Losing Oceania to the Pacific and the World

Hanlon, David (2017). "Losing Oceania to the Pacific and the World". The Contemporary Pacific. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii. 29 (2): 286–318. doi:10.1353/cp.2017.0032. ISSN 1527-9464.

Abstract: The article reflects on the resurgence of indigeneity amid a waning Western supremacy, drawing on James Clifford to advocate an ethnographic and historical realism that avoids both triumphalism and romanticism. It emphasizes the persistence and creativity of indigenous identities within local–regional–global networks, and proposes a more indigenous-sensitive historiography that acknowledges incommensurability and alternative dimensions of being, informed in part by the author’s experience on Pohnpei. The piece engages broader debates in historical practice (e.g., responses to The History Manifesto) and highlights the role of creativity and shifting horizons in linking global and local perspectives. It originated as the closing keynote at the 2016 Pacific History Association conference in Guam and includes acknowledgments to editors and colleagues.

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