Navigating identity and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand with Professor James Liu, School of Psychology, Massey University.
Pastorius Waller Theatre at The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson
30 November 2022, 12.30 – 2.00pm (Light refreshments provided at 12pm)
Professor James Liu invites us in a conversation on building community capability to better understand the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, biculturalism, and the role of multiculturalism in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
This workshop is open to the public and professionals in the public sector who want to build more confidence in critical thinking about racial equity among diverse communities.
About James
James is currently a Professor in the School of Psychology at Massey University and taught at Victoria University of Wellington for twenty years, where he was Co-Director of its Centre for Applied Cross-Cultural Research (2010-2014). His research is in cross-cultural, social and political psychology, specialising in social representations of history and their relationship to identity, prejudice, and international relations.
James has interests in global consciousness, and the role of digital influence in societal change. Over the span of his career James has supervised numerous students from vast backgrounds. He has more than 200 refereed publications, that have been cited more than 10,000 times, with edited volumes including New Zealand Identities: Departures and Destinations, Restorative Justice and Practices in New Zealand, and Progress in Asian Social Psychology, Volumes 2 and 6.
