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New Publication: Advance Brochure of Living Art in Papua New Guinea by Susan Cochrane

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Living Art in Papua New Guinea
by Susan Cochrane

This publication will be coming out later in 2013. 


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New Publication: Patterns of the Past: Tattoo Revival in the Cook Islands

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In Patterns of the Past authors Therese Mangos and John Utanga trace the history and practice of tattooing (tātatau) in the Cook Islands through the ancient oral traditions of its people, reports of often repressive early Western visitors and rich archival material.

More than a survey of times gone by, Patterns of the Past also looks at the renaissance of this art form through the eyes of some its most important contemporary tātatau artists.
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New Publication: New Issue of Journal of Material Culture

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A new issue of Journal of Material Culture is available online:

Special Issue: Digital Subjects, Cultural Objects:
1 September 2012; Vol. 17, No. 3  read more »

Review: Oceania at the Tropenmuseum

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The most recent issue of the Journal of Museum Studies, published by theCollege of Liberal Studies at the University of Oklahoma includes a book review of Oceania at the Tropenmuseum. It can be found at the following website: http://www.ou.edu/cls/jms/current_issue.html

New Publication: Fatu Feu’u On Life & Art

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Fatu Feu’u On Life & Art
by Shona Jennings
photography by Evotia Tamua

Fatu Feu’u is an internationally recognised Samoan-New Zealand artist. He has been pivotal in shaping the interest in contemporary Pacific art globally and nurturing a generation of Pacific artists locally, leading to his reputation as the Father of contemporary Pacific art.  read more »

New Publication: World Heritage in a Sea of Islands: Pacific 2009 Programme

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Despite its extraordinary cultural and biological diversity, the Pacific is the most under-represented sub-region on the World Heritage List. To redress this imbalance, the Pacific 2009 Programme (2000-2009) was elaborated through several regional consultations and launched in 2003.  read more »

New Publication: Postcolonial Studies Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2012

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Postcolonial Studies, Vol. 15, No. 2, 01 Jun 2012 http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cpcs20/15/2?ai=ul&ui=eji6&af=H is now available on Taylor & Francis Onlinehttp://www.tandfonline.com
This new issue contains the following articles:
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New Publication: Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire by Adria L. Imada

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Aloha America: Hula Circuits through the U.S. Empire (Duke University Press).

The book investigates the role of hula in the American colonization of Hawai'i, paying particular attention to hula performances that toured throughout the United States beginning in the late nineteenth century.

The introduction to the book can be found here:  read more »