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Episode Synopsis
My guest today is Samoan writer and art critic Lana Lopesi, an assistant professor in the Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Oregon. She joined the faculty in fall 2022.
In addition to numerous articles and chapters, she is the author of two books: False Divides: How Do We Get to Know Each Other Again? (2018) and Bloody Woman: Essays (2021). Her edited volume Pacific Arts Legacy Project is forthcoming in 2023.
In 2023 Lopesi was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of her services to the arts. The award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the New Zealand government.
In addition to numerous articles and chapters, she is the author of two books: False Divides: How Do We Get to Know Each Other Again? (2018) and Bloody Woman: Essays (2021). Her edited volume Pacific Arts Legacy Project is forthcoming in 2023.
In 2023 Lopesi was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of her services to the arts. The award is one of the highest honors bestowed by the New Zealand government.
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