Resisting the canon: Maori and the New Zealand short story 1953-1984
Abstract
This thesis offers informed readings of a wide selection of short stories by both Pākehā (ethnically European New Zealand) and Māori (indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) writers in an effort to place these stories, and anthologies in which they are canonized, within a cultural and historical context. It provides a concise literary genealogy of the Māori within the New Zealand short story, and it explores the ways Māori short story writers pushed back against racist portrayals of Māori and efforts to silence or contain the Māori voice.
Degree
M.A.
Advisors
Hughes, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Literature of Oceania|History of Oceania|Pacific Rim Studies
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