Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed 16 April
16:10 - 17:10
Location
Stout Research Centre Seminar Room, VUW
Join the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies for a seminar about the nuances of researching taonga and the impositions placed upon Māori women.
Difficult Subjects—Researching the Perilous and Unknown seminar series
Presented by Dr Awhina Tamarapa
Dr Awhina Tamarapa, VUW postdoctoral Māori research fellow, explores the nuances of researching taonga and the impositions placed upon Māori women who are engaging in the process of reclaiming and maintaining customary knowledge.
Her PhD thesis (Tamarapa 2024) examined the colonial legacy of museums, and the marginalisation of Māori weavers—largely women — in the custodianship of Māori weaving.
The research was important to give a voice to historical and contemporary challenges faced by weaving practitioners. These included Eurocentric bias, structural racism, controlling patriarchy, ignorance, pay inequity, gatekeeping, co-option, and isolation.
Dr Awhina Tamarapa is the postdoctoral Māori Research Fellow with the Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies.