How to explain the experience of empire: Teaching and researching the Realm of New Zealand

Authors

Keywords:

Cook Islands, empire, imperialism, New Zealand history

Author Biography

Emma Ngakuravaru Powell, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago

Emma Ngakuravaru Powell (Atiu, Mangaia) is a senior lecturer at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago where she teaches about Indigenous research methodologies, governance and ethics. Emma’s current research focuses on creative and collaborative practice in the academy and the political and cultural imbrications of New Zealand’s empire. She is co-director of the Pacific Thought Network at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka.

Published

2025-05-28