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Ko Aotearoa Tatou : We Are New Zealand : An Anthology
Paperback Edition: 1
In the aftermath of the Christchurch terrorist attacks of 15 March 2019, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared: We are all New Zealanders. These words resonated, an instant meme that asserted our national diversity and inclusiveness and, at the same time, issued a rebuke to hatred and divisiveness.
Ko Aotearoa Tatou | We Are New Zealand is bursting with new works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art created in response to the editors questions: What is New Zealand now, in all its rich variety and contradiction, darkness and light? Who are New Zealanders?
The works flowed in from well-known names and new voices, from writers and artists from Kerikeri to Bluff. Some are teenagers still at school; some are in their eighties. Maori, Pakeha, Pasifika, Asian, new migrants, young voices, queer writers, social warriors ... Aotearoa's many faces are represented in this unique and important compendium.
In a society where the arts, especially marginalised arts, are under threat, this anthology shows that creative work can explore, document, interrogate, re-imagine and celebrate who we are as citizens of this diverse country, in a diverse world.
A list of all contributors can be found at www.wearenewzealand.org.
Featured in the 28 April 2020 New Zealand newsletter.
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Pages : 280
Publisher : Otago University Press
Publication date : 2020-10-01
Subjects: Fiction, Non-fiction, Published in New Zealand, NZ Fiction, NZ Poetry, New Zealand, NZ Art & Artists