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Dan Jorgensen is an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Western University. He holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia (1981). His research focuses on sociocultural anthropology in Papua New Guinea, with particular attention to technology, environmental impacts, religious practices, and historical dynamics. Key areas of study include mobile phone adoption, mining consequences, mortuary rituals, witchcraft, and colonial legacies.
His work integrates ethnographic fieldwork with critical analysis of modernization, resource extraction, and cultural adaptation. Notable projects examine the Ok Tedi mine’s environmental and social effects, mobile phone networks in Melanesia, and the interplay between Christianity and indigenous belief systems. Jorgensen’s publications span academic monographs, edited volumes, and critical reviews, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding Pacific societies.
He has contributed to debates on anthropology’s disciplinary future, the ethics of fieldwork, and the role of technology in contemporary cultures. His research often highlights marginalized voices and environmental justice issues in Papua New Guinea, offering insights into global-local interactions in the Anthropocene.
