The Argonauts in the Pacific, famous through Malinowski’s work, have not been exempt from general historical developments in the world around them. By focusing on two plays performed by the Tokelau Te Ata, a theater group, the author reveals the self-perceptions of the Tokelau and highlights the dynamic relationship between issues of representation and political processes such as nation building, infrastructural changes and increased regional migration. It is through an analysis of communicative practices, which the author carried out in the home atolls and in the diasporic communities in New Zealand, that we arrive at a proper understanding of how global processes affect local institutions and everyday interaction.
Table of Content
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Staging Identities
Chapter 2. Political Activism: New Media and Arenas of Leadership
Chapter 3. Learning a Sense of Place
Chapter 4. A Sense of Place in Narrative
Chapter 5. Social Spaces
Epilogue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Ingjerd Hoëm is Head of the Institute for Pacific Archaeology and Cultural History, Kon-Tiki Museum.
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