Nga Kete Matauranga, Jacinta Ruru
Nga Kete Matauranga, Jacinta Ruru
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Synopsis

In this beautiful and transformative book, 24 Māori academics share their personal journeys, revealing what being Māori has meant for them in their work. Their perspectives provide insight for all New Zealanders into how mātauranga is positively influencing the Western-dominated disciplines of knowledge in the research sector. It is a shameful fact, says co-editor Jacinta Ruru in her introduction to Nga Kete Mātauranga, that in 2020, only about 5 percent of academic staff at universities in Aotearoa New Zealand are Māori. Tertiary institutions have for the most part been hostile places for Indigenous students and staff, and this book is an important call for action. ‘It is well past time that our country seriously commits to decolonising the tertiary workforce, curriculum and research agenda,’ writes Professor Ruru.Edited ByJacinta Ruru & Linda Waimare NikoaThis audiobook is narrated by the authors,Author List.Jacinta RuruMeihana DurieWendy LarnerMarama Muru-LanningTahu KukutaiShaun OgilvieShaun AwatereJoanna KidmanAlice Te Punga SomervilleJani WilsonNaomi SimmondsDan HikuroaNèpia MahuikaMarami StephensChellia SpillerRangi MatàmuaMorehu McDonaldSuzanne PitamaKrushil WateneOcean RipekaAnne - Marie JacksonMaria BarghJane KitsonSacha McMeekingLinda Waimarie NikoraLinda Tuhiwai Smith


Reviews

Goodreads review by Monica

This should be required reading for new and established people working within education in Aotearoa New Zealand. Such a great concept for a book and invaluable insights into both positive and negative experiences Māori scholars have had in their overall education, life and work experiences.......more

Goodreads review by Caitlin

I picked this up as a pākehā hoping to understand the meaning of mātauranga Māori. What I found were glimpses into lives working against exactly the ignorance I came into this book with - glimpses of their fight to have indigenous ways of thinking recognized and respected. I was particularly engaged......more

Goodreads review by Anna

Incredible book. The most engaging non fiction I have read in so long, a range of different authors, topics, voices and writing styles. Very rich and immersive throughout, dense dense information but conveyed in a way that keeps you curious no matter how much you are taking in. I was genuinely astou......more

Goodreads review by Claire

A really illuminating collection of personal essays about the interface between mātauranga Māori and western-dominated knowledge disciplines in a tertiary context. Lots of valuable reflections and considerations for those of us considering this interface in a secondary context as we seek to implemen......more