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31 May 2021 | Thoiba Saeedh
Through the “native” lens: Configuring “islandness” in the Maldives Islands
The Maldives is famous for its pristine beaches, as a destination for tourists, for travelers from around the world who seek to...
30 Apr 2021 | Katrina Talei Igglesden
Urban Indigeneity: Exploring youth culture in Fiji’s diasporas
Growing up as a member of a diasporic Fijian community in Vancouver, Canada, there was not something I consciously thought about...
31 Mar 2021 | Diego Muñoz
Un Moai kavakava de mirada blanca
Cuando supe que un Moai kavakava era expuesto en el Museum Fünf Kontinente de Múnich, fui a rendirle visita. Desde que comencé a...
26 Feb 2021 | Cristián Moreno Pakarati
Rapanui people in historical photographs: The quest for complete identification
Over the last decade, I have been fascinated by old photographs from Rapa Nui (aka “Easter Island”) as historical documents. Not only...
29 Jan 2021 | Ida Yoshinaga
Making “niu” narratives: Oceania’s Indigenous mediamakers and the global coconut archive
As long as I can remember, I have helped narrators craft stories. It is a kind of magic: to embolden their machinery of narrative...
20 Dec 2020 | Gabriele Herzog-Schröder
Dando vida a las fotografías Yanomami
Para muchos pueblos amazónicos, los medios visuales como la fotografía se han convertido en los últimos años en un recurso clave....