“On and On It Goes”: Representations of the New Zealand Wars in novels, film, and theatre
Journal: Research Commons (University of Waikato)
Year: 2019

This thesis considers fictional representations of the New Zealand Wars. Through the media of novels, feature films, and drama with links to Shakespeare, it explores common features between representations. It examines how these representations change in tone or style over time and how different representations negotiate the complex issues of race, gender, and colonialism.&#13;\n\tI examine key representations ranging from 1861 to 2017 in terms of genre. I begin with the nineteenth-century novel