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Category Archives: Indigenous Literature from New Zealand
“You take and take, but you cannot take from who we are” – “Raupatu” by Alien Weaponry
In this blog post, I would like to discuss a slightly unorthodox form of cultural remembrance. “Raupatu” is the second single released by Alien Weaponry, a metal band from Aotearoa whose songs are mostly performed in Te Reo and occasionally … Continue reading
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Tagged identity, Lyrics, Music, Roots and Routes, Treaty
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A response to Transient by Kelly Joseph
A woman who is stranded in the United States, where she was seeking adventures but is increasingly feeling homesick. Never able to fully arrive in this country the woman wanders through the streets of New York one day until she … Continue reading
Kia Mau Ki Tō Ūkaipō – Don’t forget your roots, my friend…
Calling all Kiwis and music lovers! And no, I am not talking about the fruit, but rather about Aoteoroa/ New Zealand, since this blog entry focuses on the music of this country’s biggest reggae rock fusion band Six60. The single … Continue reading
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Tagged Belonging, Global, identity, Language, Maori, Music, Roots and Routes, Te Reo
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Book Review: Cousins by Patricia Grace
The novel Cousins by Patricia Grace was first published by Penguin New Zealand in 1992. It is about the lives of three cousins and how they grow up under different circumstances. The first protagonist and the oldest cousin Mata is … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Cousins, Family, Maori Literature, Novel, Roots and Routes
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Is the novel The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke by Tina Makereti really a must-read?
Anonymous review posted on behalf of one of the students Note: The reviewer briefly discusses the novel’s ending. The New Zealand writer Tina Makereti published her second novel, The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke, in 2018. It is about a … Continue reading
The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke
A review of Tina Makereti’s latest novel, a book which focuses on the experiences of a Māori orphan *Warning: contains spoilers* The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke, written by Tina Makereti, narrates the live of Hemi/James, who showcases his experiences … Continue reading
A Response to “In the Shadow Of Monte Cassino” by Lauren Keenan
It’s not easy to act according your parents’ will, especially when you do not know what secrets they live with. In the short story “In the Shadow of Monte Cassino”, published in 2017 in Huia Short Stories 12 by Māori … Continue reading
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Tagged Italy, Maori, Māori literature, response paper, Second World War, short story, War
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Book Review of Patricia Grace’s Cousins
Cousins by New Zealand author Patricia Grace tells a story of three cousins growing up after the Second World War in New Zealand. At that time, many Maori had difficulties retaining their cultural identity as they migrated from the rural areas to the cities. … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, Family, Māori literature, Novel, Roots and Routes
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Home and Uprooting in Kelly Joseph’s “Transient”
Home. What does home mean to people? Is it the place where one grew up? The place where one is living now? The place where one’s ancestors lived? Or is home defined by the people with whom one lives together? … Continue reading
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Tagged Global, Home, Māori, Māori literature, Museum, Roots and Routes, short story, Uprooting
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“He looked at me like a cold and thirsty sailor might look at a long hot mug of coffee spiked with whiskey”: Gaze and desire in Tina Makereti’s The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke
Tina Makereti’s 2018 novel The Imaginary Lives of James Pōneke tells the story of a young Māori boy who travels to London to become part of an exhibition that displays Māori culture to an audience of Victorian England. It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Desire, Exhibition, Gaze, historical fiction, Indigenous, London, Māori, Maori, Maori Literature, Queerness
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