Sekove Degei

Assistant Lecturer
School of Language, Arts & Media
University of the South Pacific
Fiji

Biography

He was the coordinator for the Fijian Studies programme.He currently teach the following courses: • LL161: Fijian Language Studies I – Vakadidike Vosa Vakaviti I • LL262: Fijian Orature/Literature II – Umavosa Maroroi Vakaviti II • LL362: Orality, Literacy and Culture – Umavosa Maroroi Vakaviti III

Research Intrest

He have two main areas of research interest. The first is the vanua in the pre-Christian and colonial era and the culture of the itaukei in the present day. The second is the itaukei language, its orature and verbal art.