Merata and Whapakaka: expanding notions of (auto)biography through Māori lenses

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31501/esf.v1i25.14005

Keywords:

Indigenous Cinema. Biographical Documentary. Whakapapa. Aotearoa New Zealand. Merata Mita.

Abstract

Through the documentary Merata: How Mum Decolonized the Screen (Mita, 2018), this article discusses how Māori cultural perspectives expand Western notions of (auto) biography. By interpreting the film through a Māori whakapapa lens (a non-anthropocentric genealogy), the article demonstrates how the (auto)biographical documentary about Merata displays, simultaneously, a personal narrative and a history of Māori resistence. Intertwined with film analysis, the article includes the authors’ autobiographical reflections as migrants in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Author Biographies

  • Genaro Oliveira, Massey University of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand

    E-mail: g.oliveira@massey.ac.nz

  • Aline Frey, Department of Internal Affairs, Auckland, New Zealand

    E-mail: alinefrey09@gmail.com

     

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Published

2022-11-17 — Updated on 2022-12-14

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No. 25 (2022): Comunicação e estudos biográficos

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Comunicação e estudos biográficos

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How to Cite

Merata and Whapakaka: expanding notions of (auto)biography through Māori lenses. (2022). Esferas, 1(25), 313-333. https://doi.org/10.31501/esf.v1i25.14005 (Original work published 2022)