Relational Hermeneutics : Decolonising the Mindset and the Pacific Itulagi

Relational Hermeneutics is a unique cross-disciplinary collection that aims to decolonise the mindsets of the Pacific people who have been shaped by the global neo-liberal frameworks of development that benefit only a few at the expense of many, fracturing the harmony and interconnectedness of life, and destroying and violating sacred spaces including the environment. By rediscovering the foundational Pacific understanding of relationality that govern and encompass all of life in the Pacific itulagi (lifeworld), the authors offer an alternative to the dominant colonial paradigms and reminded the Pacific people of how critical it is at this time of increased non-relational trends to discover relationality as a hermeneutical key to reframe the way we understand and interpret life.

Contributors

Emele Duituturaga, Melani Anae, Linda Waimarie Nikora, Uili Feleterika Nokise, Upolu Luma Vaai, Aisake Casimira, Gwaiaweng Kiki, Cresantia Frances Koya-Vakauta, Faafetai iava, Melenaite Taumoefolau, Sia Figiel, Rosiana Lagi, and Virginia Tamanui.