News: Albert L. Refiti named as Professor
We are thrilled to announce that Lealiʻifano Albert Refiti has been promoted to Professor in AUT’s School of Art and Design.
Co-founders of the Vā Moana Research Cluster, A.-Chr. Engels-Schwarzpaul and Albert L. Refiti, are invited speakers in a symposium hosted by Universität Hildesheim (Germany). The Status of Oral Traditions in the History of Philosophy: Methodological Considerations will take place from 7-9 September 2023. Vā Moana affiliate, Carl Te Hira Mika, will also be speaking. Their presentations are as follows:
Anna-Christina Engels-Schwarzpaul & Albert L. Refiti, Salutations to the mountain: Towards a Samoan lived philosophy of oratory, ritual practices and buildings
Carl Mika, Orality and the All: Wananga and its philosophical implications
For more information and to register, click here.
