$31.99
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2025
Summary
Racism. There, we said it. You can let your shoulders drop now that you know we will say the word and not sidestep it to protect people’s comfort. Or, you can raise your shoulders in preparation for tension as you realise that this book will not talk about unconscious bias or other terms that enable us to excuse ourselves from our own complicity in, inaction on, or upholding of racist structures. - Sereana Naepi
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776711253 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776711254 |
| Author: | Sereana Naepi |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 140mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
This book promises to be a timely and much-needed intervention into discussions of race in Aotearoa.
– Simon Barber, senior lecturer of sociology, gender studies and criminology, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of OtagoOceans Between Us is a paradigm-defining work – filling a crucial gap in scholarship on racism against Pacific communities in New Zealand. Bringing together critical academic analysis and lived experience, this book is both intellectually enriching and a call for social transformation.
– Steven Ratuva, Pro-Vice Chancellor Pacific, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha – University of CanterburyOceans Between Us is a groundbreaking collection that fuses critical scholarship with Pacific cultural wisdom. Connecting past, present and future, it confronts the deep-seated racism in New Zealand’s systems and offers bold pathways for change. A must-read for scholars, policymakers and anyone committed to justice and equity.
– Patrick Vakaoti, professor and dean of Te Tumu School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago‘In a political moment when ‘equal treatment’ rhetoric attempts to erase the reality of inequity, this book matters.’
– Tracey SharpSereana Naepi
Sereana Naepi (Fijian, Pākehā) is an associate professor in sociology at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland. Her research focuses on equity in higher education, Indigenous research methodologies, and the experiences of Pacific peoples, Māori, and early career researchers in academia. She is committed to addressing systemic barriers to success in universities and advocating for institutional change.
Her work explores the impact of neoliberalism on education and the need for Indigenous knowledge systems to be recognized within academic spaces. Sereana has co-authored research on decolonizing universities and improving pathways for underrepresented scholars. She is a recipient of the Rutherford Discovery Fellowship and Spencer Education grants.
Through her scholarship and advocacy, she contributes to rethinking how education serves diverse communities, challenging traditional structures to create more just and inclusive learning environments for future generations.
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