title: Review of book - Picturing culture: Explorations of film & anthropology by Jay Ruby

authors: Perrott, Lisa

abstract: To limit visual anthropology to a select audience (comprised primarily of academics, or of anthropologists, as Ruby is proposing), would be to deny the potential of such films to play the important role of generating public debate. Those films that are broadcast to a mass audience are capable of being used and re-used, not only within the realms of academia, but by those very people whose culture has been the subject (and often object) of ethnographic fieldwork. Ruby’s argument seems fraught with pessimism, as he does not allow for the possibility that everyday people, in a variety of social, cultural and economic contexts, may be active participants, not only in the process of studying culture, but in the process of culture building.

text: Review of book - Picturing culture: Explorations of film & anthropology by Jay Ruby To limit visual anthropology to a select audience (comprised primarily of academics, or of anthropologists, as Ruby is proposing), would be to deny the potential of such films to play the important role of generating public debate. Those films that are broadcast to a mass audience are capable of being used and re-used, not only within the realms of academia, but by those very people whose culture has been the subject (and often object) of ethnographic fieldwork. Ruby’s argument seems fraught with pessimism, as he does not allow for the possibility that everyday people, in a variety of social, cultural and economic contexts, may be active participants, not only in the process of studying culture, but in the process of culture building.

year: 2014

title: New Zealand outdoor recreation benefits

authors: Kaval, Pamela

subjects: non-market valuation

abstract: Millions of people participate in outdoor recreation activities in New Zealand every year. Economic recreation studies in the country concentrate mostly on market values. Market values only present part of the outdoor recreation benefit; while non-market values represent the other part. In this study, a meta-analysis is used to determine the non-market benefit of recreation. Results show non-market benefits from outdoor recreation to be over five billion dollars annually, exceeding market benefits of approximately four billion. New Zealand non-market values were then compared to those from a United States recreation database and results were favourably similar.

text: New Zealand outdoor recreation benefits Millions of people participate in outdoor recreation activities in New Zealand every year. Economic recreation studies in the country concentrate mostly on market values. Market values only present part of the outdoor recreation benefit; while non-market values represent the other part. In this study, a meta-analysis is used to determine the non-market benefit of recreation. Results show non-market benefits from outdoor recreation to be over five billion dollars annually, exceeding market benefits of approximately four billion. New Zealand non-market values were then compared to those from a United States recreation database and results were favourably similar.

year: 2007-08

title: Māori, census 2018 and data sovereignty

authors: Kukutai, Tahu

abstract: This webinar explores the issues with the 2018 Census data collection and examines what the implications could be for communities and funding.  See below to read some relevant articles prior to the webinar.

Our presenters also discuss iwi data sovereignty and data bias and the reasons why we should all pay more attention to the quality of the data we provide, use and collect.

text: Māori, census 2018 and data sovereignty This webinar explores the issues with the 2018 Census data collection and examines what the implications could be for communities and funding.  See below to read some relevant articles prior to the webinar.

Our presenters also discuss iwi data sovereignty and data bias and the reasons why we should all pay more attention to the quality of the data we provide, use and collect.

year: 2019