The Good Settler: Richard Shaw
One of our most popular 2024 guests returns to WORD! Politics professor and writer Richard Shaw’s new book The Good Settler is the third in a trilogy by one of our most incisive writers on decolonisation. His books explore the complicated realities of Pākehā with long settler histories in Aotearoa New Zealand. He joins Helen Brown (Ngāi Tahu) in conversation.
‘Richard Shaw has struck a rich vein’ — Stephanie Johnson, NZ Listener
‘Even for someone like me, who’s had a real interest in New Zealand history, there were still things that really surprised me and shocked me’ — Paul Diamond, RNZ
Richard Shaw talks to Kathryn Ryan on RNZ here
Speakers
Richard Shaw
Richard Shaw is a writer and academic who has written three books exploring historical amnesia and Pākehā myth-making am
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Helen Brown
Helen Brown (Ngāi Tahu) is co-manager of the Ngāi Tahu Archive. She works with Ngāi Tahu communities on history and memo
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