Girl of New Zealand: Colonial Optics in Aotearoa

by Michelle Erai

Girl of New Zealand presents a nuanced insight into the way violence and colonial attitudes shaped the representation of Māori women and girls. Michelle Erai examines more than thirty images of Māori women alongside the records of early missionaries and settlers in Aotearoa, as well as comments by archivists and librarians, to shed light on how race, gender, and sexuality have been ascribed to particular bodies.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081653702X
• ISBN13: 9780816537020
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"