"In Linguistic Landscaping and the Pacific Region: Colonization, Indigenous Identities, and Critical Discourse Theory, Diane Elizabeth Johnson provides four case studies, each exploring the use of language in public spaces in an area of the Pacific in which colonization has played a major role: Hawai'i, Aotearoa/ New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Tahiti. Each of these studies is informed by critical discourse theory, a theory which highlights the ways in which hegemonic structures may be established, reinforced, and- particularly in times of crisis-contested and overturned. The book introduces the case studies in the context of a parallel introduction to the Pacific region, critical discourse theory, and research on linguistic landscapes. The critical discussion is accessible to students and others who are approaching these contexts and theories for the first time, while also providing locating the author's work in relation to existing scholarship. Johnson urges readers to listen carefully to the voices of indigenous peoples at a time when the danger of Western certainties has been fully exposed"--.

• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
  • Note
• Chapter 1: The Pacific Region: Colonization, Resistance, and the Linguistic Landscape
  • Origins of the Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific
  • Indigenous Pacific Cultures and Languages
  • Colonization and Reclamation
  • The Study of Linguistic Landscapes
  • The Relevance of Critical Discourse Theory
  • The Relationship between Theory and Research Methods
  • Introducing the Studies
  • Notes
• Part I: Britain and the United States
  • Britain
  • The United States of America
• Chapter 2: The Hawaiian Kingdom: Mount Maunakea: Assertion, Resistance, and the Mise en Abyme Effect
  • A Brief History of the Hawaiian Islands and Its People
    • Location and First Settlements
    • Establishment of the Hawaiian Kingdom
    • Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
    • The Hawaiian Islands as a U.S. Military Base
    • The Indigenous People: Culture and Language
  • Exploring the Linguistic Landscape
    • Introducing the Primary Site of Protest
    • The Changing Linguistic Landscape of Maunakea: Reviewing Six Weeks from July 13, 2019
    • Mauna Kea Protests are Part of a Long Fight Against Colonialism
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 3: Aotearoa/New Zealand: Tirau: A Twenty-First Century Colonial Fantasy Landscape
  • Introduction and Background
    • Location and Population
    • The Indigenous People: Culture, Language, Poverty, and Alienation
  • Reality versus Mythology
  • The Site and the Reasons for Its Selection
  • The Linguistic Landscape of Tirau’s Commercial Area
    • Introduction
    • Street Names
    • The Naming of Commercial Establishments
    • Images Accompanying the Names of Shop Signs
    • Māori Words and Images Displayed on Signs in the Area Surveyed
    • Some Further Observations on Signage
    • Semi-Structured Interviews
    • A Later (2018) Addition to Tirau’s Signage
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Part II: Metropolitan France
  • France’s Attitude Toward the Use of Languages Other Than French in its Territories
  • The Future Importance to France of Its Pacific “Possessions”
  • Notes
• Chapter 4: Assertion and Resistance in the Linguistic Landscape of Kanaky/New Caledonia
  • Introduction and Background
    • Location and Occupation
  • The Indigenous People: Culture, Language, Poverty, and Alienation
  • Language
  • Fighting Back
  • Exploring the Linguistic Landscape: The Sites
    • The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center (Centre Culturel Tjibaou: CCT)
    • The Federation of Lay Works (Fédération des Oeuvres Laïques—FOL)
    • Exploring the Linguistic Landscape of the Federation of Lay Works
    • Exploring the linguistic landscape of the Tjibaou Cultural Center
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Chapter 5: Pape’ete: A City at Sea
  • Location, Topography, Climate, Population, Flora, and Fauna
  • Culture
  • Language
  • Nuclear Testing
  • Poverty and Alienation
  • Fighting Back
  • Exploring the Linguistic Landscape of Downtown Papeʻete
    • Introducing the Site
    • Street Names
    • Signs Associated with Central City Commercial Establishments
    • Signage Associated with the Nuclear Testing Memorial Site in Pā’ōfa’i Gardens
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
• Conclusion: Signs of the Times?
• References
• Index
• About the Author