Journal article
New Histories: Creating Video Work to Fill Adoption Absences
Journal of New Zealand Studies, Vol.29, pp.75-88
2019
Abstract
Adopted at birth and brought up Pākehā, I discovered as an adult that I have Ngāi Tahu tūpuna (ancestors). Adoptees seek birth kin and stories to try to fill the gaps and absences that haunt us, so I undertook my roots journey, travelling three times to Riverton/Aparima, where my ancestors had lived, taking my video camera. In this article I describe how initially I did not find the belonging I was looking for, but through my creative practice of filmmaking, and the three short videos I made, I did connect to place, and began making a new history for myself.
Details
- Title
- New Histories: Creating Video Work to Fill Adoption Absences
- Authors
- Christine Rogers (Corresponding Author) - RMIT University
- Publication details
- Journal of New Zealand Studies, Vol.29, pp.75-88
- Publisher
- Victoria University of Wellington
- DOI
- 10.26686/jnzs.v0iNS29.6263
- ISSN
- 2324-3740
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99995994302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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