{"title":"Matthew Hayward","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Hayward\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into arts and culture, with a particular focus on the literary landscapes of the Pacific. His works invite readers to consider the rich interplay of history, identity, and creativity within this diverse region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough thoughtfully crafted narratives and cultural analysis, Hayward’s books reveal the emergence and significance of Pacific literature, shedding light on voices often overlooked in mainstream discourse. His writings are essential for those interested in contemporary cultural studies and regional literary expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-rise-of-pacific-literature-by-maebh-long-9780231217453","title":"The Rise of Pacific Literature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s and 1970s, the staff and students of two newly founded universities in the Pacific Islands helped foster a golden age of Oceanian literature. At the University of Papua New Guinea and the University of the South Pacific, bold experiments in curriculum design recentered literary studies around a Pacific modernity. Rejecting the established British colonial model, writer-scholars placed Pacific oratory and a growing body of Oceanian writing at the heart of the syllabus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom this local core, students ventured outward to contemporary postcolonial literatures, where they saw modernist techniques repurposed for a decolonizing world. Only then did they turn to foundational modernist texts, encountered at last as a set of creative tools rather than a canon to be copied or learned by rote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rise of Pacific Literature\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the transformative role and radical adaptations of global modernisms in this golden age. Maebh Long and Matthew Hayward examine the reading and teaching of Pacific oral narratives, European and American modernisms, and African, Caribbean, and Indian literature, tracing how Oceanian writers appropriated and reworked key texts and techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThey identify the local innovations and international networks that spurred Pacific literature's golden age by reading crucial works against the poetry, prose, and plays on the syllabi of the new universities. Placing internationally recognised writers such as Albert Wendt, Subramani, Konai Helu Thaman, Marjorie Crocombe, and John Kasaipwalova alongside lesser-known authors of works published in Oceanian little magazines, this book offers a wide-ranging new account of Pacific literary history that tells a fresh story about modernism's global itineraries and transformations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47406340604140,"sku":"9780231217453","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/61OssOJLJLL.jpg?v=1773963161"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/matthew-hayward.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}