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Tama Samoa Tama Aotearoa

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Exegesis(2.56 MB)

Date

2019

Authors

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Amundsen, Fiona
Paul, Nova
Robertson, Natalie

Item type

Exegesis

Degree name

Master of Visual Arts

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Publisher

Auckland University of Technology

Abstract

This project takes the Samoan practice of Fāgogo (storytelling) as a central approach and frames it using the contexts of Talanoa (conversation),Vā (relational space) and photographic self-portraiture. My research questions what is it to be diasporic Samoan in Aotearoa? My own diasporic experiences provide the context and narrative for Fāgogo. My research explores through photographic self-portraiture, how this may challenge and evolve Talanoa and Vā. Through this process, I examine how these Samoan concepts are shaped and understood through my lived experience outside of Samoa and within Aotearoa as part of the diaspora.

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Talanoa, Vā, Fāgogo, Pasifika Research Methodology, Samoa, Aotearoa, Photographic methodology

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https://hdl.handle.net/10292/12190

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