MAOR108-09SU1 (C) Summer Jan 2009 start

Te Tiriti: An Introduction to the Treaty of Waitangi

18 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 5 January 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 February 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 18 January 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 February 2009

Description

Events leading to the signing of the Treaty, the texts of the Treaty, Victorian England, war, Maori resistance and collaboration, the re-emergence of Treaty discourse in the twentieth century, protest movements, Waitangi Tribunal, Office of Treaty Settlements, Principles of the Treaty, law and the Treaty, the Treaty in legislation, settlement processes, the Treaty in society today in education, health, public policy, television, language revitalisation, the foreshore and seabed, the Maori seats and race relations.

A comprehensive introduction to: Colonisation: arrival of European explorers, missionaries and traders, disease, Musket Wars, Treaty of Waitangi, alienation of land, NZ Wars, Kings, prophets, guerrilla warfare, Pacifism, population decimation. 20th Century Recovery: Price of Citizenship, sacrifice of the Maori Battalion, assimilation, racism. Renaissance: urbanisation, youth protest, Waitangi Tribunal. Revitalisation of culture: language, kapa haka, education, health, business, radio, television, film, sport. New identities: Mongrel Mob, Black Power, Rastafarianism, Bro culture, Mana Wahine, Plastic Maori, Muppies, Nuppies, Corporate Warriors, the Emerging Brown Middle Class, Nga Hutu Wellington Brigade, Born again Maori, Language Fascists, Gangstas, Cultural Transvestites, Mozzies. Current issues: Treaty settlements, tribal development, leadership, self-determination, globalisation, indigenous human rights, Pakeha backlash, biculturalism and multi-culturalism.

Restrictions

MAOR113 (prior to 2006)

Course Coordinator

Phillip Borell

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Test (in class) 20%
Essay 30%
Test 2 (final) 50%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Ka'ai, Tania; Ki te whaiao : an introduction to Maori culture and society ; Pearson Longman, 2004.

Walker, Ranginui; Ka whawhai tonu mātou = Struggle without end ; Rev. ed; Penguin, 2004.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $640.00

International fee $2,670.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies .

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