Think/Write Questions
(Unit One)

Considering that the terms used for the three cultural areas of the Pacific were assigned by outsiders, how applicable do you think these categories are to islander identity?


What do you think about the politics of representation?

Where do you think you “fit” in Pacific historiography? What practices and values do you tend to agree with and why?


Do you think sudden cultural changes usually come from a new wave of migrants or from internal ingenuity?


Do you think classifying Pacific Islanders into cultural categories adds to or distracts from our understanding of them?