Recently the Secretariat of the Pacific Community has prioritised development through heritage and the arts in order to "structure the culture sector" in the Pacific Islands. A major tool for this process is building cultural policies in each member state. I discuss the potential impact of this and the ongoing significance of cultural exchange and regional identity formation through the arts.
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Photo courtesy of K. Teaiwa
Also watch an interview of Katerina just before the conference in which she discusses the representation of the Pacific in Australian popular culture
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