Overview
A study of literature in English by Māori and Pacific writers, ranging from postcolonial texts to indigenous futurisms.
From postcolonial texts to indigenous futurisms and videogames, ENGL 339 explores literature in English by Māori and Pacific writers, poets and creatives. This paper will focus on literature from across the Pacific, exploring themes of self-expression and identity, whakapapa and collaborative storytelling.
About this paper
| Paper title | Māori and Pacific Literature |
|---|---|
| Subject | English |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 18 200-level ARTS points
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
1 100 level ENGL paper or 54 points
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Lisa Blakie
Professor Jacob Edmond
Dr Maebh Long
Dr Simone Drichel- Paper Structure
- Māori and Pacific Videogames
- Pasifikafuturism
- Patricia Grace’s Potiki
- Ngā Puna Waihanga – the Māori Artists and Writers Society
- Storytelling across the Pacific
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught remotely.
The paper consists of two (1-hour) lecture per week and ten (1-hour) workshops during the semester.
- Textbooks
- Patricia Grace, Potiki (Penguin)
- Additional texts and digital resources available online via Blackboard and eReserve.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.- Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:
- Identify and analyse a variety of Māori and Pacific literary texts in English and storytelling methods from Māori and Pacific authors with a connection to Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Ōtepoti and beyond.
- Recognise and comprehend impacts of colonialism, colonisation and subsequent postcolonial texts by Māori and Pacific writers.
- Apply critical analysis based on concepts and tikanga from within the Māori and Pacific worldviews and cultural and historical context.