[Anthropgrad] Call for Submissions

[Fay castles]

Call for Submissions
The UH Center for Pacific Islands Studies invites graduate students to 
submit
works to The Space Between: Negotiating Culture, Place and Identity in the
Pacific, as part of the center’s Occasional Papers Series.
The space between is a prevalent metaphor in the Pacific, including 
within its
scope indigenous concepts such as the vä (in Samoan and Tongan culture) 
and the
wä (in Mäori and Hawaiian culture). It has been referred to as an 
intermediary
site––a liminal zone that is marked not only by ambiguity and 
transformation, but
as well connections. The phrase carries multiple meanings and evokes an even
more diverse range of interpretations, making it an exciting and ideal 
topic for
scholarly research and creative expression. When thinking about the space
between, one might consider the space between islands, or the space 
between the
Islands and the metropolitan centers of the world; the space between 
people, as in
human relations; or the space between generations and the shared 
knowledge that
spans and closes the gap between ancestors and descendants. The space 
between
implies borders (the borders on either side of the space between) as 
well as border
crossings, such as the kind carried out by diasporic Pacific 
communities. The
space between can also refer to a physical embodiment of that space, as 
is the case
with transgender individuals and communities. The space between can 
operate as
a site of emancipation, or, quite the opposite, as one of struggle that 
requires
careful negotiation. For example, we might think of individuals who are 
caught
between their indigenous heritage and the challenges of the contemporary 
world;
equally compelling to consider would be the experience of nonindigenous, 
settler
groups who have made their home in the Pacific but must confront the 
legacy of
their colonial predecessors.
This collection attempts to create a dialogue across the space between, 
drawing on
multiple voices––Pacific Islander and others––to foster a more 
critically informed
understanding of twenty-first century realities in the Pacific.
The center welcomes works in the form of poetry/rap, fiction, analytical 
papers,
dialogue pieces, interviews, artwork, and photography. Graduate students 
from all
disciplines and backgrounds whose focus is the Pacific are invited to 
submit their
work. The deadline is 12 DECEMBER 2008.
For a detailed list of submission guidelines, please contact the volume 
editor,
Marata Tamaira, by e-mail at tamaira at hawaii.edu

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Fay Castles
Departmental Administrator
Department of Anthropology
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
+61-2-612 52162  Fax: +61-2-612 53023
Fay.Castles at anu.edu.au
http://rspas.anu.edu.au/anthropology
ANU CRICOS Provider Number: 00120C
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