The English Department at UH Mānoa and the East-West Center's "Islands of Globalization" Project Presents:
 

"Moving Islands" Sixth Fall Writers' Festival
A Celebration of Oceanic and Caribbean Literature

November 8-12, 2004

 

Michelle Cliff
Nalo Hopkinson
Witi Ihimaera
George Lamming
Jully Makini
Rodney Morales
Noenoe Silva
Albert Wendt
Steven Winduo

Monday, Nov 8, 7 pm

Inaugural Islands of Globalization Keynote Address: George Lamming (via Video), Albert Wendt and Michelle Cliff

Keoni Auditorium, East-West Center

Tuesday, Nov 9, 3-4:30 pm

Reading: Jully Makini, Rodney Morales, Albert Wendt, Steven Winduo

Kuykendall Auditorium 101

Tuesday, Nov 9, 7 pm

UH Distinguished Lecture: Witi Ihimaera

Ballroom, UH Mānoa Campus Center

Wednesday, Nov 10, 11:30 am-12:30 pm

Book signing by all festival authors

UH Bookstore, Mānoa Campus

Wednesday, Nov 10, 3 pm-4:30 pm

Panel: "Sources of the Imagination" Michelle Cliff, Nalo Hopkinson, Jully Makini, Noenoe Silva

Kuykendall Auditorium 101

Wednesday, Nov 10, 7 pm

Reading: Michelle Cliff, Nalo Hopkinson, Witi Ihimaera, George Lamming (via video)

Art Auditorium

 

Friday, Nov 12, 10:30 am

Distinguished Lecture Series Seminar: "Remapping the Heart" Witi Ihimaera

Keoni Auditorium, East-West Center

Friday, Nov 12, 12 pm

Islands of Globalization Film Series: "Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree." Pre-talk by Albert Wendt

Venue tba. Free Admission

Friday, Nov 12, 6 pm

Screening of "Whale Rider." Pre-talk by Witi Ihimaera

Architecture Auditorium, Admission $3

 

Sponsors:

The "Moving Islands" Literary Festival would not be possible without the sponsorship of the English Department (UHM), the East-West Center's "Islands of Globalization" project, the UH Distinguished Lecture Series, the Center for Pacific Islands Studies (UHM), the UH Diversity and Equity Initiative, UH Endowment for the Humanities, Juniroa Productions Inc., UH Foundation, Office of the Chancellor (UHM), and the College of Languages Linguistics, and Literatures (UHM). Other support includes the Honolulu Weekly, Hawai'i Review, 'A'a Arts (supported by the NEA), the Department of Political Science (UHM), Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Student Services (UHM), Ethnic  Studies Department (UHM), Outreach College, UH Mānoa Bookstore, Women's Studies Program (UHM), Kapahulu Poi Restaurant (Kapahulu and Winam), Mānoa: a Pacific Journal of International Writing, Native Books, Tinfish.

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