The Olympics: When athletes were men, nude and Greek
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By Associate Professor Gina Salapata
Originally posted on Newsroom
The Olympic Games have a rich history: The inclusiveness of Tokyo will be a world away...
Celebrating 20 years of creative writing at Massey
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Some of the creative writers and lecturers currently teaching in Massey’s creative writing programme (from top left, clockwise) Professor Bryan Walpert, Associate...
Symposium explores stigma and discrimination in COVID-19 response
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Perceptions about China and the pandemic played a part in Asian New Zealanders’ experiences of discrimination according to new research (photo:Li Lin/Unsplash)
Research...
Higher education all in the family for Pasifika graduates
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Simatavai Alefaio with his sister Associate Professor Siautu Alefaio-Tugia and her husband Wesley Tugia at the men’s graduation day in Auckland.
When Samoan...
New Pasifika associate professors – hurdles and highlights
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Four new Pasifika academic promotions (from top left) are Associate Professors Siautu Alefaio, Tracie Mafile’o, Natasha Tassell-Matamua and (below) Jodie Hunter.
Empowering Pasifika...
What makes NZ tick? – a sociologist’s 40-year journey
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Distinguished Emeritus Professor Paul Spoonley has spent just over four decades researching and understanding the drivers of rapid social change in Aotearoa.
The...
Taking proverbial wisdom to the streets
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One of the proverbs to feature in this week’s George Street Proverbs project – part of Palmerston North’s Festival of Cultures.
Dr Salapata...
Māori philosophy – thinking about Antarctica
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Antarctica can challenge us to think differently about how we relate to the environment (photo/Cassie Matias-Unsplash).
A group of researchers is looking at...
Snail mail to Stream – nearly 60 years of distance learning at Massey
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Online learning has taken off in this COVID-19 era, but learning by distance has been available at Massey for the past 60...
Book explores online harassment as a deadly ‘game’
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The history, community dynamics and impact of online abuse is explored in new book (photo/Erik Mclean:Unsplash)
Dr Kevin Veale is based in Massey...
Proverb Pathway shares wisdom of many cultures
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Associate Professor Gina Salapata speaking at the ceremony to launch He Kupu Rangatira – The Proverb Pathway.
Massey University humanities academics have been...
Research focus on Taranaki’s sustainable food producers
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Associate Professor Sita Venkateswar (right) visiting an urban-based sustainable food grower in Taranaki as part of the Farm Next Door initiative.
Science, social...
