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View article: Indigenising research: Moanaroa a philosophy for practice
Indigenising research: Moanaroa a philosophy for practice Open
Growing interest in Pacific issue’s has meant a surge in Pacific research across the globe. Sadly, some research on Pacific people has been done without Pacific knowledge, wisdom and culture. As Pacific researchers, we understand the impor…
View article: Exploring Sustainability through Chinese Study and Interest in the Sāmoan Language: A Situational Analysis Informed by Fa’afaletui
Exploring Sustainability through Chinese Study and Interest in the Sāmoan Language: A Situational Analysis Informed by Fa’afaletui Open
Sāmoa and the Pacific region has become an area of intense geostrategic importance of late. With a rising China expressing interest in the Pacific and a reposturing US, Australia and New Zealand, the success of all sustainability efforts i…
View article: Disruptions, Decolonial Desire and Diaspora: A Provocation toward a Pacific Queer Worldmaking Scholarly Practice in Aotearoa–New Zealand
Disruptions, Decolonial Desire and Diaspora: A Provocation toward a Pacific Queer Worldmaking Scholarly Practice in Aotearoa–New Zealand Open
Pacific queer scholarship is underrepresented within Pacific research communities in Aotearoa–New Zealand. What does exist is either hypervisible or centres on narratives of oppression, both of which are archetypes that can deny the comple…
View article: Negotiating the Digital Vā: Emerging Pacific Scholars and Community Building on Twitter
Negotiating the Digital Vā: Emerging Pacific Scholars and Community Building on Twitter Open
Although the power of social media to bring people together across borders is acknowledged, very little has been written about the potential of social media sites for emerging Pacific scholars living transnationally across our region and b…
View article: Developing Our Voices: Pacific Early Career Academics’ Journeys in Aotearoa New Zealand
Developing Our Voices: Pacific Early Career Academics’ Journeys in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
The proportion of Pacific academics in permanent confirmation path positions at New Zealand universities (1.4 percent) continues to lag far behind the Pacific share of New Zealand’s population (7 percent). In this paper, we use a thematic …
View article: Introduction: Charting Provocations and Exploring New Directions for Pacific Research in Aotearoa–New Zealand from Pacific Early Career Academic (PECA) Perspectives
Introduction: Charting Provocations and Exploring New Directions for Pacific Research in Aotearoa–New Zealand from Pacific Early Career Academic (PECA) Perspectives Open
“Uplifting Moana Perspectives: Emerging Pacific Researchers and New Directions in New Zealand-Based Pacific Research” presents a shared vision for the future of Pacific research by Pacific early career academics (PECA) primarily based in A…
View article: Practising Pacific pedagogies during New Zealand's level four lockdown: Pacific early career academics and COVID-19
Practising Pacific pedagogies during New Zealand's level four lockdown: Pacific early career academics and COVID-19 Open
During New Zealand’s unprecedented level-four lockdown, opportunities to practise Pacific pedagogies in New Zealand universities required creative and innovative solutions from Pacific academics. This paper brings together the experiences …
View article: Manalagi Talanoa A Community-Centred Approach to Research on the Health and Wellbeing of Pacific Rainbow LGBTIQA+ MVPFAFF Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand
Manalagi Talanoa A Community-Centred Approach to Research on the Health and Wellbeing of Pacific Rainbow LGBTIQA+ MVPFAFF Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
The talanoa reported in this paper explores the way the Manalagi Project – recently funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand – has been designed to empower the health and wellbeing of our Pacific Rainbow LGBTIQA+ MVPFAFF commun…
View article: Examining the State of Health Research on Pacific Rainbow Communities in New Zealand; Literatrure Review
Examining the State of Health Research on Pacific Rainbow Communities in New Zealand; Literatrure Review Open
Introduction: Pacific Rainbow/Queer Communities (PRCs) in New Zealand (NZ) have had scant attention paid to the specificities of their health and wellbeing needs in research. Recently, the Health Research Council of NZ funded its first Pac…
View article: The Pakaru ‘Pipeline’: Māori and Pasifika Pathways within the Academy
The Pakaru ‘Pipeline’: Māori and Pasifika Pathways within the Academy Open
We examine the academic ‘pipeline’ for Māori and Pasifika graduates and illustrate the chronic under-representation of Māori and Pasifika in permanent academic positions in New Zealand universities. We identify areas within higher educatio…
View article: The Pakaru ‘Pipeline’: Māori and Pasifika Pathways within the Academy
The Pakaru ‘Pipeline’: Māori and Pasifika Pathways within the Academy Open
We examine the academic ‘pipeline’ for Māori and Pasifika graduates and illustrate the chronic under-representation of Māori and Pasifika in permanent academic positions in New Zealand universities. We identify areas within higher educatio…
View article: The Pakaru ‘Pipeline’: Māori and Pasifika Pathways within the Academy
The Pakaru ‘Pipeline’: Māori and Pasifika Pathways within the Academy Open
We examine the academic ‘pipeline’ for Māori and Pasifika graduates and illustrate the chronic under-representation of Māori and Pasifika in permanent academic positions in New Zealand universities. We identify areas within higher educatio…
View article: TRANSNATIONAL INTEREST CONVERGENCE AND GLOBAL KOREA AT THE EDGE OF RACE AND QUEER EXPERIENCES
TRANSNATIONAL INTEREST CONVERGENCE AND GLOBAL KOREA AT THE EDGE OF RACE AND QUEER EXPERIENCES Open
This is a story about gay/queer globalization unfolded through the narratives of Korean gay men in Seoul. In this paper, I make use of talanoa dialogues to apprehend the way race and racial hierarchies can provide insights into the conditi…
View article: Samoan Queer Lives
Samoan Queer Lives Open
Fa’afafine are a visible and significant presence in everyday Samoan life. However, stories written from a fa’afafine perspective are sorely lacking in both academic and general literature. Most texts written on fa’afafine have been penned…
View article: Coming-Out in the Intersections: Examining Relationality in How Korean Gay Men in Seattle Navigate Church, Culture and Family through a Pacific Lens
Coming-Out in the Intersections: Examining Relationality in How Korean Gay Men in Seattle Navigate Church, Culture and Family through a Pacific Lens Open
This paper uses Pacific Research Methodologies (PRM) to explore intersectionality in how Korean gay men navigate culture, family, and religion in relation to coming-out publicly in Seattle. By framing this study within a Pacific itulagi (w…
View article: Tweet it! And find out who else did...
Tweet it! And find out who else did... Open
Presentation given at Resbaz Auckland 2019.Learn how to publicise your research using social media and gain greater visibility of your research both within and outside your field of expertise. Find out how your work is being cited or tweet…