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THEOREL 208

Semester 1, 2017

Religious Resistance to Empire: Native and Indigenous Movements, 1800-1945
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“How long shall they kill our prophets, while we stand aside and look?” Bob Marley

In Religious Resistance to Empire we will explore resistance to colonisation both here in Aotearoa/New Zealand and across the globe in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Utilising a broad definition of “religion” that incorporates indigenous and native worldviews, we will look at the fundamental importance of spirituality for native and indigenous peoples.

These understandings of religion were particularly important during the expansion of Empire, as the full oppressive and exploitative power of colonisation was exerted across the globe.

In this context native and indigenous peoples formulated a range of religious responses, ranging from the political, spiritual, intellectual, and creative through to military. These manifested in many different ways, ranging from prophetic movements to radical political parties, from educated elites to native clergy.

Through this course you will expand your understanding of the issues that have shaped indigenous histories; how indigenous peoples have shaped their own cultures; and the trans-indigenous connections that span the globe.

The course can also be cross-credited towards a major in History.

Lecturer: Dr Hirini Kaa (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata) h.kaa@auckland.ac.nz 

Room 707, Building 206, 14a Symonds St, Ph. 09 9237376

Office Hours: Tuesday 10am, Thursday 10am or by appointment.

Lecture: Tuesday 3-5, Rm 206-315

Tutorial: Friday 10-11, Rm 260-005

Prerequisites: Any 30 points at Stage I from BA schedule

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Standing Rock parallels to Aotearoa (Mar 2017)

Religious Resistance to Empire in 2016 United States (Nov 2016)

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