Albert Refiti
Biographic Data
| ID | 8750724 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Albert Refiti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Albert |
| FAMILY NAME | Refiti |
| SIGNATURE | REFITI A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Oceania’s crucible effect, Moana Cosmopolitans and the reinvention of vā
[From Publisher's description of the book] Vā may be a small word, but it carries expansive meaning. Rooted in Indigenous Pacific knowledges—Samoan vā, Tongan tā-vā, Māori and Hawaiian wā—this concept of relational space binds people, ancestors and cosmologies across time and place. Since the late 1990s, vā has become a powerful framework in academic and cultural contexts, energising conversations across Oceania and beyond. As the world grapples …
Tauhi fonua, tauhi vā
Thought and Identity'.In this talanoa with Albert L. Refiti and Ata Siulua, Ka'ili summarises the development of Tvism, the Indigenous Tongan T-V philosophy of reality, which to date has been the only contemporary critical theory movement to emerge out of Moananui.Kaili also discusses recent developments in his research tracing genealogical lines of flight in the Tongan cosmogony that connect to Tvism. 1 Tvita O. Ka'ili: Siotoofa, ml e lelei.My n…
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Oceania’s crucible effect, Moana Cosmopolitans and the reinvention of vā
[From Publisher's description of the book] Vā may be a small word, but it carries expansive meaning. Rooted in Indigenous Pacific knowledges—Samoan vā, Tongan tā-vā, Māori and Hawaiian wā—this concept of relational space binds people, ancestors and cosmologies across time and place. Since the late 1990s, vā has become a powerful framework in academic and cultural contexts, energising conversations across Oceania and beyond. As the world grapples …
Tauhi fonua, tauhi vā
Thought and Identity'.In this talanoa with Albert L. Refiti and Ata Siulua, Ka'ili summarises the development of Tvism, the Indigenous Tongan T-V philosophy of reality, which to date has been the only contemporary critical theory movement to emerge out of Moananui.Kaili also discusses recent developments in his research tracing genealogical lines of flight in the Tongan cosmogony that connect to Tvism. 1 Tvita O. Ka'ili: Siotoofa, ml e lelei.My n…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (2 works) · Cosmogony (1 works) · Gloom (1 works) · Indigenous (1 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (1 works) · Legislation (1 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (1 works)