Writing the New World

10 "We should not assume non visibility means absence"

October 09, 2020 Alice Te Punga Somerville & Wanda Ieremia-Allan Season 1 Episode 10
Writing the New World
10 "We should not assume non visibility means absence"
Show Notes

'Writing the New World' researcher Vula Utonivaya and 'Pacific Texts' researcher and student Adi Inoke discuss Indigenous Fijian voices in 'Na Mata': a nineteenth and early twentieth century colonial Fijian government newspaper. 
In celebration of 2020 Fijian Language Week, this podcast discusses the importance of early Fijian language texts; as a way to remember long forgotten proverbs and idioms and historical events which resonate with us today.
Happy Fijian Language Week! Vinaka vaka levu Vula and Adi. Enjoy!