The nature of the gaze : a conceptual discussion of societal privilege from an indigenous perspective : a thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University, SHORE & Whāriki Research Centre, College of Health, Aotearoa New Zealand
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2017
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This thesis explores how Kaupapa Māori paradigms can make important
contributions to research topics that may not be of direct or immediate relevance to
Māori communities. Insights gained from a Kaupapa Māori investigation of white
privilege in Aotearoa New Zealand are discussed. I argue that cultural hegemony is
maintained through structured forgetting, silence, and suppression of dissent that
has dire consequences for dominant cultural groups as well as marginal. Structural
racism and privilege are amenable to analyses utilising similar frameworks albeit
from opposite sides that can provide valuable insights to understanding inequity
more broadly. I also examine ways in which Kaupapa Māori analyses of white
privilege can illuminate pathways of redress that will benefit all New Zealanders and
provide more embracing perspectives of nationhood.
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Privilege (Social psychology), Race relations, New Zealand, Pākehā, Kaupapa rangahau, Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Ethnicity