Re-centering Women in Marshall Islands Histories and Pacific Historiography

October 27, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Mānoa Campus, 141 Poipu Dr

Jined ilo K艒bo [Our Mothers Forever]: Re-centering Women in Marshall Islands Histories and Pacific Historiography Abstract: Published nearly three decades ago, Teresia Teaiwa鈥檚 鈥淢icrowomen: US Colonialism and Micronesian Women Activists鈥 brought recognition to the relative absence of women in academic histories of the region called Micronesia. The paper was the product of a Pacific History Association (PHA) Biennial Conference panel aimed at amplifying the voices of women in histories of the region, which, Teaiwa argued, remained 鈥渄eafeningly silent on women鈥 despite women鈥檚 prominence in many Micronesian cultures. While progress has been made in the thirty years since, Micronesian women remain acutely underrepresented in contemporary academic histories. Using Marshallese oral traditions as a guide, this paper argues that re-centering women in histories of Micronesia remains an essential project in the decolonization of Pacific Islands history and historiography, not only for the sake of Micronesian women鈥檚 representation, but also as a necessary step in ongoing development of historical methods that are more reflective of Indigenous histories and historicities.


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International Cultural Studies Certificate Program, Mānoa Campus

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Marina George, 8088596232, culture@hawaii.edu

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