The Realm of Tapa
The Realm of Tapa
This chapter focuses on the realm of tapa, which explores the ways in which Aotearoa is articulated as part of the broader Pacific region on the basis of cultural and geographic proximity. It analyzes Chantal Spitz's L'Ile Des Reves Ecrases (Island of Shattered Dreams), as the first novel published by an indigenous writer from Polynesie Francais. One character in Spitz's novel, the girl named Tetiare, is characterized as the most creative and least easily shaped by the colonial institutions of schooling, militarism, and patriotism. The account of Tetiare's experience of wandering around the Pacific fueled a regional-political consciousness and creative sensibility towards Māori culture.
Keywords: realm of tapa, Aotearoa, Chantal Spitz, Island of Shattered Dreams, indigenous writer, Polynesie Francais, Tetiare
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