Researching early photography of the Pacific Islands: An overview

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-281
Author(s):  
Max Quanchi

Historical research on the early years of photography in the Pacific Islands has revealed changes in the practice of photography, the development of Pacific imagery, tropes and stereotypes and changes in the ways images were distributed, archived and used in modern contexts. Research in the field was initially focused on photography’s indexical nature and the role of professional and amateur photographers, travellers, colonial officials and missionaries. The research highlighted here, only in the English language and excluding Aotearoa/New Zealand, reveals how later analyses have begun to grow more theoretical, in keeping with postcolonial approaches to reading cross-cultural representation, and how new directions in research point towards the nature of Indigenous engagement with early photography.

2021 ◽  
pp. 194016122110180
Author(s):  
Meghan M. Shea ◽  
James Painter ◽  
Shannon Osaka

While studies have investigated UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meetings as drivers of climate change reporting as well as the geopolitical role of Pacific Islands in these international forums, little research examines the intersection: how media coverage of Pacific Islands and climate change (PICC) may be influenced by, or may influence, UNFCCC meetings. We analyze two decades of reporting on PICC in American, British, and Australian newspapers—looking at both volume and content of coverage—and expand the quantitative results with semi-structured interviews with journalists and Pacific stakeholders. Issue attention on PICC increases and the content changes significantly in the periods around UNFCCC meetings, with shifts from language about vulnerability outside of UNFCCC periods to language about agency and solutions. We explore the implications of these differences in coverage for both agenda setting and the amplification of emotional appeals in UNFCCC contexts.


Author(s):  
Stuart Capstick ◽  
Sarah Hemstock ◽  
Ruci Senikula

Purpose This study aims to investigate the role of the visual arts for communicating climate change in the context of the Pacific islands, through the perspectives of artists and climate change practitioners. Design/methodology/approach As part of an “Eco Arts” project carried out in Fiji, semi-structured research interviews were undertaken with artists and climate change practitioners. Findings Participants’ motivations to produce art reflected their personal concerns about, and experiences of, climate change. There was an intention to use art-based approaches to raise awareness and promote action on climate change. The artwork produced drew on metaphors and storytelling to convey future climate impacts and aspects of climate change relevant to Fijian and Pacific communities. Research limitations/implications The study reports the perspectives of participants and discusses the potential uses of arts communication. Conclusions cannot be drawn from the findings regarding the effectiveness of specific artwork or of arts communication as a general approach. Practical implications The research offers suggestions for the inclusion of creative approaches to climate change communication within education and vocational training. A consideration of the perspectives of artist–practitioners has implications for the design and conduct of climate change communication. Social implications The involvement of artist–practitioners in the communication of climate change offers the potential for novel discussions and interpretations of climate change with individuals and within communities, which complement more formal or scientific communication. Originality/value The present study identifies the motivations and objectives of artist–practitioners involved in climate change communication. The authors highlight the role of personal experience and their use of artistic concepts and creative considerations pertinent to the geography and culture of the Pacific region.


2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-222
Author(s):  
Robbie Robertson

What is the role of the media within society? Does that role differ within developing countries (DCs)? Are dichotomous representations of societies and their media viable? These are just some of the questions thrown up by two very challenging collections for articles on the state of journalism in the Pacific Islands. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-93
Author(s):  
Elena Shtromberg ◽  
C. Ondine Chavoya

This interview features seven academic curators involved in organizing exhibitions and catalogues associated with the recent Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative, which took place in fall 2017 throughout Southern California. Roberto Conduru, Tatiana Flores, Andrea Giunta, Colin Gunckel, Bill Kelley Jr., Aleca Le Blanc, and Chon Noriega describe their approaches to research and exhibitions on Latin American and Latinx art and recall how they became involved in PST: LA/LA. Several explain how teaching informed the exhibitions they organized and their approaches to the catalogue and related texts. Their responses provide insight into the role of curatorial work in art historical research and in forging new directions in scholarship, drawing attention to the intellectual labor involved in curatorial projects. Curators’ scholarly contributions as exhibition catalogue authors and editors exert lasting impacts in the fields of Latin American and Latinx art. RESUMEN Una entrevista con siete conservadores académicos que participaron en la organización de exposiciones y catálogos asociados con la reciente iniciativa Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA (PST: LA/LA), que se realizó en el otoño de 2017 a lo largo del sur de California. Los conservadores Roberto Conduru, Tatiana Flores, Andrea Giunta, Colin Gunckel, Bill Kelley Jr., Aleca Le Blanc y Chon Noriega hablan de su aproximación a la investigación y las exposiciones sobre el arte latinoamericano y latinx y de cómo llegaron a participar en PST: LA/LA. Varios conservadores explican cómo el trabajo docente dio forma a las exposiciones que organizaron e influyó en sus aproximaciones al catálogo y los textos relacionados. Las respuestas dan información sobre el papel del trabajo de los conservadores en la investigación de la historia del arte y en la creación de nuevos caminos en materia académica para llamar la atención sobre el trabajo intelectual involucrado en los proyectos llevados a cabo por los conservadores. Las contribuciones académicas que hacen los conservadores en calidad de autores y editores de catálogos de exposiciones permiten anticipar un impacto duradero en los campos del arte latinoamericano y latinx. RESUMO Uma entrevista com sete curadores acadêmicos envolvidos em organizar exposições e catálogos associados à recente iniciativa Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA (PST: LA/LA), que ocorreu no outono de 2017 no sul da Califórnia. Os curadores Roberto Conduru, Tatiana Flores, Andrea Giunta, Colin Gunckel, Bill Kelley Jr., Aleca Le Blanc e Chon Noriega descrevem sua abordagem à pesquisa e a exibições sobre arte latino-americana e latinx e discutem como se envolveram no PST: LA/LA. Diversos curadores explicam como a prática do ensino informou as exposições que organizaram e influenciou suas abordagens ao catálogo e a textos relacionados. As respostas provêm uma visão sobre o papel do trabalho curatorial na pesquisa histórica da arte e no sentido de forjar novos rumos no campo acadêmico, chamando a atenção para o trabalho intelectual envolvido nos projetos curatoriais. As contribuições acadêmicas de curadores como autores e editores de catálogos de exposições sinalizam impactos duradouros para os campos da arte latino-americana e latinx.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 475-476
Author(s):  
Colin Tukuitonga ◽  
Alec Ekeroma

The Covid-19 outbreak in Aotearoa/New Zealand is a timely reminder of the chronic inequities in health and the importance of socioeconomic factors in the origins of the disease. The pandemic has affected mainly indigenous Maori and Pacific people.  There were 5,371 confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19 as at 13 November 2021, of which 2,104 (39%) were in Maori and 1,646 (31%) were in Pacific people.  Furthermore, 228 (70%) of all hospital admissions were Maori and Pacific people


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