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Decolonizing Cultures in the Pacific. In particular, she examines how contemporary writers from Hawai'. Short Title DECOLONIZING CULTURES IN PACIF. Subtitle Reading History and Trauma in Contemporary Fiction. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Decolonizing Cultures in the Pacific by Susan Y. Najita In Decolonizing Cultures in the Pacific, Susan Y. Najita proposes that the traumatic history of contact and colonization has become a crucial means by which indigenous peoples of Oceania are reclaiming their cultures, languages, ways of knowing, and political independence. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description In Decolonizing Cultures in the Pacific, Susan Y. Najita proposes that the traumatic history of contact and colonization has become a crucial means by which indigenous peoples of Oceania are reclaiming their cultures, languages, ways of knowing, and political independence. In particular, she examines how contemporary writers from Hawai'i, Samoa, and Aotearoa/New Zealand remember, re-tell, and deploy this violent history in their work. As Pacific peoples negotiate their paths towards sovereignty and chart their postcolonial futures, these writers play an invaluable role in invoking and commenting upon the various uses of the histories of colonial resistance, allowing themselves and their readers to imagine new futures by exorcising the past.Decolonizing Cultures in the Pacific is a valuable addition to the fields of Pacific and Postcolonial Studies and also contributes to struggles for cultural decolonization in Oceania: contemporary writers' critical engagement with colonialism and indigenous culture, Najita argues, provides a powerful tool for navigating a decolonized future. Back Cover In Decolonizing Cultures in the Pacific, Susan Y. Najita proposes that the traumatic history of contact and colonization has become a crucial means by which indigenous peoples of Oceania are reclaiming their cultures, languages, ways of knowing, and political independence. In particular, she examines how contemporary writers from Hawai' Author Biography Susan Y. Najita is an Assistant Professor in English and Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies in the Program in American Culture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Table of Contents Introduction: toward a decolonizing reading praxis, 1 Trauma and the construction of race in John Dominis Holt's Waimea Summer 2 Recounting the past, telling new futures: Albert Wendt's Leaves of the Banyan Tree and the "tropical" cure 3 "Fostering" a new vision of Maori community: trauma, history,and genealogy in Keri Hulme's Th e Bone People 4 "Talking in circles": disrupting the logic of property in Gary Pak's The Watcher of Waipuna 5 Making Pakeha history: familial resemblances in Jane Campion's The Piano, Epilogue Long Description Popular imaginings of the Pacific Islands as earthly paradises or escapes for the weary have obscured the long historical reality of violence-cultural, physical, environmental and political-under the European and U.S. empires that sought out these islands of Oceania as one of the last frontiers. Today, islanders are writing back. In "Decolonizing Culture in Pacific Literature" Susan Y. Najita proposes that the traumatic history of contact and colonization has become a crucial means by which indigenous peoples of Oceania are reclaiming their cultures, languages, ways of knowing, and political independence. In particular, she examines how contemporary writers from Hawai'i, Samoa, and Aotearoa/New Zealand remember, re-tell, and deploy this violent history in their work. As Pacific peoples negotiate their paths towards sovereignty and chart their postcolonial futures, these writers play an invaluable role in invoking and commenting upon the various uses of the histories of colonial resistance, allowing themselves and their readers to imagine new futures by exorcising the past. "Decolonizing" "Culture in Pacific Literature" is a valuable addition to the fields of Pacific and Postcolonial Studies and also contributes to struggles for cultural decolonization in Oceania: contemporary writers' critical engagement with colonialism and indigenous culture, Najita argues, provides a powerful tool for navigating a decolonized future. Details ISBN0415366690 Author Susan Y. Najita Short Title DECOLONIZING CULTURES IN PACIF Language English ISBN-10 0415366690 ISBN-13 9780415366694 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2006 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Affiliation University of Michigan, USA DOI 10.1604/9780415366694 Series Number 14 AU Release Date 2006-09-29 NZ Release Date 2006-09-29 UK Release Date 2006-09-29 Illustrations 3 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white Subtitle Reading History and Trauma in Contemporary Fiction Pages 256 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures Publication Date 2006-09-29 Alternative 9780415468855 DEWEY 823.9209358099 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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ISBN: 9780415366694

In Decolonizing Cultures in the Pacific , Susan Y. Najita proposes that the traumatic history of contact and colonization has become a crucial means by which indigenous peoples of Oceani… More...

In Decolonizing Cultures in the Pacific , Susan Y. Najita proposes that the traumatic history of contact and colonization has become a crucial means by which indigenous peoples of Oceania are reclaiming their cultures, languages, ways of knowing, and political independence. In particular, she examines how contemporary writers from Hawaii, Samoa, and Aotearoa/New Zealand remember, re-tell, and deploy this violent history in their work. As Pacific peoples negotiate their paths towards sovereignty and chart their postcolonial futures, these writers play an invaluable role in invoking and commenting upon the various uses of the histories of colonial resistance, allowing themselves and their readers to imagine new futures by exorcising the past. Decolonizing Cultures in the Pacific is a valuable addition to the fields of Pacific and Postcolonial Studies and also contributes to struggles for cultural decolonization in Oceania: contemporary writers' critical engagement with colonialism and indigenous culture, Najita argues, provides a powerful tool for navigating a decolonized future. Literary Criticism Literary Criticism eBook, Taylor and Francis<

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2006, ISBN: 9780415366694

Reading History and Trauma in Contemporary Fiction, Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Routledge]