Travelling Daughters: Experiences of Melanesian-Samoan Women

Liki, Asenati

doi:10.1057/dev.2009.67

“…Pacific people continued to travel between islands for job opportunities in the 19 th , 20 th , and 21 st centuries: Samoans went to Fiji (Tuimaleali'ifano, 1990) and Fijians to the Solomon Islands (Ferro et al, 2006). Many from Melanesia migrated to Australia to work in the sugarcane fields (Ferro et al, 2006), or to Samoa to work on copra plantations (Meleisea, 1980;Liki, 2009).…”

Section: Pacific Mixed Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

'The Bitter Sweetness of the Space Between': Creative Reflections of Pasifika Ethnic Mixedness

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<p>This Master of Arts thesis investigates and draws conclusions regarding how creative arts present accommodating spaces for articulating and understanding cultural mixedness amongst Pacific populations in New Zealand. New Zealand is home to an expanding Pacific population; statistics identify a growing number of these Pacific people who are multi-ethnic, and who are claiming their mixedness in official census data. As Pacific populations have grown, Pacific artists have risen to national prominence in visual, literary and performing arts. Many of these artists have themselves been of mixed ancestry. This thesis examines the work of three female New Zealand artists of mixed Samoan-English or Samoan-Indian descent, asking, “How do these artists and their work express their cultural mixedness?” Discussion centres on mixed media visual artist Niki Hastings-McFall, who is of English and Samoan descent; spoken word poet Grace Taylor, also of English and Samoan descent; and musical performer Aaradhna Patel, who is of Indian and Samoan descent. Placing both the creative work and public commentary of these three artists at its centre, this thesis explores how these artists publicly identify with their Samoan heritage as well as their other heritage(s); how they use their art as a platform for identity articulation; and how creative arts provide flexible and important spaces for self-expression. The thesis draws its theoretical underpinnings from Pacific studies, art history, transnational cultural studies and postcolonial studies, and utilizes Samoan and Tongan conceptions of vā as a key analytic tool.</p>

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“…Pacific people continued to travel between islands for job opportunities in the 19 th , 20 th , and 21 st centuries: Samoans went to Fiji (Tuimaleali'ifano, 1990) and Fijians to the Solomon Islands (Ferro et al, 2006). Many from Melanesia migrated to Australia to work in the sugarcane fields (Ferro et al, 2006), or to Samoa to work on copra plantations (Meleisea, 1980;Liki, 2009).…”

Section: Pacific Mixed Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

'The Bitter Sweetness of the Space Between': Creative Reflections of Pasifika Ethnic Mixedness

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<p>This Master of Arts thesis investigates and draws conclusions regarding how creative arts present accommodating spaces for articulating and understanding cultural mixedness amongst Pacific populations in New Zealand. New Zealand is home to an expanding Pacific population; statistics identify a growing number of these Pacific people who are multi-ethnic, and who are claiming their mixedness in official census data. As Pacific populations have grown, Pacific artists have risen to national prominence in visual, literary and performing arts. Many of these artists have themselves been of mixed ancestry. This thesis examines the work of three female New Zealand artists of mixed Samoan-English or Samoan-Indian descent, asking, “How do these artists and their work express their cultural mixedness?” Discussion centres on mixed media visual artist Niki Hastings-McFall, who is of English and Samoan descent; spoken word poet Grace Taylor, also of English and Samoan descent; and musical performer Aaradhna Patel, who is of Indian and Samoan descent. Placing both the creative work and public commentary of these three artists at its centre, this thesis explores how these artists publicly identify with their Samoan heritage as well as their other heritage(s); how they use their art as a platform for identity articulation; and how creative arts provide flexible and important spaces for self-expression. The thesis draws its theoretical underpinnings from Pacific studies, art history, transnational cultural studies and postcolonial studies, and utilizes Samoan and Tongan conceptions of vā as a key analytic tool.</p>

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A Gendered Lens on Mediation and Market Governance: Experiences of Women Market Vendors in Papua New Guinea

Langa,

Kauli,

Thomas

2024

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The majority of market vendors at urban informal markets in Papua New Guinea are women. They face vulnerabilities related to safety, security and infrastructural support. They operate within male-dominated mediation structures where women’s contributions to mediation and market governance are often invisible. However, in this article, we demonstrate how women market vendors contribute to the social aspect of market governance, particularly addressing issues of law and order within Awagasi market. Through the efforts of women vendors in mediation and conflict management, safety in the market and normal operation of the informal market have improved. The study involved 18 women market vendors, as well as male market vendors, at Awagasi market. It used focus group discussions, interviews and creative mapping to examine the different roles of women market vendors regarding mediation and market governance at Awagasi market. The study revealed the different roles women play and their social innovations in keeping peace and order in the market. Recognising women’s agency in conflict management can support the promotion and strengthening of safe market spaces in urban environments.

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Travelling Daughters: Experiences of Melanesian-Samoan Women

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'The Bitter Sweetness of the Space Between': Creative Reflections of Pasifika Ethnic Mixedness

'The Bitter Sweetness of the Space Between': Creative Reflections of Pasifika Ethnic Mixedness

'The Bitter Sweetness of the Space Between': Creative Reflections of Pasifika Ethnic Mixedness

A Gendered Lens on Mediation and Market Governance: Experiences of Women Market Vendors in Papua New Guinea

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