Dr Michael Stevens
Senior Lecturer
History
Otago University
New Zealand
Biography
2010: PhD, University of Otago 2004: BA(Hons), University of Otago 2004: LLB, University of Otago
Research Interest
Mike (nÅ KÄi Tahu ki Awarua) is a Senior Lecturer in MÄori History interested in knowledge born out of cross-cultural entanglement and colonisation in the long nineteenth-century. He focuses primarily on southern New Zealand’s colonial and maritime histories, especially as they relate to KÄi Tahu families and communities.
Publications
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Stevens, M. J. (2013). An intimate knowledge of 'Maori and mutton-bird': Big Nana's story. Journal of New Zealand Studies, 14, 106-121.
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Stevens, M. J. (2015). A 'useful' approach to MÄori history. New Zealand Journal of History, 49(1), 54-77.