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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">School of Culture, History and Language</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">ANU College of Asia and the Pacific</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Department of Pacific and Asian History
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">2016 Seminar Series<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Monday, 04 April, 3:00pm - 4:30pm<br>
Seminar Room A, Coombs Building (9), Fellows Road, ANU</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ">Autonomy and Creativity in Epeli Hau’ofa and the Lo’au University Philosophy of Education for Thinking</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Dr Siosiua F.P. Lafitani</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Professor of Tongan Culture and Greek-Roman Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">School of Ethno-sciences and Humanities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Head of School of Ethno-sciences and Humanities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Lo'au University (Online), Nuku'alofa </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">KINGDOM OF TONGA AND WORLDWIDE</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">This chapter explores the spirit of autonomy and creativity in Epeli Hau’ofa’s writings that relate to the philosophy of the
<i>Lo’au </i>University of education for thinking. For Hau’ofa, the spirit of free thinking assists
<i>Moanan</i>, or Pacific people, to redefine their identity in <i>Moana</i>, meaning Oceania, and worldwide. I have taken the philosophy of education for thinking to highlight that a degree of autonomy and creativity can be planted and grown in
<i>Moana</i>. My chapter concludes that free thinking ought to be central to research projects that strive for autonomy and creativity, if, twenty-first century
<i>Moanan </i>people want their intellectualism to be a permanent feature in societies that have become increasingly complex and changeable.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seminar enquiries: <a href="mailto:andrew.delisle@anu.edu.au">
andrew.delisle@anu.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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