title: Talking 'facts': identity and rationality in industry perspectives on genetic modification

authors: Henderson, Alison

subjects: identity

abstract: Despite the potential political impact of industry attempts to influence public policy about genetic modification, little research has focused on critical understanding of industry perspectives. This article explores the rhetorical and discursive construction of public messages about this controversial issue by two major New Zealand export industries. The kiwifruit industry advocates a very cautious public policy position, while the dairy industry has been a strong advocate for the commercial development of genetic modification. We demonstrate that these industries draw on multiple identities and rationalities to negotiate, express, and elaborate their positions on genetic modification, informed variously by discourses of risk, science, the political economy of the marketplace, and images of the ‘natural’ environment. We suggest that exploring how organizations seek to influence controversial socio-political issues through the management of multiple identities may facilitate greater understanding of viewpoints often represented in the media as two distinct polarities; that is as either ‘for’ or ‘against’ the issues.

text: Talking 'facts': identity and rationality in industry perspectives on genetic modification Despite the potential political impact of industry attempts to influence public policy about genetic modification, little research has focused on critical understanding of industry perspectives. This article explores the rhetorical and discursive construction of public messages about this controversial issue by two major New Zealand export industries. The kiwifruit industry advocates a very cautious public policy position, while the dairy industry has been a strong advocate for the commercial development of genetic modification. We demonstrate that these industries draw on multiple identities and rationalities to negotiate, express, and elaborate their positions on genetic modification, informed variously by discourses of risk, science, the political economy of the marketplace, and images of the ‘natural’ environment. We suggest that exploring how organizations seek to influence controversial socio-political issues through the management of multiple identities may facilitate greater understanding of viewpoints often represented in the media as two distinct polarities; that is as either ‘for’ or ‘against’ the issues.

year: 2007

title: The construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author function

authors: Snake-Beings, Emit

abstract: The context of this article is the changes in authorship that have occurred within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia. The mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture, compared with that of a Read/Only tradition, is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such represents new functions and attributes. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Karen Karnak and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, while concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names forms an important tool of deconstruction involving an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology in the creation of a collective multi-author pseudonym, Karen Karnak. The article ends with a discussion of the implications of multi-authorship on the concept of the body of work, ownership and copyright.

text: The construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author function The context of this article is the changes in authorship that have occurred within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia. The mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture, compared with that of a Read/Only tradition, is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such represents new functions and attributes. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Karen Karnak and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, while concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names forms an important tool of deconstruction involving an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology in the creation of a collective multi-author pseudonym, Karen Karnak. The article ends with a discussion of the implications of multi-authorship on the concept of the body of work, ownership and copyright.

year: 2013

title: An evaluation of the effectiveness of social equity strategies for Maori students in the School of Science and Technology

authors: Rua, Mohi

subjects: Maori students

abstract: In 1991 the School of Science and Technology (SOSAT) at the University of Waikato
had a very low participation rate of Maori and students from other non-dominant
ethnic groups. This situation was serious enough to concerned the then Dean of the
School and strategies were developed to change this situation. Four major strategies
are used to encourage, support and retain Maori students to successfully pursue and
complete a degree in Science. They are: the Te Putahi o te Manawa programme - a
mentoring programme; a scholarship and grant writing strategy (in particular
assistance with Tuapapa Putaiao Maori Fellowships(TPMFs) administered by FRST);
school visits; and field trips with secondary schools in the Waikato region that have a
high proportion of Maori students. The Maori & Psychology Research Unit (MPRU) was contracted by Gary Bramley of
the Equity Office of the SOSAT to conduct this evaluation. Evaluative information was gathered through administering questionnaires,
completing key informant interviews, and completing focus group interviews. In this evaluation we sought to determine the effectiveness of the social equity
strategies for Maori students in the SOSAT at the University of Waikato.

text: An evaluation of the effectiveness of social equity strategies for Maori students in the School of Science and Technology In 1991 the School of Science and Technology (SOSAT) at the University of Waikato
had a very low participation rate of Maori and students from other non-dominant
ethnic groups. This situation was serious enough to concerned the then Dean of the
School and strategies were developed to change this situation. Four major strategies
are used to encourage, support and retain Maori students to successfully pursue and
complete a degree in Science. They are: the Te Putahi o te Manawa programme - a
mentoring programme; a scholarship and grant writing strategy (in particular
assistance with Tuapapa Putaiao Maori Fellowships(TPMFs) administered by FRST);
school visits; and field trips with secondary schools in the Waikato region that have a
high proportion of Maori students. The Maori & Psychology Research Unit (MPRU) was contracted by Gary Bramley of
the Equity Office of the SOSAT to conduct this evaluation. Evaluative information was gathered through administering questionnaires,
completing key informant interviews, and completing focus group interviews. In this evaluation we sought to determine the effectiveness of the social equity
strategies for Maori students in the SOSAT at the University of Waikato.

year: 1999-11-11