Papua: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

• Virginia Gorlinski
  Virginia (Gini) Gorlinski was Arts and Culture Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She was responsible primarily for subjects related to music and dance but also handled articles concerning Malaysia and Indonesia. She earned a B.M. in music history from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in music (ethnomusicology) from the University of Hawai'i, and a Ph.D. in music (ethnomusicology) from the University of Wisconsin. Gini specializes in the musics of Southeast Asia, particularly those of the Kenyah, Kayan, and other upriver peoples of Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo. She has conducted several years of research in the region and goes back there periodically to continue her projects and to visit her friends and adoptive families.Gini has published in various anthologies, academic and popular journals, and encyclopedias on topics related to her work in Borneo. She also has released extensively annotated recordings of Kenyah music.
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Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

• Gloria Lotha
• Ethan Teekah
• Amy Tikkanen