Bente Wolff (english)

Bente Wolff (female)

Born 1964, Denmark

1999- Senior researcher and curator for insular Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania at the Ethnographic Collection at the National Museum of Denmark.

Education

1999: PhD in cultural anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen and The National Museum of Denmark. Dissertation: Extending the Self: Otherness in Cosmology and Consumption in a Nias Tourism Area.

1995: Degree in tourism economy at Magistrenes Efteruddannelse. Preparation for Ph.D. project in Indonesia.

1995: MA in cultural anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen.

Fieldwork

1995-1997: 12 months’ fieldwork for PhD. in Indonesia (incl. language training). The study was focused on the local organisation and understanding of tourism, modernity and tradition on Nias island, Indonesia. Co-sponsored by the Danish Ministry of Culture, Research Academy and National Museum.

1991-92: 12 months fieldwork (for MA) with the Mekeo in Papua New Guinea together with Steen Bergendorff. The study was a general anthropological socio-cultural study focused on Mekeo involvement in the national market economy, consumption and cosmology. Sponsored by the Danish Council for Development Research.

1988: 7 months internship with the National Museum and Tourist Authorities of Solomon Islands. The project was part of the EU’s regional tourism planning program. The aim was to assess the actual and potential size and quality of the local handicrafts production and included intensive field studies in more than 50 villages in 6 provinces. Sponsored by the International Office at University of Copenhagen.

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