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Reppin'

Pacific Islander Youth and Native Justice

Keith L Camacho editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Washington Press

Published:27th May '21

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Explores the critical insights and creative energies of Pacific Islander youth

From hip-hop artists in the Marshall Islands to innovative multimedia producers in Vanuatu to racial justice writers in Utah, Pacific Islander youth are using radical expression to transform their communities. Exploring multiple perspectives about Pacific Islander youth cultures in such locations as Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Hawai‘i, and Tonga, this cross-disciplinary volume foregrounds social justice methodologies and programs that confront the ongoing legacies of colonization, incarceration, and militarization. The ten essays in this collection also highlight the ways in which youth throughout Oceania and the diaspora have embraced digital technologies to communicate across national boundaries, mobilize sites of political resistance, and remix popular media. By centering Indigenous peoples’ creativity and self-determination, Reppin’ vividly illuminates the dynamic power of Pacific Islander youth to reshape the present and future of settler cities and other urban spaces in Oceania and beyond.

"This anthology serves as a cornerstone of indigenous anthropological research, reclaiming Pasifika identity not just for the youth of today, but for those of future generations."

* New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies *

"In a field of literature currently so lacking, this book adds valuable nuance and complexity, demonstrating the desire and practices of Pacific and Pasifika youth to positively connect to and represent their cultures."

* Pacific Affairs *

"There are significant highlights to [this] volume. Not least, the number of Pacific and Pasifika authors, whose voices are not always centred in Pacific texts...In a field of literature currently so lacking, this book adds valuable nuance and complexity, demonstrating the desire and practices of Pacific and Pasifika youth to positively connect to and represent their cultures."

* Pacific Affairs *

"The book is a worthwhile one and recommended for anyone who wishes to have a fresh view of youth culture in the Pacific."

* Journal of New Zealand and Pacific Studi

ISBN: 9780295748580

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 408g

288 pages