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Informality, power and relationships in postgraduate supervision: supervising PhD candidates over coffee by Hemer, Susan R.

“…A great deal of literature in recent years has focused on the supervisory relationship, yet very little has been written about the nature or content of…”
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Finding time for quality teaching: an ethnographic study of academic workloads in the social sciences and their impact on teaching practices by Hemer, Susan R.

“…University workloads, their impact on staff and how they can be managed, are the subject of considerable research and discussion. This paper addresses…”
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The ethics and obligations of long‐term ethnographic relationships: revelatory moments and the concept of solidarity by Hemer, Susan R.

“…This article reflects on an ethical and revelatory moment in the development of my long‐term fieldwork relationships with people of the Lihir Islands in Papua…”
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Blogging at the end-of-life: Anticipatory grief, losses, and positive experiences in facing terminal illness by Worrell, Shana, Hemer, Susan R

“…This paper explores the experiences of people who blog about their own terminal illness and dying through the lens of anticipatory grief. Anticipatory grief is…”
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Shock, anger and bad deaths in Lihir: A reanalysis of grieving in Papua New Guinea by Hemer, Susan R.

“…This paper explores a revelatory moment in fieldwork-the death of a close friend and research participant who died suddenly in suspicious circumstances. Her…”
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Culture and grief: Ethnographic perspectives on ritual, relationships and remembering by Silverman, Gila S., Baroiller, Aurélien, Hemer, Susan R.

“…This introduction to the special issue on Anthropology and grief explores the contributions of an ethnographic approach to the interdisciplinary study of…”
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Broadcasting Your Death Through Livestreaming: Understanding Cybersuicide Through Concepts of Performance by Fratini, Annamaria, Hemer, Susan R.

“…Cybersuicide, or suicide mediated by the internet in various ways, is a growing phenomenon worldwide and one which makes an often private act highly public…”
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Cochlear Implants: Young Adults’ Embodied Experiences of Deafness and Hearing through Implanted Technology by Harris, Claire Elizabeth, Hemer, Susan R, Chur-Hansen, Anna

“…This article ethnographically considers the experiences of Australian young people who were born deaf and who hear and listen through cochlear implants to…”
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Sexuality, Family Planning and Religion in Papua New Guinea: Reproductive Governance and Catholicism in the Lihir Islands by Hemer, Susan R.

“…This paper explores the complex and dynamic relationship between religion, sexuality and health in the particular context of the Lihir Islands in Papua New…”
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Emplacement and resistance: Social and political complexities in development-induced displacement in Papua New Guinea by Hemer, Susan R.

“…This paper argues that attending to social and political factors in development‐induced displacement is critical even for projects that involve resettlement of…”
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Debating Appropriate Approaches to Violence in Lihir: The Challenges of Addressing Gender Violence in Papua New Guinea by Hemer, Susan R.

“…Recent years have seen a proliferation of initiatives aimed at addressing gender violence both at the national and local levels in Papua New Guinea (PNG)…”
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Peeking Behind the Curtains: Exploring Death and the Body through Patchwork Ethnography by Fratini, Annamaria, Hemer, Susan R, Chur-Hansen, Anna

“…Abstract Patchwork ethnography is a viable methodological and theoretical approach. Fieldwork can be accessible, achievable and accommodating of both personal…”
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Preparing for death: care, anticipatory grief and social death in Lihir, Papua New Guinea by Hemer, Susan R.

“…This paper explores concepts of good and bad deaths, social death and anticipatory grief through an ethnographic exploration of the processes of preparing for…”
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Informed choice and unbiased support: Parents’ experiences of decision-making in paediatric deafness by Harris, Claire, Hemer, Susan R., Chur-Hansen, Anna

“…A body of research highlights parents' decision-making and the contested nature of deafness as an issue in clinical practices. Drawing on sixteen months of…”
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Attachment, Mothering and Mental Illness: Mother–Infant Therapy in an Institutional Context by Masciantonio, Sonia, Hemer, Susan R., Chur-Hansen, Anna

“…This paper is an ethnographic exploration of how attachment theory underpins therapeutic practices in an Australian institutional context where mothers of…”
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Breaking Silences and Upholding Confidences: Responding to HIV in the Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea by Hemer, Susan R.

“…Various forms of silence are understood to characterize the response to HIV/AIDS in the Lihir Islands in Papua New Guinea. While some efforts have been made to…”
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Health Care and Illness in Lihir, New Ireland Province, in the Context of the Development of the Lihir Gold Mine by Hemer, Susan R

“…During 2000 a review of health care and illness in Lihir, New Ireland Province, was carried out while I was employed as a Community Health Research Officer…”
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Grief as social experience: Death and bereavement in Lihir, Papua New Guinea by Hemer, Susan R.

“…This paper explores the nature of grief in Lihir, Papua New Guinea, in light of psychological theories of bereavement and grief. Anthropologists have…”
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The Right to Know or Not to Know: Risk Notification and Genetic Counselling by Gilson, Amaya, Hemer, Susan R., Chur-Hansen, Anna, Crabb, Shona

“…Abstract Purpose Risk notification is part of a focus on preventive medicine that is dominant in contemporary Western biomedicine. Genomics has forecasted…”
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Grief as social experience: Death and bereavement in Lihir, Papua New Guinea1 by Hemer, Susan R.

“…This paper explores the nature of grief in Lihir, Papua New Guinea, in light of psychological theories of bereavement and grief. Anthropologists have…”
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