This thesis reads Patricia Grace's Baby No-eyes, and Albert Wendt's The Adventures of Vela and The Mango's Kiss to highlight the essential nature of tātai tara (genealogical storying) in the decolonisation of Oceanian identity. Central to the thesis is a personal mythology, a kind of memoir that recounts some of the author's foundational stories in the form of prose and poetry. The first core chapter deals with a discussion of post-colonial 'skins', the things that we believe are part of ourselves that essentially come from being socialised in a colonial culture. The chapter “Skeletons”, explores the family secrets that give rise to shame that is intergenerational. Finally, Flesh and Blood demonstrates the powerful nature of reclaiming fami...
This project examines colonial trauma and its ongoing impacts on the lives of colonised peoples. It ...
Indigenous communities in Oceania have always used folktales to explain their social, psychological,...
This article proposes a re-reading of Aboriginal author Sally Morgan’s Stolen Generations narrative ...
This thesis reads Patricia Grace's Baby No-eyes, and Albert Wendt's The Adventures of Vela and The M...
This thesis centres on Patricia Grace’s novel Tu, which is a fictional story based on historical fac...
Since the late colonial period, there have been a significant number of publications which could be ...
This thesis is about how Pākehā can be auxiliaries to the contemporary decolonial struggle. To addre...
Fiction written by indigenous people is an important tool for the reclamation of histories and ident...
This thesis is written in the format of a three act play. The author has elected this structure to f...
This paper presents a reflective topical narrative in a style this author described in researching I...
This embodied, storied research engages the project of decolonizing gender violation by examining ho...
Education and development are intimately connected and highly contested in Oceania, in theory and in...
Critical family history analyses have generated powerful insights into the history and ongoing worki...
This research includes an exploration of my whānau in Aotearoa reconnecting with their lost and rega...
This research is a story about the author’s Murri family. It is about rebirthing the author’s identi...
This project examines colonial trauma and its ongoing impacts on the lives of colonised peoples. It ...
Indigenous communities in Oceania have always used folktales to explain their social, psychological,...
This article proposes a re-reading of Aboriginal author Sally Morgan’s Stolen Generations narrative ...
This thesis reads Patricia Grace's Baby No-eyes, and Albert Wendt's The Adventures of Vela and The M...
This thesis centres on Patricia Grace’s novel Tu, which is a fictional story based on historical fac...
Since the late colonial period, there have been a significant number of publications which could be ...
This thesis is about how Pākehā can be auxiliaries to the contemporary decolonial struggle. To addre...
Fiction written by indigenous people is an important tool for the reclamation of histories and ident...
This thesis is written in the format of a three act play. The author has elected this structure to f...
This paper presents a reflective topical narrative in a style this author described in researching I...
This embodied, storied research engages the project of decolonizing gender violation by examining ho...
Education and development are intimately connected and highly contested in Oceania, in theory and in...
Critical family history analyses have generated powerful insights into the history and ongoing worki...
This research includes an exploration of my whānau in Aotearoa reconnecting with their lost and rega...
This research is a story about the author’s Murri family. It is about rebirthing the author’s identi...
This project examines colonial trauma and its ongoing impacts on the lives of colonised peoples. It ...
Indigenous communities in Oceania have always used folktales to explain their social, psychological,...
This article proposes a re-reading of Aboriginal author Sally Morgan’s Stolen Generations narrative ...