Joshua Iosefo
Biographic Data
| ID | 8679187 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua Iosefo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua |
| FAMILY NAME | Iosefo |
| SIGNATURE | IOSEFO J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Wayfinding Under the Stars
This voyage follows a mother–son practice of vā wayfinding —an Indigenous method of relational navigation and critical autoethnography. Through poetic fragments, intergenerational talanoa (relational dialogue), and moments of spiritual encounter, the narrative traces how Sāmoan diasporic identities are held, fractured, and rewoven across shifting relational currents. Grounded in vā tapuia (sacred relational space) as both ontology and method, thi…
Hear, Here You're Naked Truth
This essay seeks to explore the relationship between a Samoan mother and son who is Niuean Samoan. The complexities of youth, sexuality, parenting, and lack thereof are traversed. The vulnerability of being naked is used as a metaphor for speaking “truth.” To speak truth you must be willing to be stripped naked. To hear your child's truth often means bearing witness to their nakedness and in return giving them a naked safe sacred space to share. …
Way Finding Faasinomaga (Identity-I/Eye) in Higher Education
This piece is a contribution by a combination of authors and artists who are genealogically from the same family. Lilomaiava Ema Siope (our sister) is our Traditional Sailing Master; her collective poetic interludes represent a side of her multifaceted life. Faavagaga Siope (our brother) is our aiga (family) ethics committee artist; he shares his collective art. These collective pieces bring together the echoed voices of temporal and spiritual mi…
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Way Finding Faasinomaga (Identity-I/Eye) in Higher Education
This piece is a contribution by a combination of authors and artists who are genealogically from the same family. Lilomaiava Ema Siope (our sister) is our Traditional Sailing Master; her collective poetic interludes represent a side of her multifaceted life. Faavagaga Siope (our brother) is our aiga (family) ethics committee artist; he shares his collective art. These collective pieces bring together the echoed voices of temporal and spiritual mi…
Hear, Here You're Naked Truth
This essay seeks to explore the relationship between a Samoan mother and son who is Niuean Samoan. The complexities of youth, sexuality, parenting, and lack thereof are traversed. The vulnerability of being naked is used as a metaphor for speaking “truth.” To speak truth you must be willing to be stripped naked. To hear your child's truth often means bearing witness to their nakedness and in return giving them a naked safe sacred space to share. …
Wayfinding Under the Stars
This voyage follows a mother–son practice of vā wayfinding —an Indigenous method of relational navigation and critical autoethnography. Through poetic fragments, intergenerational talanoa (relational dialogue), and moments of spiritual encounter, the narrative traces how Sāmoan diasporic identities are held, fractured, and rewoven across shifting relational currents. Grounded in vā tapuia (sacred relational space) as both ontology and method, thi…
Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Metaphor (2 works) · Poetry (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Brother (1 work) · Cartography (1 work)