Dr Maria Amoamo
BA, PGDipTour, MA, PhD (Otago)
Rangaputa, Postdoctoral fellow (Appointed 2010)
(Ngāti Ruatakena, hapū of Whakatōhea )
Contact details
Room Richardson South Tower, Rm 4S10
Phone 64 3 479 3975
Fax 64 3 479 8525
Email maria.amoamo@otago.ac.nz
Research
Trained in the discipline of Tourism and Business Studies, Maria’s research interests include the representation of indigenous, cultural and heritage tourism. Her PhD thesis examined the issue of identity in relation to Māori regional tourism within a postcolonial framework. She is currently examining the economic value of identity in relation to determining “what is the profile of Māori tourism in Dunedin?” Maria is also examining the issue of social vulnerability and resilience of Pacific Island communities in relation to tourism.
Teaching
- INGX 501 - Indigenous Theory and Method
- PACI 402 - Resource Conservation and Management in the Pacific (Guest Lecture)
Recent/Current Supervision
Current
- Carel Thompson-Teepa - MA
Distinctions
- 2010: Te Amorangi National Māori Academic Excellence Award
Major Research Outputs
Book Chapter
Amoamo, M. (2012 - in press). 'Pitcairn Pilhi'. In Baldacchino, G & A (eds.). A Taste of Islands. PEI: Island Studies Press.
Amoamo, M. (2012 - in press). 'Fieldwork in Remote Communities: an ethnographic case study of Pitcairn Island'. In Woodside, A., Hyde, K., & Ryan, C (eds.). Field Guide For Case Study Research in Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure. Emerald Publishers.
Journal Articles
Amoamo, M. (2011 - in press). 'Tourism and Hybridity: Re-Visiting Bhabha’s Third Space'. Annals of Tourism Research 38(4)
Amoamo, M. (2010). 'The Mitigation of Vulnerability: Mutiny, Resilience and Reconstitution: a case study of Pitcairn Island'. Shima: The International Journal of Research into Island Cultures, 5(1), 69-93
Amoamo, M. (2011). 'Remoteness and Myth Making: Tourism Development on Pitcairn Island'. Tourism Planning and Development, 8(1), 1-19
Amoamo, M. & Thompson, A. (2010 - in press). '(re)Imaging Māori Tourism: Representation and Cultural Hybridity in Postcolonial New Zealand'. Tourist Studies: An International Journal
Amoamo, M. (2010). 'Pitcairn Island: Home of “Bounty” mutineers and their descendants'. Pacific News, 33, 27-31.
Amoamo, M. (2007). 'Māori Tourism: Image and identity: A postcolonial perspective'. Annals of Leisure Research, 10(3-4), 454-474.
Amoamo, M. (2007). 'Māori Tourism: The representation of images'. AlterNative, 3(1), 70-89.
Amoamo, M. & Boyd, S. (2005). 'Shifting images: An historical and contemporary view of tourism development in the Northwest Territories of Canada'. Tourism & Hospitality: Planning and Development, 2(1), 1-15.
Conference Presentation
Amoamo, M. (2011). “The Mitigation of Vulnerability: Mutiny, Resilience and Reconstitution – a Case Study of Pitcairn Island" Islands & Small States Tourism Conference: Current Issues & Future Challenges. Suva, Fiji, 12-14 September
Amoamo, M. (2010). “The Mitigation of Vulnerability: Mutiny, Resilience and Reconstitution – a Case Study of Pitcairn Island." Vulnerability: A Symposium. University of Otago, Dunedin, Hosted by the Postcolonial Studies Research Network, 26-28 November
Project Report
Amoamo, M., Mirosa, M., & Tutakangahau, H. (2007). Māori Business Networks in Dunedin. Dunedin City Council, Te Kupeka Umaka Māori ki Araiteuru, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Te Tapuae o Rehua, University of Otago. Project Report, pp 1-56.
Theses
Amoamo, M. (2009). Decolonising Māori Tourism: Representation and Identity. PhD Thesis.Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago, 379p.
Amoamo, M. (2004). Image formation and its contribution to tourism development in Canada’s Northwest Territories: past and present. MA Thesis. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago, 210p.
Book Review
Amoamo, M. (2011). Authenticating Ethnic Tourism by Philip Feifan Xie in Annals of Tourism Research
Amoamo, M. (2011 - in press). Tourism and Visual Culture. Volume 2 Cases and Methods, Edited by Peter Burns, Jo-anne Lester & Lyn Bibbings in Tourism Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Amoamo, M. (2010). Tourism and Visual Culture. Volume 1 Theories and Concepts, Edited by Peter Burns, Cathy Palmer and Jo-Anne Lester in Tourism Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 15(6) 755-759
