Talanoa: Lupematasila Associate Professor Melani Anae

Our Talanoa series comes out of our Marsden Project (2019-2023), 'Vā Moana: space and relationality in Pacific thought and identity'.

This talanoa with Lupematasila Associate Professor Melani Anae is about the concept of teu le vā and its development in Samoan communities, as well as the educational and health sectors, in Aotearoa. It was recorded in May 2022 at her home in Tāmaki Makaurau. Anae is an important early contributor to the development of the concept of vā, particularly in Pasifika education (see a summary in her 2016 article, “Teu le vā: Samoan relational ethics”).

Click here to watch the talanoa.

Latest Posts

News: launch of ‘Oceanic Architectural Routes: The Work of Mike Austin’

After three years in the making, we welcome you to the book launch for Oceanic Architectural Routes: The Work of Mike Austin.

News: Vā Moana book coming April 7th

We are proud to report that our book, ‘Vā Moana: Space and Relationality in Pacific Thought and Identity’ will be published on April 7th.

News: research trip to Hawai‘i

In June, Billie Lythberg (Associate Investigator) and Emily Parr (Post-Doc) visited Hawai‘i for the Artefacts of Relations project.