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ERIC Number: EJ1216659
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1857
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Mana Wahine and "Washday at the Pa"
Stewart, Georgina
Educational Philosophy and Theory, v51 n7 p684-692 2019
"Washday at the Pa" ('pa' is used colloquially by Pakeha to refer to a Maori settlement) is the title of an old schoolbook, a picture reading book for younger schoolchildren, which was produced in 1964 by the state education system in Aotearoa-New Zealand in 1964, written and photographed by Ans Westra, who later became one of the most famous photographers in the country. "Washday at the Pa" provoked a national debate when the Minister of Education acceded to protests by the Maori Womens Welfare League against its use in classrooms by withdrawing it completely, and the story of this controversy has remained alive in national consciousness ever since. This research brings Maori feminist philosophy to the Washday debate: I take up Mana Wahine theory as a useful lens on the controversy, understood as an event about, with and for women, in the history of Maori education. The purpose of this article is to reread, using Mana Wahine theory, existing arguments about the book's withdrawal, and to propose an original resolution of the question at the centre of debate: should the book have been withdrawn from schools, or not?
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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