Damon Salesa

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Damon Ieremia Salesa
Toeolesulusulu Ieremia Salesa
Born (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972 (age 48)
Alma materOxford University
Scientific career
ThesisRace mixing : a Victorian problem in Britain and New Zealand, 1830s–1870 (2001)

Damon Ieremia Salesa (born 30 December 1972) is a Samoan New Zealand academic. Raised in Glen Innes, he attended Selwyn College and then the University of Auckland.[1] Salesa was the first Rhodes Scholar of Pacific descent.[2] He is currently head of the Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.[3][4] He is married to Jenny Salesa, a lawyer and member of the New Zealand parliament for the Labour Party.[5]

In 2017, Salesa attracted significant press both with claims that Auckland has 'residential segregation'[6][7] and that Pacific Island sports stars are denied governance roles.[8][9][10]

Awards[]

In 2021, Salesa was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, in recognition of "his outstanding interdisciplinary contribution to Pacific Studies".[4]

Selected works[]

  • Racial Crossings: Race, Intermarriage, and the Victorian British Empire 2012. ISBN 978-0-19-960415-9.[11][12][13][14] (Won the Ernest Scott Prize for History.[15][16])

References[]

  1. ^ "Damon Salesa – The University of Auckland". Auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Damon Salesa – Samoans – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 17 March 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Mr Damon Salesa – The University of Auckland". Arts.auckland.ac.nz. doi:10.1002/9781118305492.ch26. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Jenny Salesa to stand for Labour in Manukau East". Pacific Guardians. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Auckland: city of cultural segregation". Newsroom.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Auckland: A city of cultural segregation". Stuff.co.nz. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Rugby could become 'weaker code' among Pacific players if league opens up eligibility". Stuff.co.nz. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. ^ "League: Polynesian stars just 'labourers'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Pacific support for league could outstrip that for rugby | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  11. ^ Ghosh, Durba (1 January 2013). "Racial Crossings: Race, Intermarriage, and the Victorian British Empire, by Damon Ieremia Salesa". Victorian Studies. 55 (2): 363–365. doi:10.2979/victorianstudies.55.2.363. JSTOR 10.2979/victorianstudies.55.2.363.
  12. ^ "H-Net Reviews". H-net.org. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  13. ^ Bueltmann, T. (2013). "Racial Crossings: Race, Intermarriage, and the Victorian British Empire, by Damon Ieremia Salesa". The English Historical Review. 128 (532): 705. doi:10.1093/ehr/cet061.
  14. ^ Carter, Sarah (25 February 2014). "Racial Crossings: Race, intermarriage, and the Victorian British Empire by Damon Ieremia Salesa (review)". Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History. 14. doi:10.1353/cch.2013.0015. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Damon Ieremia Salesa wins $12000 Ernest Scott Prize for History. | Articulation". Articulation.arts.unimelb.edu.au. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Damon Salesa wins elite award". Spasifikmag.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

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