Vaka Moana Part 2
Contents

Preface

Global Talkstory Or, Confessions of a Punk Rock Earth Warrior
Cathie Dunsford  

Part One
Cathie Dunsford’s Literature and Literary Activism in the South Pacific
Nora Neumann

Kaikorekore ahua momo tuhituhi — A Case for Literary Activism
Talkstory — The Power of Story Telling
Tukutuku — A Web of Collective Knowledge
Envisioning the Future into Existence (45); A Holocaust Denied: The Impact of Colonialism
“Heap of War, a Heap of

Literary Criticism of the Cowrie Novel Series: A Documentation

Some Thoughts on Talkstory in Carolyn Gammon’s Reviews of the Cowrie Novels
Cathie Dunsford

One of the most prominent literary critics of the Cowrie novel series is Canadian-Berlin literary critic, academic, author, researcher, editor, activist and Jewish History Tour Guide, Carolyn Gammon. I first met Carolyn Gammon when Keri Hulme launched the Cowrie novel series at the International Feminist Bookfair in

Unuhia ki te Ao Marama: Draw Forward into the World of Light : Writing Ourselves, Our Politics and Our Dreams into Reality
Cathie Dunsford

Paper for the Plenary session at Queen’s University Kingston

Powhiri of Welcome: Toia mai….

My welcoming powhiri is a traditional Maori one that has been used for centuries. In Maori culture, the ancestors are always behind us, with us and projecting us forward into the future. It is our task to be as present as possible to the voices

Women Who Ride Whales: Publishing, Women’s Literature and Creative Writing from the South Pacific
Cathie Dunsford

Conch Shell playing followed by Maori Powhiri or welcome, Toia mai

Today I will talk about some of the background to getting women’s writing published in the South Pacific, some advice for any closet writers in this audience and then move onto discuss the writing itself. I’m happy to answer any questions and will leave plenty of time for this at the end of the

The following are a selection of the papers delivered on the Cowrie novels and/or Pacific Literature by Drs. Karin Meissenburg and Cathie Dunsford, as commissioned by Dr. Liz Millward at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg and Dr. Katherine McKittrick at Queen’s University, Kingston during the Canadian Book Tour.

From Pele to Laukiamanuikahiki: Juggling with Fire and Water in Translating the Aotearoan – Pacific Novels of Cathie Dunsford
Karin Meissenburg

My research into