PACIFIC 715

The Global Pacific

Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for PACIFIC 715.

Description

An interdisciplinary approach to understanding contemporary challenges for Pacific societies, incorporating anthropological, sociological, historical, and Pacific/Indigenous Studies sources. Examines contemporary challenges and potential futures of the Pacific through a focus on the key themes of colonial legacies, globalisation, and transnationalism; the movement of people and commodities; articulations of popular culture and practice; and sovereignty, power, and movements toward indigenous resurgence.

Availability 2022

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Lisa Uperesa

Points

PACIFIC 715: 30 points