Native identity is usually associated with a particular place. But what if that place is the ocean? Once Were Pacific explores this question as it considers how Maori and other Pacific peoples frame their connection to the ocean, to New Zealand, and to each other through various creative works. Maori scholar Alice Te Punga Somerville shows how and when Maori and other Pacific peoples articulate their ancestral history as migratory seafarers, drawing their identity not only from land but also from water. Te Punga Somerville interrogates the relationship between indigeneity, migration, and diaspora, focusing on texts: poetry, fiction, theater, film, and music, viewed alongside historical instances of performance, journalism, and scholarship.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN-13
9780816677573
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113888588
Product Key Features
Author
Alice Te Punga Somerville
Publication Name
Once Were Pacific: Maori Connections to Oceania
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences, History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Alice Te Punga Somerville
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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