Yasmine Musharbash), Anthropologies of Value: Cultures of Accumulation across the Global North and South (2016 Pluto Press, w/ L.F. Angosto Ferrandez) and Monster Anthropology in Australasia and Beyond (2014 Palgrave Macmillan, w/ Yasmine Musharbash), as well as a number of articles in international journals.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Presterudstuen.
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney
Professional Memberships
- Australian Anthropological Society (2008)
- Association for Social Anthropologists in Oceania (2011)
- Australian Association for Pacific Studies (2013)
- European Society for Oceanists (2011)
Interests
- Anthropology
- Economic Anthropology
- Gender and Sexuality
- Monsters and the supernatural
- Post-colonialism
- Race and Ethnicity
- Social Theory
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Dean's Unit, School of Social Sciences
- Anthropology & Sociology
Committees
- Human Research Ethics Committee
Contact
| Email: | G.Presterudstuen@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 9772 6317 (02) 9772 6317 |
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| Location: | 3.8.11 |
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Teaching
Previous Teaching Areas
- 102344 Different Ways of Being in the World: Introduction to Social Anthropology, 2018
- 102346 Ethnographies of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, 2019
- 102347 Anthropologies of the Everyday, 2019
Publications
Books
- Musharbash, Y. and Presterudstuen, G. (2020), 'Monster Anthropology: Ethnographic Explorations of Transforming Social Worlds Through Monsters', : Bloomsbury Academic 9781350096257.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2019), 'Performing Masculinity: Body, Self and Identity in Modern Fiji', : Bloomsbury Academic 9781350043343.
- Angosto-Ferrandez, L. and Presterudstuen, G. (2016), 'Anthropologies of Value', : Pluto Press 9780745336633.
- Musharbash, Y. and Presterudstuen, G. (2014), 'Monster Anthropology in Australasia and Beyond', : Palgrave 9781137448606.
Chapters in Books
- Presterudstuen, G. (2020), 'Monsters, place, and murderous winds in Fiji', Monster Anthropology: Ethnographic Explorations of Transforming Social Worlds Through Monsters, Bloomsbury Academic 9781350096257.
- Musharbash, Y. and Presterudstuen, G. (2020), 'Introduction : monsters and change', Monster Anthropology: Ethnographic Explorations of Transforming Social Worlds Through Monsters, Bloomsbury Academic 9781350096257.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2020), 'Monsters and horror', The Sage Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 2, Sage Publications 9781473942202.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2020), 'Mana', The Sage Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion, Sage Publications 9781473942202.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2020), 'Taboo', The Sage Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion, Sage Publications 9781473942202.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2019), 'Understanding sexual and gender diversity in the Pacific Islands', Pacific Social Work: Navigating Practice, Policy and Research, Routledge 9781138501300.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2018), 'Entering the living room : sex, space and power in a cross-cultural and non-heteronormative context', Queering the Interior, Bloomsbury Academic 9781474262200.
- Presterudstuen, G. and Schieder, D. (2017), 'Bati as bodily labour : rethinking masculinity and violence in Fiji ', Emergent Masculinities in the Pacific, Routledge 9780415786942.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2016), 'The value of the vanua : the nexus of people and land in Fiji's market economy', Anthropologies of Value: Cultures of Accumulation Across the Global North and South, Pluto Press 9780745336633.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2014), 'Men trapped in women's clothing : homosexuality, cross-dressing, and masculinity in Fiji', Gender on the Edge: Transgender, Gay, and Other Pacific Islanders, University of Hawaii Press 9780824838829.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2014), 'Ghosts and the everyday politics of race in Fiji', Monster Anthropology in Australasia and Beyond, Palgrave 9781137472793.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2014), 'Masculinity in the marketplace : geographies of post-colonial gender work in modern Fiji', Masculinities and Place, Ashgate 9781472409799.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2014), 'Ghost, spirits and Christian denominational politics : a case from Fiji', Monsters in Society: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Inter-Disciplinary Press 9781848882973.
Journal Articles
- Schieder, D., Emde, S. and Presterudstuen, G. (2023), '[In Press] (Vaka)vanua as weakness, (vaka)vanua as strength : reflections on Fijian sociality in urban and migrant environments', Anthropological Forum, .
- Johnson, J., Prasad, M., Sattler, D., Presterudstuen, G., Pacilli, M. and Pagliaro, S. (2022), 'Fijian reactions to transgender-directed workplace mistreatment : the moderating role of the victim's group identifcation', Sexuality and Culture, vol 26, no 3 , pp 1148 - 1166.
- Possamai, A., Presterudstuen, G. and Openshaw, K. (2022), 'Nothing to declare... apart from Holy Water : sacralizing borders and securitizing spiritual things in Fiji', Material Religion, vol 18, no 3 , pp 376 - 381.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2021), 'T-Shirts, style and the social construction of modern masculinities in urban Fiji', Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty, vol 12, no 1 , pp 91 - 110.
- Finau, G., Titifanue, J., Kant, R., Vunibola, S., Presterudstuen, G. and Horst, H. (2021), 'Compassion and Virtue : social media-enabled bartering in Fiji during COVID-19', Issues, vol 4, no 1 .
- Alexeyeff, K. and Presterudstuen, G. (2021), 'Fashioning culture : transforming perspectives from Oceania', Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty, vol 12, no 1 , pp 5 - 24.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2020), 'Reclaiming the social from 'social distancing'', Social Anthropology, vol 28, no 2 , pp 335 - 336.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2016), 'Performing masculinity through Christian devotion : methodism, manhood and colonial mimicry in Fiji', Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, vol 18, no 1 , pp 107 - 126.
- Presterudstuen, G. and Schieder, D. (2016), 'Bati as bodily labour : rethinking masculinity and violence in Fiji', The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, vol 17, no 3-4 , pp 213 - 230.
- Schieder, D. and Presterudstuen, G. (2014), 'Sport migration and sociocultural transformation : the case of Fijian rugby union players in Japan', International Journal of the History of Sport, vol 31, no 11 , pp 1359 - 1373.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2014), 'Horse race gambling and the economy of 'bad money' in contemporary Fiji', Oceania, vol 84, no 3 , pp 256 - 271.
- Presterudstuen, G. (2010), 'The mimicry of men : rugby and masculinities in post-colonial Fiji', Global Studies Journal, vol 3, no 2 , pp 237 - 247.
Other Publications
- 2020, 'Pacific Perspectives on the World: Listening to Australia's Island Neighbours in Order to Build Strong, Respectful and Sustainable Relationships', Report
- 2014, 'Less to Lose and More to Gain?: Men and Boys Violence Prevention Research Project: Final Report', Report
Previous Projects
| Title: | Violence Prevention Program Review and Evaluation Study One: Men and Boys' Violence Prevention |
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| Western Researchers: | Moira Carmody, Michael Salter and Geir Henning Presterudstuen |
| Years: | 2013-06-13 - 2015-03-31 |
| ID: | P00021688 |
Supervision
Doctor Presterudstuen is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Previous Supervision
| Thesis Title: | Ethnic Mobilization of Minorities in Sri Lanka |
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| Field of Research: | Political Science; Anthropology; Other Society And Culture |
| Thesis Title: | The Navigation of Post-Transition Identity and Disclosure by Gender Diverse Australian Adults |
| Field of Research: | Psychology |
Media
| Title: | Australia???s Indigenous Relations are not only a Domestic Matter |
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| Description: | Article for the Whitlam Institute |
| Title: | Cyclones, screens, lost souls: how the ghosts we believe in reflect our changing fears |
| Description: | Article in The Conversation |