Patrick ThomsenSeutaʻafili Patrick Thomsen PhD (he/they) is a Senior Lecturer in Global Studies at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Patrick is a proud faʻafafine and queer Sāmoan scholar, educator, and researcher, having received his doctorte from the University of Washington in Seattle. As an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary scholar, his research interests straddle the lines between queer and LGBT+ Studies, intersectionality, critical race theory, Pacific knowledges, transnationalism, and Korean studies. Read More Read Less