G H Presterudstuen
Biographic Data
| ID | 19657 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G H Presterudstuen |
| GIVEN NAMES | G H |
| FAMILY NAME | Presterudstuen |
| SIGNATURE | PRESTERUDSTUEN G H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Sydney University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8737-1335 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Paradox and Pity
This article discusses what might be gained from placing informal urban settlements at the centre of analyses of contemporary Fiji.Holding around 20 percent of the total population and growing rapidly, these settlements represent significant demographic movement and economic transformations.Analytically, they offer a paradigm shift.Heterogeneous and complex, racially mixed, transient and rapidly changing, squatter settlements are places that chal…
Vaka)Vanua as Weakness, (Vaka)Vanua as Strength
Fiji Islander sociality has long been characterised by high levels of diversity as well as interwoven categories of (self-)inclusion and (self-)exclusion and is increasingly shaped by urbanism and transborder mobility. This article focuses on how Fijians in town and abroad constitute self and belonging between vanua, ‘land’, and vakavanua, ‘tradition’, on the one hand, and the urban and migrant life worlds they inhabit, on the other. Being concep…
Nothing to Declare... Apart from Holy Water
This article uses the case study of Fiji’s border restrictions on Holy Water to think about how even the supernational (like spiritual things) remains subject to international border regimes. In this case, we consider how Fiji’s borders have actually been sacralized in order to securitize Holy Water—inhibiting its importation into the country. Holy Water as a spiritual thing plays an important role in spiritual practices across the globe, and cer…
Fijian Reactions to Transgender-Directed Workplace Mistreatment
Mana
Reclaiming the social from ‘social distancing’
Reclaiming the social from 'social distancing'
In Appreciation
Performing Masculinity Through Christian Devotion
Although the academic research on religion in Fiji and the South Pacific is substantial, there are few examples of studies that connect religion with the larger discourses of Fijian tradition and social life. Even fewer are the ones linking culturally specific notions of gender performances to Christian devotion. By utilizing the theoretical framework of colonial mimicry,11 The theory was proposed by Bhabha (2004 Bhabha, H. 2004. The Location of …
A Mission Divided
"A Mission Divided: race, culture and colonialism in Fiji's Methodist mission." The Journal of Pacific History, 51(4), pp. 477–478
Batias Bodily Labour
Violence has been considered a decisive factor throughout much of Fijian history, from pre-modern inter-tribal warfare via participation in the British Military in both world wars to the more recent events of active military intervention in civil matters. Underpinning this history is a more fundamental notion of the Fijian male warriors (bati) as the protectors of everything Fijian. This is epitomised through bati ideology, which continues to hol…
Horse Race Gambling and the Economy of ‘Bad Money’ in Contemporary F iji
Since emerging in F iji in 1964, betting on Australian horseracing has become an increasingly common pastime for F ijian men. A recently introduced urban practice, this type of gambling is associated with ‘modern’ social settings and is ideologically situated outside the traditional F ijian paradigm. It faces widespread condemnation as an economic pursuit, with cash circulated through the betting shops often being labelled ‘bad’ money. Paradoxica…
Sport Migration and Sociocultural Transformation
Since the 1990s several Fijians have entered rugby union competitions in Japan, attracted predominantly by the financial incentives offered by large corporations who dominate Japanese rugby. In Japan, Fijians face numerous economic, demographic and sociocultural experiences that challenge the vaka i taukei (the 'traditional' Fijian way of life). Migration thus becomes a lens through which Fijians review their identity and place in the world. This…
Sport Migration and Sociocultural Transformation
Since the 1990s several Fijians have entered rugby union competitions in Japan, attracted predominantly by the financial incentives offered by large corporations who dominate Japanese rugby. In Japan, Fijians face numerous economic, demographic and sociocultural experiences that challenge the vaka i taukei (the 'traditional' Fijian way of life). Migration thus becomes a lens through which Fijians review their identity and place in the world. This…
Batias Bodily Labour
Violence has been considered a decisive factor throughout much of Fijian history, from pre-modern inter-tribal warfare via participation in the British Military in both world wars to the more recent events of active military intervention in civil matters. Underpinning this history is a more fundamental notion of the Fijian male warriors (bati) as the protectors of everything Fijian. This is epitomised through bati ideology, which continues to hol…
Horse Race Gambling and the Economy of ‘Bad Money’ in Contemporary F iji
Since emerging in F iji in 1964, betting on Australian horseracing has become an increasingly common pastime for F ijian men. A recently introduced urban practice, this type of gambling is associated with ‘modern’ social settings and is ideologically situated outside the traditional F ijian paradigm. It faces widespread condemnation as an economic pursuit, with cash circulated through the betting shops often being labelled ‘bad’ money. Paradoxica…
Sport Migration and Sociocultural Transformation
Since the 1990s several Fijians have entered rugby union competitions in Japan, attracted predominantly by the financial incentives offered by large corporations who dominate Japanese rugby. In Japan, Fijians face numerous economic, demographic and sociocultural experiences that challenge the vaka i taukei (the 'traditional' Fijian way of life). Migration thus becomes a lens through which Fijians review their identity and place in the world. This…
Performing Masculinity Through Christian Devotion
Although the academic research on religion in Fiji and the South Pacific is substantial, there are few examples of studies that connect religion with the larger discourses of Fijian tradition and social life. Even fewer are the ones linking culturally specific notions of gender performances to Christian devotion. By utilizing the theoretical framework of colonial mimicry,11 The theory was proposed by Bhabha (2004 Bhabha, H. 2004. The Location of …
A Mission Divided
"A Mission Divided: race, culture and colonialism in Fiji's Methodist mission." The Journal of Pacific History, 51(4), pp. 477–478
Batias Bodily Labour
Violence has been considered a decisive factor throughout much of Fijian history, from pre-modern inter-tribal warfare via participation in the British Military in both world wars to the more recent events of active military intervention in civil matters. Underpinning this history is a more fundamental notion of the Fijian male warriors (bati) as the protectors of everything Fijian. This is epitomised through bati ideology, which continues to hol…
Mana
Reclaiming the social from ‘social distancing’
Reclaiming the social from 'social distancing'
In Appreciation
Nothing to Declare... Apart from Holy Water
This article uses the case study of Fiji’s border restrictions on Holy Water to think about how even the supernational (like spiritual things) remains subject to international border regimes. In this case, we consider how Fiji’s borders have actually been sacralized in order to securitize Holy Water—inhibiting its importation into the country. Holy Water as a spiritual thing plays an important role in spiritual practices across the globe, and cer…
Fijian Reactions to Transgender-Directed Workplace Mistreatment
Paradox and Pity
This article discusses what might be gained from placing informal urban settlements at the centre of analyses of contemporary Fiji.Holding around 20 percent of the total population and growing rapidly, these settlements represent significant demographic movement and economic transformations.Analytically, they offer a paradigm shift.Heterogeneous and complex, racially mixed, transient and rapidly changing, squatter settlements are places that chal…
Vaka)Vanua as Weakness, (Vaka)Vanua as Strength
Fiji Islander sociality has long been characterised by high levels of diversity as well as interwoven categories of (self-)inclusion and (self-)exclusion and is increasingly shaped by urbanism and transborder mobility. This article focuses on how Fijians in town and abroad constitute self and belonging between vanua, ‘land’, and vakavanua, ‘tradition’, on the one hand, and the urban and migrant life worlds they inhabit, on the other. Being concep…
Sociology (9 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (5 works) · History (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works)