- Delineates multi- and interdisciplinary approaches to the current state of island studies as a field of inquiry
- Presents enduring approaches to island studies based on islanders’ voices Envisages islandness as a key concept for fostering theories and methods of island studies
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- About this book
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This book places islanders’ struggles and knowledge at the forefront of island studies. Written by experts from diverse fields and locations, it covers a wide range of topics, from the history of island studies to critical ocean studies. In remapping the field of island studies from Okinawa, an emerging hub of community-based knowledge and interdisciplinary collaboration between leading critics and theorists in geography, linguistics, tourism, literature, international relations, and peace studies reveals the challenges for the future of island studies.
The book consists of two parts: the first offers a collection of individual contributions that demonstrate the vital role that the field’s interdisciplinarity can play in creating bridges between the political and social issues islanders and the islands face and the disciplines involved. The second part provides a cross-disciplinary discussion between the authors and scholars of island studies in Okinawa, including local experts, and suggests new ways to think about the future of island studies that are intricately linked to islanders’ agency, preservation of languages and heritage, and the security of the islands. As such, the book directly addresses the current state of the field as well as with its future.
- About the authors
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Ayano Ginoza, Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability, University of the Ryukyus
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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An Archipelagic Enunciation from Okinawa Island
Pages 1-14
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Islands as Safe Havens: Thinking About Security and Safety on Guåhan/Guam
Pages 17-27
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Island Studies and the US Militarism of the Pacific
Pages 29-44
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Island Studies Inside (and Outside) of the Academy: The State of this Interdisciplinary Field
Pages 45-56
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The Perspective of Cultural Heritage/Cultural Landscape in Critical Island Studies
Pages 57-77
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Challenges of Island Studies
- Editors
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- Ayano Ginoza
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-15-6288-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-6288-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-15-6287-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VII, 101
- Number of Illustrations
- 8 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
- Topics
