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
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…
View projectMāori Adaptation Theory & Practice: Oral Traditions, Literature, and Cinema
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 that is then adapted to the screen.
Kairangahau · Researchers
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Associate Professor Deborah Walker-Morrison
Associate Professor Deborah Walker-Morrison
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).