1. Tatau and Malu: Vital Signs in Contemporary Samoan Literature

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. A Note About Pacific Languages xi
6. Introduction: Living Scripts, Texts, Strategies 1
7. 1. Tatau and Malu: Vital Signs in Contemporary Samoan Literature 32
8. 2. “The Original Queequeg”? Te Pehi Kupe, Toi Moko, and Moby-Dick 52
9. 3. Another Aesthetic: Beauty and Morality in Facial Tattoo 74
10. 4. Marked Ethics: Erasing and Restoring the Tattoo 96
11. 5. Locating the Sign: Visible Culture 133
12. 6. Transfer of Desire: Engendering Sexuality 162
13. Epilogue: The Question of Belonging 193
14. Notes 205
15. Bibliography 245
16. Index 261