Movement
Vā Moana / Pacific Relational Thought
Explore in the Atlas →A body of Pacific (Oceanic) scholarship theorising space relationally through vā and tā-vā, including wayfinding and stellar/wave navigation (Polynesian Voyaging Society, Hōkūleʻa). Performative knowledge known only in the carrying-out of relational obligations.
Threshold Migration Collectivity
Details
- Origin
- Oceania / Pacific
Referenced by
- Albert Wendt associated with
- Hūfanga ʻOkusitino Mahina associated with
- Tēvita O. Kaʻili associated with
- Epeli Hauʻofa associated with
- Vā Moana: Space and Relationality in Pacific Thought and Identity exemplifies
Sources
- Refiti, A. L., Engels-Schwarzpaul, A.-Chr., Lopesi, L., Lythberg, B., Walker, A. and Parr, E. (eds). Vā Moana: Space and Relationality in Pacific Thought and Identity. ANU Press, 2024.
- Hauofa, E. “Our Sea of Islands.” The Contemporary Pacific (1993).
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Vā Moana / Pacific Relational Thought." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/pacific-va-moana-scholarship/. Accessed July 17, 2026.