Jemimah Widdicombe is an Australian writer and anthropologist. Currently based in the tribe of Nessapoué, New Caledonia, her work focuses on Francophone cultures, visuality and travel. Her non-fiction has appeared in Meanjin and the Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology.
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Anthropologist Jemimah Widdicombe explores the complexities in New Caledonia’s Fête des Morts, where a relationship with the deceased is an important part of living.
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