Dr Fetaomi Tapu-Qiliho presented on the topic ‘Tuvaluan Diaspora within Oceania’, as part of the Centre for Samoan Studies Seminar and film series on the 26th September 2019. “The diaspora within Oceania conceptualises the existence of settler communities of Tuvaluan heritage on Kioa Island in Fiji and int he village of Elise Fou in Samoa
Dr. Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni as part of the Centre for Samoan Studies Seminar and Film series presented on the topic, ‘Love under the palms: The dialogical challenges of talking about sex relations in the Pacific: A Samoan case study’, on the 19 September 2019 at the National University of Samoa. Her seminar presentation “draws on an
On Wednesday, 18th September 2019, students in HDS 500, a Development Studies postgraduate course, had the Zoom joint-class session with the postgraduate students in Development Studies of the University of Auckland on the topic of ‘The governance of water.’ The lecture was given by Professor Andreas Neef, followed by discussions and questions on various water
As part of the Centre for Samoan Studies Seminar and Film series, Tiffany Arthur presented a seminar on topic ‘Development, socioeconomic change and sustainable livelihoods 1975-2019: A Re-Study of four villages in Samoa on the 5th September, 2019 at the National University of Samoa. Her research “aims to provide case-based evidence contribution to discussions of
Dionne Fonoti presented on the topic ‘E fili i le po, ae tatala i le ao’: New meanings in old Samoa, as part of the Centre for Samoan Studies Seminar and film series 2019. The presentation was held at the National University of Samoa on the 29th August 2019. “This Seminar presents a PhD thesis
Dr Anna Powles presented on the topic “Influence, ideas and identity: New Zealands’s Pacific reset and the contested neighbourhood at the National University of Samoa on Thursday, 22nd August 2019. Her presentation was part of the Centre for Samoan Studies Seminar and Film series. Her research in the Pacific ‘focussed on how state and non
Staff and students of the Centre for Samoan Studies were invited to tour the HMAS CHOULES navy ship which visited Samoa from the 20th-26th August 2019. The CSS staff members and students were met by crew members and the captain and were taken on a tour of the ship and they also learnt about the
Solamalemalo Hai-Yuean Tualima had a presentation on the topic ‘Protection of traditional knowledge in the Pacific’, on the 15 August 2019, at the National University of Samoa as part of the CSS seminar and film series. According to Solamalemalo “Traditional knowledge in the Pacific from an integral part of identity, linking the past, present and
Mathew Durling gave a seminar on Thursday, 8 August 2019 at the National University of Samoa as part of the Centre for Samoan Studies Seminar and Film series. Mathew’s presentation defined what GIS is and how this system supports the Arachaeology and Cultural Heritage division at the Centre for Samoan Studies. Mathew’s career in Geographic
The CSS Director, Togialelei Safua Akeli Amaama attended the Pacific Connections Workshop on Community Film-making & Gender Inequality in the Pacific at the University of the South Pacific. The workshop brought together academics, film-makers and policy makers to discuss and showcase the ongoing development of regional networks in order to showcase community film-making as a
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