title: Participatory design in Māori cultural contexts

authors: Bowen, Judy

subjects: computer science

abstract: The Hakituri project aims to develop practical and ethical wearable monitoring solutions for workers in hazardous industries. We identified specific challenges pertinent to our participatory design process for this project which relate to the indigenous participants, cultural expectations and data sovereignty. As we developed the ideas for our design process, further challenges became evident. In this paper we explore the challenges that unfolded and describe how we began to mitigate them and develop ideas for similar future challenges.

text: Participatory design in Māori cultural contexts The Hakituri project aims to develop practical and ethical wearable monitoring solutions for workers in hazardous industries. We identified specific challenges pertinent to our participatory design process for this project which relate to the indigenous participants, cultural expectations and data sovereignty. As we developed the ideas for our design process, further challenges became evident. In this paper we explore the challenges that unfolded and describe how we began to mitigate them and develop ideas for similar future challenges.

year: 2020

title: Artefacts, biology and bias in museum collection research

authors: Wehi, Priscilla M.

subjects: experimenta design

abstract: Museum collections are increasingly subjected to scientific scrutiny, including molecular, isotopic and trace-element analyses. Recent advances have extended analyses from natural history specimens to historical artefacts. We highlight three areas of concern that can influence interpretation of data derived from museum collections: sampling issues associated with museum collection use, methods of analysis, and the value of cross-referencing data with historical documents and data sets. We use a case study that focuses on kiwi (Apteryx spp.) feather samples from valuable 19th century Māori cloaks in New Zealand to show how sampling and analysis challenges need to be minimized by careful design. We argue that aligning historical records with scientific data generated from museum collections significantly improves data interpretation.

text: Artefacts, biology and bias in museum collection research Museum collections are increasingly subjected to scientific scrutiny, including molecular, isotopic and trace-element analyses. Recent advances have extended analyses from natural history specimens to historical artefacts. We highlight three areas of concern that can influence interpretation of data derived from museum collections: sampling issues associated with museum collection use, methods of analysis, and the value of cross-referencing data with historical documents and data sets. We use a case study that focuses on kiwi (Apteryx spp.) feather samples from valuable 19th century Māori cloaks in New Zealand to show how sampling and analysis challenges need to be minimized by careful design. We argue that aligning historical records with scientific data generated from museum collections significantly improves data interpretation.

year: 2012-07

title: Charity Law and the Liberal State [Book Review]

authors: Chevalier-Watts, Juliet

abstract: I have long been an admirer of the work of Matthew Harding, and it would not be unreasonable to say that I have quoted from his publications on a fair few occasions I So I was greatly honoured and delighted to be asked to review this 2014 publication. The book has seven chapters and an introduction. Harding has woven through the later chapters many of the submissions and arguments presented in the early chapters. This provides the reader with a real thread of continuity and continually leads the mind back to the notions of charity law and the liberal state.

text: Charity Law and the Liberal State [Book Review] I have long been an admirer of the work of Matthew Harding, and it would not be unreasonable to say that I have quoted from his publications on a fair few occasions I So I was greatly honoured and delighted to be asked to review this 2014 publication. The book has seven chapters and an introduction. Harding has woven through the later chapters many of the submissions and arguments presented in the early chapters. This provides the reader with a real thread of continuity and continually leads the mind back to the notions of charity law and the liberal state.

year: 2015