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Pacific Themes: Gender and Sexuality

Gender

Articles

Pacific Women’s Experiences Working in Universities in Aotearoa New Zealand
Sereana Naepi (2021). Higher Education Research & Development, 40(1): 63-74.
Mixed Messages: Maori/Pasifika Masculinities and Aotearoa/New Zealand Identity in Television Advertising, 2000-2019.
Bannister, M. (2022). Journal of New Zealand Studies, (34), 49-64.
“My Thighs Can Squash You”: Young Māori and Pasifika Wāhine Celebration of Strong Brown Bodies
Nemani, M.J. and Thorpe, H. (2023). Youth 3: 971-990.
A Voice of our Own: Advocacy by Women with Disability in Australia and the Pacific
Sands, T. (2005). Gender & Development 13(3): 51-62.

Thesis

Pacific Women, Beauty and Race: The Communication of Beauty Ideals and the Experiences of Pacific Women in Contemporary Society
Latu, M. (2020)
Masters thesis in Communication Studies.

MVPFAFF+ (LGBTQI)

Sex and Gender in the Pacific by Angela Kelly-Hanku, Peter Aggleton, Anne Malcolm (Editors)
ISBN: 9780367695101
Publication Date: 2023
See Chapter 5: A Positive Youth Development Approach to Addressing Sexual and Gender Diversity with Pasifika Young People in Australia (p. 53-65) by J. Ravulo.
Samoan Queer Lives by Dan Taulapapa McMullin; Yuki Kihara
ISBN: 9781877484094
Publication Date: 2018

Manalagi Talanoa A Community-Centred Approach to Research on the Health and Wellbeing of Pacific Rainbow LGBTIQA+ MVPFAFF Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand
Thomsen, P. and Brown-Acton, P. (2021). Pacific Health Dialog, 21(7): 474-480.
Pasifika Futures Whānau Ora: F’INE – Nurturing The Future For Pasifika LGBTQI
Manoa, S. and Brown-Acton, P., Utanga, T. and Jensen, S. (2019). Pacific Health Dialog, 21(4).
Research 'Side-Spaces' and the Criticality of Auckland, New Zealand, as a Site for Developing a Queer Pacific Scholarly Agenda
Thomsen, P. (2022). New Zealand Sociology 37(1): 120-142.
Out Loud Aotearoa: Sharing the Stories and Wishes of Queer, Gender Diverse, Intersex, Takatāpui, MVPFAFF and Rainbow Communities Around Aotearoa’s Mental Health and Addiction Services
Auckland Rainbow Youth.
Goodbye Israel Folau – I’m Sad It Had to End This Way
Patrick Thomsen, P.
The Spinoff. April 16, 2019.
Disruptions, Decolonial Desire and Diaspora: A Provocation Toward a Pacific Queer Worldmaking Scholarly Practice in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Thomsen, P. and Iosefo-Williams, J. (2021). Journal of New Zealand Studies (33): 94-109.

Theses

Queer Lives in Fiji
Thompson, T. (2014)
PhD Sociology.
Pasifika People of Transgender Experience in Employment: Safety and Personal Resilience
Williams, S. (2019)
MSc Psychology.
"Being a Lesbian is One Thing, but Being a Sāmoan Lesbian was, and is, a Whole Different Thing": Exploring the Coming Out Experiences of Sāmoan Lesbian And Queer Women
Stanley, D. (2022)
MSc Pacific Studies

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