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Mr Garrick Wayne Cooper

Aotahi School of Māori and Indigenous Studies

Researcher Summary

I am interested in practices of 'decoloniality' in Aotearoa.  This includes understanding the ways in which coloniality reproduces and sustains itself and maintains the interests of dominant groups in society and how we might subvert those processes.  To this end, one part of my research project includes using Maori epistemologies (and the philosophical insights that we can draw from these) to critique dominant narratives about Maori (and perhaps "others") and create new pathways forward that transcend the binaries of Europeans and natives, Maori and Pakeha, the oppressor and the oppressed.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Publications


  • de Oliveira Andreotti, V., Ahenakew, C. and Cooper, G. (2012) Equivocal Knowing and Elusive Realities: Imagining Global Citizenship Otherwise. In V. de Oliveira Andreotti and L.M.T.M. de Souza (Ed.), Postcolonial Perspectives of Global Citizenship Education: 221-237. New York: Routledge. (Chapter in Book)
  • Cooper, G. (2012) Kaupapa Māori research: Epistemic wilderness as freedom? New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 47(2): 64-73. (Journal Article)
  • Cooper, G. (2012) Kaupapa Māori research: Epistemic wilderness as freedom? Christchurch, New Zealand: Māori Association of Social Science Conference (MASS), 28-30 Nov 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Cooper, G. and Davis, D. (2012) Māori Masculinities: Invoking Tū and Rongo. Blenheim, New Zealand: Tane Ora Conference, 5-7 Dec 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G. (2012) Simply, an appreciation of Roy Nash's contribution to Māori education. Wollongong, Australia: Research Seminar Series, 22 Mar 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Cooper, G. (2012) Taniwha meets Caliban – Decadence in Māori Studies. Auckland, New Zealand: International Indigenous Development Research Conference, 27-30 Jun 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Manning, R.F., Macfarlane, A.H., Skerrett, M., Cooper, G., Andreotti, V. and Emery, T. (2011) A new net to go fishing: Messages from international evidence based research and kaupapa Māori research. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 40: 92-101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/ajie.40.92. (Journal Article)
  • Andreotti, V., Ahenakew, C. and Cooper, G. (2011) Epistemological pluralism. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples 7(1): 40-50. (Journal Article)
  • Anglem, J., Te Aika, L.H., Cooper, G., Diamond, J., Lambert, S., Ormond, A., Skerrett, M. and Williams, L. (2011) Panel Discussion: Future Possibilities for Māori Research: Local and Global Imperatives. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Māori Research Wānanga, 25 Feb 2011. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Cooper, G. (2010) Belief that pregnant must avoid relics still real. In Timaru Herald Newspaper Article. (Other)
  • Cooper, G. (2010) Comments on Thought as Social Transformation. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia: Oodgeroo Unit Symposium, 25 Aug 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G. (2010) Hapū tapu very real. In Manawatu Standard Newspaper Interview. (Other)
  • Cooper, G. (2010) Hapū vs Tapu. In 95BFM Auckland: Radio interview. (Other)
  • Cooper, G. (2010) He aha te wāhi ki te Mātauranga Māori ki Roto i Te Kura Kaupapa Māori: The positioning of Māori knowledge in kura kaupapa Māori. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Ngā Kete a Rēhua: Inaugural Māori Research Symposium - Te Waipounamu, 4-5 Sep 2008. 53-60. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Skerrett, M., Manning, R., Macfarlane, A., Cooper, G., Andreotti, V. and Emery, T. (2010) Key BES Findings for Whānau and Iwi. Wellington, New Zealand: Presentation of report to Ministry of Education, 23 Jul 2010. (Oral Presentation)
  • Cooper, G., Skerrett, M., Andreotti, V., Manning, R., Macfarlane, A. and Emery, T. (2010) Key Best Evidence Synthesis (BES): Findings for whānau and iwi. Ministry of Education. 58pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Cooper, G. and Andreotti, V. (2010) Language as metaphor for unrepresentable realities: when all we have are flexible 'myths'. Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK: Recycling Myths, Inventing Nations, 14-16 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Cooper, G. (2010) Māori Studies: a discipline and questions. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Māori Studies Postgraduate Seminar Series, 1 Oct 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G., Andreotti, V., Skerrett, M., Manning, R., Macfarlane, A. and Emery, T. (2010) Sea of possibilities: A kupenga theoretical framework. Auckland, New Zealand: Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga 4th International Indigenous Conference, 6-9 Jun 2010. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Cooper, G. (2010) Waitangi Day. In RDU 98.5FM Radio Interview. (Other)
  • Cooper, G. (2010) Whānau Ora: A nuanced approach. Christchurch: The Press. Newspaper Article. (Other)
  • Cooper, G. (2009) A critique of the new New Zealand Curriculum: Interrogating the idea of 'norm' in the New Zealand Curriculum. University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand: Initial Teacher Education and the New Zealand Curriculum/Te Marautanga o Aotearoa Symposium, 29-30 Jun 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G. (2009) A critique of the new New Zealand curriculum: Interrogating the idea of 'norm' in the New Zealand curriculum. Rotorua, New Zealand: NZARE Conference & Annual Meeting, 30 Nov-4 Dec 2009. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Cooper, G. (2009) A re-reading of the pathologising "long tail of underachievement". Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia: Oodgeroo Unit Seminar Series, 20 Oct 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G. (2009) Depoliticisation of Māori Language Reclamation Activities in Aotearoa. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Ngā Reo Taketake Symposium, 29 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G. (2009) Foreshore and Seabed. RDU 98.5FM. Radio Interview. (Other)
  • Cooper, G. (2009) PhD presentation. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Aotahi Matariki Seminar Series, 3 Sep 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Wallace, P., Skerrett, M., Diamond, J., Hayward, H. and Cooper, G. (2009) Research Pathways Panel Discussion. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: He Wānanga Rangahau Māori Research Seminar, 7 Aug 2009. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Cooper, G. and Berger-Garvey, J. (2009) Review of the Ngāi Tahu Education Strategy. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. (Report for External Body)
  • Cooper, G. (2009) The Māori Flag. RDU 98.5FM. Radio Interview. (Other)
  • Cooper, G. (2008) Connectedness in Youth. In FORST funded project University of Victoria Wellington and NZCER. (Other)
  • Roberts, J., McDowall, S. and Cooper, G. (2008) Enterprising and future-focused? The first report from the Regional Education for Enterprise Clusters Evaluation. Ministry of Education and Trade and Enterprise New Zealand. 190pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Cooper, G. (2008) Evaluation of Education for Sustainability. Evaluation of Education for Sustainability. (Report for External Body)
  • Cooper, G. (2008) He aha te wāhi ki te mātauranga Māori i roto i ngā kura kaupapa Māori? The positioning of Māori knowledge in kura kaupapa Māori. Christchurch, New Zealand: Ngā Kete a Rēhua Inaugural Māori Research Symposium - Te Waipounamu, 4-5 Sep 2008. In Ngā Kete a Rēhua: Inaugural Māori Research Symposium Te Waipounamu - Proceedings Book 53-60. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Cooper, G. (2008) Navigating and creating new realities. Te Awamutu, New Zealand: Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Curriculum Realignment Group, 4 Jul 2008. (Oral Presentation)
  • Cooper, G. (2007) Are there ways other than "levelling"? University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand: Language, Education and Diversity Conference, 21-24 Nov 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G. (2007) He aha te wähi ki te mātauranga Māori i roto i ngä kura kaupapa Māori? The positioning of Māori knowledge in kura kaupapa Māori. University of Technology Sydney, Australia: Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Knowledge Conference ISIK, 11-13 Jul 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G. and Davis, D. (2007) Object-Subject-Self: Locating all our Selves in Ethical Research, or How We are the Knowers and Not the Object to Be Known: A Conceptual and Case Study Analysis. Adelaide, Australia: Cultural Heritage, Social Justice and Ethical Globalisation - A World Archaeological Congress Symposium, 28-29 Sep 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G., Gilbert, J. and Campbell, R. (2007) Te Kete o Aoraki Evaluation. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. vii+55pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Cooper, G., Bull, A. and Campbell, R. (2006) Evaluation of Ngā Taumatua Whakapakari. NZCER and the Ministry of Education. 60pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Cooper, G., Bull, A. and Campbell, R. (2006) Ngā Taumatua Whakapakari Evaluation. Ministry of Education. (Report for External Body)
  • Bolstad, R., Gilbert, J., Vaughan, K., Darr, C. and Cooper, G. (2006) Zooming in on learning in the digital age (ZILDA). NZCER and the Ministry of Education. (Report for External Body)
  • Cooper, G. (2005) He tamaiti ako i te käinga, ka taea te raranga i öna ao: Children raised in their own culture can weave their worlds. Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand: Indigenous Knowledges Conference, 22-25 Jul 2005. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G. (2004) "I expect the same quality as in mainstream and more...". Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Researchers in Education Conference, 24-26 Nov 2004. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Cooper, G., Arago-Kemp, V., Wylie, C. and Hodgen, E. (2004) Te Rerenga ā Te Pïrere: A longitudinal study of kŌhanga reo and kura kaupapa Māori students. Phase I report. New Zealand Council For Educational Research. (Report for External Body)
  • Cooper, G., Roddick, S., Hodgen, E. and Wylie, C. (2003) Educational Provision in the rohe of Ngāti Whakaue. New Zealand Council for Educational Research. (Report for External Body)
  • Cooper, G. (2002) Innovative Pathways. Ministry of Education. (Report for External Body)