Jara Hulkenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 204081 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jara Hulkenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jara |
| FAMILY NAME | Hulkenberg |
| SIGNATURE | HULKENBERG J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2605-1514 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Fijian mats: Embodying and mediating female qualities
This article analyses the contemporary significance and sociocultural meanings of Fijian mats. Based on research in different areas of Fiji over two decades and a University of the South Pacific workshop on weaving in 2016, the article argues that mats express relational pathways between kin groups and mediate between the material and the spiritual. It also argues that, embodying 'female qualities' associated with women, such as providing nurture…
Masi: House and cloth of the vanua
Based on a combination of literary research and fieldwork this article examines the material and immaterial qualities of Fijian barkcloth, known as masi, to explain the reasons for its continued use in Fijian society from pre-Christian times to the present. It is argued masi embodies all the aspects of the vanua and is therefore referred to as 'cloth of the vanua'. As cloth of the vanua, masi is a mediating agent between the sacred and profane, a…
The Cost of Being Fijian in the United Kingdom
This paper is the first within Fijian migration studies to discuss why indigenous Fijians migrate to the United Kingdom (UK) and the socio-economic challenges they face. The majority of these Fijians form a well-organised community based on similar principles as in Fiji (kinship, church, and chieftainship) and do their utmost to live ‘in the Fijian way’ (na ivakarau ni bula vakaviti), a lifestyle also known as living ‘in the manner of the land’ (…
The Cost of Being Fijian in the United Kingdom
This paper is the first within Fijian migration studies to discuss why indigenous Fijians migrate to the United Kingdom (UK) and the socio-economic challenges they face. The majority of these Fijians form a well-organised community based on similar principles as in Fiji (kinship, church, and chieftainship) and do their utmost to live ‘in the Fijian way’ (na ivakarau ni bula vakaviti), a lifestyle also known as living ‘in the manner of the land’ (…
Masi: House and cloth of the vanua
Based on a combination of literary research and fieldwork this article examines the material and immaterial qualities of Fijian barkcloth, known as masi, to explain the reasons for its continued use in Fijian society from pre-Christian times to the present. It is argued masi embodies all the aspects of the vanua and is therefore referred to as 'cloth of the vanua'. As cloth of the vanua, masi is a mediating agent between the sacred and profane, a…
The Cost of Being Fijian in the United Kingdom
This paper is the first within Fijian migration studies to discuss why indigenous Fijians migrate to the United Kingdom (UK) and the socio-economic challenges they face. The majority of these Fijians form a well-organised community based on similar principles as in Fiji (kinship, church, and chieftainship) and do their utmost to live ‘in the Fijian way’ (na ivakarau ni bula vakaviti), a lifestyle also known as living ‘in the manner of the land’ (…
Masi: House and cloth of the vanua
Based on a combination of literary research and fieldwork this article examines the material and immaterial qualities of Fijian barkcloth, known as masi, to explain the reasons for its continued use in Fijian society from pre-Christian times to the present. It is argued masi embodies all the aspects of the vanua and is therefore referred to as 'cloth of the vanua'. As cloth of the vanua, masi is a mediating agent between the sacred and profane, a…
Fijian mats: Embodying and mediating female qualities
This article analyses the contemporary significance and sociocultural meanings of Fijian mats. Based on research in different areas of Fiji over two decades and a University of the South Pacific workshop on weaving in 2016, the article argues that mats express relational pathways between kin groups and mediate between the material and the spiritual. It also argues that, embodying 'female qualities' associated with women, such as providing nurture…
Anthropology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Ancestor (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works)