This article is part of a rich framework of theoretical reflection on the seas and the oceans, and proposes an itinerary of anthropology of the seas between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, to explore nautical experiences different from those developed in the West. I will discuss the contemporary imaginary of the ‘traditional’ navigation heritage in French Polynesia, starting from the TUIA-Encounters 250 commemorations, organized in New Zealand to celebrate both the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s – Captain of the British Navy – arrival from Tahiti and the tradition of transpacific voyages in a wider sense, following a process of decolonization of the event. The text’s purpose is to reconsider/revive this navigation heritage, which is metaphorically represented by the articulated return of Tupaia’s memory, the expert navigator and ritual operator originating from Ra’iātea, famous for having joined the crew of James Cook’s ship on his trip from Tahiti to Aotearoa.
L’articolo s’inserisce nel ricco quadro di riflessione teorica sui mari e sugli oceani e propone un itinerario di antropologia dei mari tra il Mar Mediterraneo e l’Oceano Pacifico, allo scopo di esplorare esperienze nautiche differenti da quelle che si sono sviluppate in Occidente. Parlerò dell’immaginario contemporaneo legato all’eredità della navigazione in Polinesia francese, a partire dalle commemorazioni TUIA-Encounters 250, organizzate in Nuova Zelanda per celebrare – in primo – luogo il 250° anniversario dell’arrivo del Capitano della Marina britannica James Cook da Tahiti; in seguito, la tradizione dei viaggi transpacifici in senso più ampio, come risultato di un processo di decolonizzazione dell’evento. Lo scopo del testo è dunque approfondire l’eredità di tale navigazione, rappresentata metaforicamente dall’articolato ritorno della memoria di Tupaia, l’operatore rituale ed esperto navigatore di Ra’iātea che si unì all’equipaggio della nave di James Cook nel suo viaggio da Tahiti ad Aotearoa.
Sur les traces de Tupaia entre Tahiti, Ra’iātea et Nouvelle-Zélande. L’héritage de la navigation ‘traditionnelle’ / Lattanzi, Francesco. - In: ARCHIVIO ANTROPOLOGICO MEDITERRANEO. - ISSN 2038-3215. - XXV/2022:24 (2)(2022), pp. 67-89.
Sur les traces de Tupaia entre Tahiti, Ra’iātea et Nouvelle-Zélande. L’héritage de la navigation ‘traditionnelle’
francesco Lattanzi
2022
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This article is part of a rich framework of theoretical reflection on the seas and the oceans, and proposes an itinerary of anthropology of the seas between the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, to explore nautical experiences different from those developed in the West. I will discuss the contemporary imaginary of the ‘traditional’ navigation heritage in French Polynesia, starting from the TUIA-Encounters 250 commemorations, organized in New Zealand to celebrate both the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s – Captain of the British Navy – arrival from Tahiti and the tradition of transpacific voyages in a wider sense, following a process of decolonization of the event. The text’s purpose is to reconsider/revive this navigation heritage, which is metaphorically represented by the articulated return of Tupaia’s memory, the expert navigator and ritual operator originating from Ra’iātea, famous for having joined the crew of James Cook’s ship on his trip from Tahiti to Aotearoa.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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