Fa‘atama: Indigenous Tomboys of Sāmoa

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aut.relation.journaleTropic
dc.contributor.authorEnari, Dion
dc.contributor.authorTreagus, Mandy
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-18T03:09:40Z
dc.date.available2024-10-18T03:09:40Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper acknowledges that queerness has always existed in the tropics, especially in Sāmoa. In traditional Sāmoan life, there has always been more than two genders. While much attention has been given to fa‘afafine, we seek to raise the visibility of another queer group, fa’atama (formally fa‘atane) or tomboys—Sāmoans assigned female at birth (AFAB), who either identify as masculine, are attracted to females, or both. Not only is this group marginalised on the world stage, but also within Sāmoan and Pacific culture, which has suppressed their lives and identities. In the context of a very specific historical and cultural milieu, we examine three recent representations—in poetry, fiction, and film—of queer AFAB Sāmoans in order to privilege their stories.
dc.identifier.citationeTropic, ISSN: 1448-2940 (Print); 1448-2940 (Online), James Cook University. doi: 10.25120/etropic.23.2.2024.4065
dc.identifier.doi10.25120/etropic.23.2.2024.4065
dc.identifier.issn1448-2940
dc.identifier.issn1448-2940
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/18145
dc.publisherJames Cook University
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.jcu.edu.au/index.php/etropic/article/view/4065
dc.rightsThis journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject2005 Literary Studies
dc.subject4410 Sociology
dc.subject4702 Cultural studies
dc.subject4705 Literary studies
dc.titleFa‘atama: Indigenous Tomboys of Sāmoa
dc.typeJournal Article
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