Odrodzenie kulturowe na postkolonialnym Tahiti. Przypadek unu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6059259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Małgorzata Owczarska (0000-0002-5529-5833, University of Warsaw, corresponding author), Polska Uniwersytet Warsza |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Etnografia Praktyki Teorie Doświadczenia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2392-0971 • E-ISSN: 2543-9537 |
| Publisher | Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4467/254395379ept.15.004.6469 |
| OpenAlex | W2605957407 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This article explores contemporary aspects of cultural renewal in postcolonial Tahiti. By focusing on the renewed interest in unu sculptures, I describe practices of indigenous associations, which are trying to address the islanders’ profound cultural identity crisis. As a result of colonial history of the region, the cultural continuity has been almost entirely severed. The activists consciously strive to reclaim the history and knowledge that disappeared. However, the goal does not consist in mere restoration of the historical forms, or rewriting the history anew in the hardened Western canons. What is the most important for the activists is to live through and to link relations between human, non-human, spirituality, places and memory. Therefore, I am particularly interested in pointing out the intersections of various relations cutting across categories such as time and space. These activities will also be characterized as processual and mobile
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Colonialism · Identity (music · Indigenous · Sculpture · Sociology · Spirituality · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |