This research project focused on Māori youth and documenting their social territories using multi-media visual data generated by the participants, in conjunction with wānanga and university-based practitioners and students in photography and film media. The researchers employed new methods in visual sociology and worked collaboratively with Māori youth and their iwi communities. Relationships were established with communities within Ngāpuhi, Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāi Tahu, across urban, semi-urban, small town and rural areas.
Outputs
Book, chapter in book
• Kidman, J. (2009). Visual Methodologies: Exploring Indigenous Constructions of Self and Environment. In Zandvliet, D. (Ed.). Diversity in Environmental Education Research. Sense Publishers. Rotterdam; The Netherlands.
• Kidman, J. (2009). Contested Terrain: Place-Based Identities in New Zealand. (In preparation for Cultural Geographies)
Conference papers
• Kidman, J. (2008). Through Our Eyes: Cultural Identity and Visual Literacies Amongst Maori Youth. Kimihia, Rangahaua: Inaugural Annual Toihuarewa Symposium, Te Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington, 15 October, 2008.
• Kidman, J. (2008). Māori Youth in New Zealand: Issues and Priorities. Shifting Margins, Shifting Centres: Negotiating Difference in Education in the Twenty-first Century conference. Institute of Education, University of London, England, September 17, 2008.
• Kidman, J. (2008).Through Our Eyes: Cultural Identity and Visual Literacy Amongst Māori Youth In New Zealand. Visual Literacies: Exploring Critical Issues conference. Oxford University, England, June 30 – July 3.
• Kidman, J. (2008). Claiming the Middle Ground: Representations of Indigenous Māori Youth in New Zealand. 2nd International Conference: Re-Presenting Childhood and Youth. University of Sheffield, England. July 8-10.
• Kidman, J. (2008). Māori Youth, Education and the Politics of Location: A Methodological Approach. The Influence of School, Place and Culture on Indigenous Children’s Learning. Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan, January 4-12, 2008.
• Kidman, J. (2007). Through Our Eyes: The Perceptions of Māori Youth about Education and the Politics of Location. The 4th International Conference on Indigenous Education Asia/Pacific, Vancouver, British Columbia, July 20-22, 2007.