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We combine macro and micro knowledges — getting down to the nitty-gritty and zooming out for the larger picture — to develop understandings of life.
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Institutions can empower the vulnerable and/or discriminate and attack. We study collective actions and categories: their causes, effects and resistance.
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People make, shape and break physical and political locations — and vice versa. We study kaitiakitanga, disaster recovery, health and migration — old and new.
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Narratives help us to explain events, actions and motivations with a beginning, middle and end. We study the stories of others and create our own.
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We raise intercultural understanding by researching language education, translation, film, literatures, history and religion in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
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As historians, philosophers, theologians, poets, novelists and critics of art, theatre and literature, we all research the messy glory of being human.
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From archaeologists to filmmakers to policymakers, our researchers explore power, inequality, conflict, youth, gender, technologies and creative expression.
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We draw on mātauranga Māori to create new knowledge, ideas and innovations for the benefit of Māori, iwi, local, national and global communities.
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Our award-winning researchers increase understanding of the history, languages and contemporary life of Pacific communities in Aotearoa, the Pacific and beyond.
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Explore research and perspectives from the Faculty of Arts and hear our academics discuss their findings and interesting topics.
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Our research leads to cultural, social, environmental, economic and health benefits for our communities, our nation, our region and our world.
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We are home to a range of specialist and cross-disciplinary research centres.
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Browse the research interests of our academic staff in our expertise database.
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