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Tatauing the Post-Colonial Body by Paula Zorzi is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1) The document discusses the Samoan concepts of tatau (male tattoo) and malu (female tattoo) and how they were traditionally seen as forms of clothing within Samoan culture. The tatau and malu held deep significance relating to identity, status, and rites of passage. 2) It explores how tatauing can be seen as an analogy for post-colonial literature, as both had to survive missionary condemnation and colonialism to maintain their cultural importance. Tatauing the post-colonial body gives it identity and pr
- Author
- Paula Zorzi
- Language
- EN