


These books are intended as a starting point. See below for information on how to access books at UC Berkeley, across the UC campuses, and make requests from the Northern Regional Library Facility, a storage repository which holds books from UC campuses in Northern California. Check here for suggested books from librarians, students and community members, relevant subject headings related to Pacific Islands Studies, and tips on how to find books in the UC Berkeley Libraries. This guide is intended to help you navigate the UC Berkeley library system, but we also want it to be helpful to community members. However, there have always been Pacific Islander voices, authors, and scholars and in the last few decades as Pacific Islands Studies and Critical Pacific Islands Studies has become more established, there has been a steady rise in published books and resources. Historically, studies on Pacific Islands and Pacific Islands communities were dominated by anthropologists steeped in a colonialist and Eurocentric worldview. Disciplines themselves and the academy have been structured by colonialism and imperialism. There is a rich oral and literary tradition in the Pacific Islands and literature exists on Pacific Islands Studies spanning many disciplines. Pacific Islanders - Social life and customs. Pacific Island literature (English) - History and criticism Pacific Island literature - Women authors - History and criticism Pacific Island literature - 20th century - History and criticism Micronesian literature (English) - History and crticism Islands of the Pacific - In motion pictures Islands of the Pacific - Emigration and immigration Islands - Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) To search, go to, then select "Subject" from the drop down menu and cut and paste the below subject headings.Īesthetics - Political aspects - Oceania Click here a full list of Library of Congress Subject Headings. Note that not everyone book may have been tagged correctly, especially because catalogers may have limited subject expertise and bias. By searching these subject headings you can see all the items tagged with that heading in the catalog. The Library of Congress creates Subject Headings which are then applied to different books by catalogers.
