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3251
PACIFIC 110
: Pacific Music and Dance2020 Semester One (1203)
Practical and theoretical introduction to performing cultures of the Pacific with emphasis on Polynesian cultures. Basic music and dance skills are taught in practical instruction. Consideration of commonalities and differences among Pacific cultures. Academic discussion of styles, instruments, performer categories and the place of the performing arts in Pacific cultures.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
3252
PACIFIC 207
: Topics in Pacific Arts2024 Semester Two (1245)
A survey of traditional Pacific art forms focusing specifically on their histories, significance and socio-cultural functioning within contemporary Pacific diasporas. Art forms covered in this course include Pacific architecture, body adornment, tapa (barkcloth), tivaevae (quilt-making), tatau (tattoo) and weaponry. This course will look at these art forms as part of dynamic living cultures within an ever changing, ever global Pacific. Issues addressed in this course include gender, power, ritual and the impact of new technologies on notions of tradition.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
Restriction: PACIFIC 308
Restriction: PACIFIC 308
Outline is not available yet
3253
PACIFIC 208
: Gender and the Pacific in a Globalising World2024 Semester Two (1245)
Gender affects the way identity, culture and wellbeing is experienced and navigated in the Pacific. Moreover, these processes are complicated by emerging cosmopolitanisms that impact gendered bodies, cultures, institutions, nations and states. This course examines the intersections of race, sex, biology, ableism, colonialism, nationality, politics and social movements in our constructions/understanding of gender in a Pacific and global context.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
Restriction: PACIFIC 307
Restriction: PACIFIC 307
Outline is not available yet
3254
PACIFIC 210
: Pacific Music and Dance 22020 Semester Two (1205)
Instruction in the intermediate music and dance forms of specific Pacific nations. Practical focus on acquisition of fundamental music and dance skills, for example songs, commands, gestures, posture, costumes, discussion of styles, instruments, performer categories and the place of the performing arts in the identified Pacific cultures. Two-four music and dance items will normally be taught during the semester.
Prerequisite: PACIFIC 110 or 30 points in Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
Outline is not available yet
3255
PACIFIC 211
: Polynesian Warriors: Sport and Pacific Cultures2020 Semester Two (1205)
Sport has profoundly impacted Pacific peoples and cultures, playing critical roles in colonialism and education in the past, to migration and commercialisation in the present. Sport has changed Pacific cultures and been changed by Pacific cultures. Pacific cultural encounters with globalisation, race, capitalism, migration and public discourse will be explored through the experience of sport.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
Restriction: PACIFIC 311
Restriction: PACIFIC 311
Outline is not available yet
3256
PACIFIC 213
: Pacific Wellbeing: Empowering Dimensions2021 Semester One (1213)
Examines empowering notions of Pacific wellbeing for Pacific individuals, families and communities. Students explore definitions of Pacific wellbeing and the cultural concepts, models, practices and worldviews that have enhanced the overall positive wellbeing experiences of Pacific peoples across the Pacific region.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
Restriction: PACIFIC 313
Restriction: PACIFIC 313
Outline is not available yet
3257
PACIFIC 214
: Pacific History: New Zealand in the Pacific from 19002021 Semester One (1213)
Explores the historical relationship between New Zealand and the Pacific from 1900 onwards. Traces the central importance of New Zealand in the history of the Pacific from the rise of New Zealand’s colonial empire, through the world wars, and towards the movement for decolonisation. Examines the continually evolving place of New Zealand as a nation in the Pacific Ocean.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Pacific Studies or History and 30 points passed
Restriction: PACIFIC 314
Restriction: PACIFIC 314
Outline is not available yet
3258
PACIFIC 215
: Special Topic2024 Semester Two (1245)
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
Restriction: PACIFIC 315
Restriction: PACIFIC 315
Outline is not available yet
3259
PACIFIC 304
: Advanced Pacific Studies2021 Semester Two (1215)
This is the 'capstone' course for the Pacific Studies major. It is particularly engaged with the theory and methods of Pacific Studies. Different modes of presenting Pacific Studies work, and their relevance for real world applications - from policy papers and briefings to NGO reports - are also explored. The central feature of the course is the large project to be completed by each student, which will combine knowledge taught in this course with original research.
Prerequisite: PACIFIC 200 and a minimum B– average at Stage II in Pacific Studies
Outline is not available yet
3260
PACIFIC 307
: Gender and the Pacific in a Globalising World2024 Semester Two (1245)
Gender affects the way identity, culture and wellbeing is experienced and navigated in the Pacific. Moreover, these processes are complicated by emerging cosmopolitanisms that impact gendered bodies, cultures, institutions, nations and states. This course examines the intersections of race, sex, biology, ableism, colonialism, nationality, politics and social movements in our constructions/understanding of gender in a Pacific and global context.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed at Stage II
Restriction: PACIFIC 208
Restriction: PACIFIC 208
Outline is not available yet
3261
PACIFIC 307
: Gender and the Pacific in a Globalising World2021 Semester Two (1215)
Gender affects the way identity, culture and wellbeing is experienced and navigated in the Pacific. Moreover, these processes are complicated by emerging cosmopolitanisms that impact gendered bodies, cultures, institutions, nations and states. This course examines the intersections of race, sex, biology, ableism, colonialism, nationality, politics and social movements in our constructions/understanding of gender in a Pacific and global context.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed at Stage II
Restriction: PACIFIC 208
Restriction: PACIFIC 208
Outline is not available yet
3262
PACIFIC 308
: Special Topic: Topics in Pacific Arts2024 Semester Two (1245)
A survey of traditional Pacific art forms focusing specifically on their histories, significance and socio-cultural functioning within contemporary Pacific diasporas. Art forms covered in this course include Pacific architecture, body adornment, tapa (barkcloth), tivaevae (quilt-making), tatau (tattoo) and weaponry. This course will look at these art forms as part of dynamic living cultures within an ever changing, ever global Pacific. Issues addressed in this course include gender, power, ritual and the impact of new technologies on notions of tradition.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed at Stage II
Restriction: PACIFIC 207
Restriction: PACIFIC 207
Outline is not available yet
3263
PACIFIC 313
: Pacific Wellbeing: Empowering Dimensions2021 Semester One (1213)
Examines empowering notions of Pacific wellbeing for Pacific individuals, families and communities. Students explore definitions of Pacific wellbeing and the cultural concepts, models, practices and worldviews that have enhanced the overall positive wellbeing experiences of Pacific peoples across the Pacific region.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed at Stage II
Restriction: PACIFIC 213
Restriction: PACIFIC 213
Outline is not available yet
3264
PACIFIC 314
: Pacific History: New Zealand in the Pacific from 19002021 Semester One (1213)
Explores the historical relationship between New Zealand and the Pacific from 1900 onwards. Traces the central importance of New Zealand in the history of the Pacific from the rise of New Zealand’s colonial empire, through the world wars, and towards the movement for decolonisation. Examines the continually evolving place of New Zealand as a nation in the Pacific Ocean.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in Pacific Studies or History and 30 points passed
Restriction: PACIFIC 214
Restriction: PACIFIC 214
Outline is not available yet
3265
PACIFIC 705
: Special Topic2024 Semester Two (1245)
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
3266
PACIFIC 705
: Special Topic2024 Semester One (1243)
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
3267
PACIFIC 708
: Special Study2024 Semester One (1243)
An approved research topic.
To complete this course students must enrol in PACIFIC 708 A and B, or PACIFIC 708
Outline is not available yet
3268
PACIFIC 708
: Special Study2021 Semester One (1213)
An approved research topic.
To complete this course students must enrol in PACIFIC 708 A and B, or PACIFIC 708
Outline is not available yet
3269
PACIFIC 710
: Special Study2021 Semester Two (1215)
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
3270
PACIFIC 713
: Special Topic2020 Semester Two (1205)
No pre-requisites or restrictions
Outline is not available yet
3271
PACIFIC 714
: Pacific Research Methodologies and Practices2021 Semester One (1213)
Analyses critical approaches to Pacific research development and evaluation of research design in Pacific Studies. Focuses on analytical engagement with a range of Pacific methodologies and methods in Pacific research. Includes application of theory to research questions and development of proposals for research that draw on Pacific world views and form a basis for robust, innovative and significant research contributions.
Restriction: PACIFIC 702, 709
Outline is not available yet
3272
PACIFIC 717
: Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples2024 Semester One (1243)
Taking a transdisciplinary approach informed by Pacific scholarship, this course will critically analyse the production of policies that impact Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand and in the Pacific.
Restriction: PACIFIC 718
Outline is not available yet
3273
PACIFIC 718
: Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples2024 Semester One (1243)
Taking a transdisciplinary approach informed by Pacific scholarship, this course will critically analyse the production of policies that impact Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand and in the Pacific.
Restriction: PACIFIC 717
Outline is not available yet
3274
PHIL 105G
: Critical Thinking2024 Semester Two (1245)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
3275
PHIL 105G
: Critical Thinking2024 Semester One (1243)
An introduction to reasoning, argument, and explanation that emphasises the development of practical skills and their use in everyday life. The course introduces different forms of reasoning and explains techniques to evaluate them. It will enable students to distinguish good arguments and explanations from bad ones, to explain the difference, and thereby to improve critical thinking abilities.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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