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Associate Professor Deborah Walker-Morrison

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Associate Professor

Deborah Walker-Morrison (Ngati Kahungunu; Rakai Paaka; Ngati Pahauwera; Ngai Te Ipu, Ngai Tamanuhiri) was awarded the Dunmore Medal (awarded yearly by the Fédération des Alliances Françaises of New Zealand in recognition of major contributions to knowledge of the part played by the French people and French culture in the Pacific). She has received the NZ Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards, nomination (awarded by the University of Auckland).

 

Rangahau · Related projects

Doctoral thesis

23PHD29Māori Adaptation Theory & Practice: Oral Traditions, Literature, and Cinema
Kaiārahi · Project lead Dr. Briar Meads
Whare wānanga · Host Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland
Matakitenga · Framework
Wā rangahau · Timeline Commenced 2023 · Completed 2025

Māori have a long history of storytelling, which remains a central aspect of te ao Māori and a space for rangatiratanga. This is true of contemporary art forms, though little research has been conducted into adapting literature to screen. Briar’s research seeks to fill this gap by researching the influence of oral narrative forms on Māori literature and how…

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Ētahi atu · Other people