Summary
Whaikorero: Unveiling the Art of Māori Oratory
Anyone who has been welcomed onto a marae in New Zealand will understand that whaikorero - oratory - is at the heart of Māori culture. Whaikorero: The World of Māori Oratory is the first introduction to this fundamental Māori art to be widely published.
Based on broad research as well as oral histories from 30 of the leading exponents of whaikorero, many of whom have subsequently passed, this book is a valuable resource…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781869404635 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1869404637 |
| Author: | Poia Rewi |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 195mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
‘This is a useful and long-awaited work with a great deal to offer the simply curious, the student of history and the aspiring orator.’ – Tom O’Connor, Taranaki Daily News
This is a useful and long-awaited work with a great deal to offer the simply curious, the student of history and the aspiring orator. – Tom O’Connor, Taranaki Daily News
I would definitely recommend Whaikorero: The World of Maori Oratory by Poia Rewi. – Maraea Rakuraku, Speaking Volumes
This valuable book has come about from Poia’s desire to record information from a rapidly diminishing generation of kaumatua … Whaikorero is for the shelves of those with a serious interest and curiosity about Maori history and tikanga. – Mana Magazine
About The Author
Poia Rewi
Associate Professor Poia Rewi (Tuhoe, Ngati Manawa, Te Arawa) holds a PhD from the University of Otago and teaches there in Te Tumu: The School of Maori, Pacific, and Indigenous Studies, having previously taught at Waikato University for a decade. A certified translator and interpreter of Maori into English he is also a qualified teacher of English as a second language. He has been a judge at many regional Maori-language speaking competitions as well as being a judge at national, regional and tribal Maori performing arts competitions (adult/senior and high school levels).
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