# Lana Lopesi

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Pacific Waves for 22 September 2022

From damaged telecomms infrastructure in PNG to concerns about the high death toll on Tonga's roads we look at some of the stories making Pacific headlines; Leaders from 12 Pacific Island countries are in the line up to speak at the UN General Assembly in New York; We talanoa to Lana Lopesi author …

New book on conversations about race and racism in NZ

We talanoa to Lana Lopesi author and co-editor of a new compilation of conversations about race and racism in Aotearoa.

BLOODY WOMEN: LOPESI & SOLID (2022)

Wāhine toa Lana Lopesi and Coco Solid aka Jessica Hansell (Ngāpuhi) join forces for a proudly strident hour of conversation on their latest books and preoccupations. 'How to Loiter in a Turf War' is a genre-bending work of fiction from Solid, one of Aotearoa’s fiercest and most versatile artists ac…

UO Today interview: Lana Lopesi, assistant professor, Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies

My guest today is Samoan writer and art critic Lana Lopesi, an assistant professor in the Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. She joined the faculty in fall 2022. In addition to numerous articles and chapters, she is the author of two books: False Divid…

Pacific Arts Aotearoa recorded: Lana Lopesi in conversation with Susana Lei'ataua

An ambitious new book - Pacific Arts Aotearoa - has been released, spanning six decades of multi-disciplinary contributions from Pacific artists to New Zealand, Oceania and the world.

are you emotionally intelligent? | good morning 44

we discuss whether we think we’re emotionally intelligent *they’re not* and how capitalism inhibits emotional growth + happiness what does it mean to be emotionally intelligent? chat to us down below big mihi to lana lopesi for her book, bloody woman. you can purchase the book here: https://www.f…

Ep. 47: Reflections from across Oceania and Indigenous Feminism with Lana Lopesi

Lana Lopesi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon interested in Indigenous and Women of Colour Feminisms, Contemporary Art, and Global Indigeneities. We begin this episode by reflecting on both of our recent shifts in social and political context moving from Aotearoa-New Zealand to …

Pacific Diaspora and Identity: A Deep Dive with Lana Lopesi

EP05 with Dr Lana Lopesi.Dr Lopesi is an Assistant Professor in the department of Indigenous Race and Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon where she teaches Pacific Islander studies, Indigenous feminisms and contemporary art.Stoked to have her on the podcast to share her knowledge & experience with…

Ep. 58: Indigenous Time and Space Part 1 – A Review of the Tā-Vā Theory

This episode dives into some of the background and context that influenced 20th century transformational thinking in critical Oceanic thought. Palofesa I. Futa Helu’s intellectual background is explored including realism and panta rhei. The role of critical education, classics, questions of permane…

Ep 160: Joseph Trinidad and pip adam talk about Lucky Creatures

It was so great to catch up and chat with Joseph Trinidad about his new book Lucky Creatures (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2026) Reading Joseph's work makes me so excited about reading and speaking with Joe about his practice has made me excited about writing. Thank you Joseph. Joseph's…