Amber Kale

Biographic Data

ID642832
NAMEAmber Kale
GIVEN NAMESAmber
FAMILY NAMEKale
SIGNATUREKALE A
AFFILIATIONSVictoria University of Wellington
ORCID0000-0001-6059-4873
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Feeling out-of-sync

    Open AccessAmber Kale, Sara Kindon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Refugee Studies2025References: 14

    In this article, we draw upon Lefebvre’s method of rhythmanalysis to analyse themes emerging from a participatory research project with former refugees in Aotearoa New Zealand. Specifically, we explore how participants navigate everyday rhythms, routines, and cycles in new places, and the nuanced ways in which these repetitive time structures influence their sense of place attachment and well-being. While resettlement discourse prioritizes abstra…

  • Enjoying Time Alone’

    Open AccessAmber KaleARTICLEJournal of Refugee Studies2023Cited by: 3References: 10

    In this article, I draw upon a participatory research project to explore how solitude enhanced a sense of place-attachment and wellbeing for former refugees in Aotearoa New Zealand. Solitude is overlooked in refugee resettlement research, which instead prioritizes theories of social participation and integration. However, positive experiences of aloneness enabled participants to freely regulate their emotions, express their identities, restructur…

  • Whose lens? Gender behind the camera in Pacific filmmaking

    Polly Stupples, Maja Zonjić et al.ARTICLECultural Trends2022References: 4

    Filmmaking in the Pacific region is growing, with increasing numbers of films made in and about the region. Pacific filmmaking carries multiple forms of agency: it can redress colonial framings of the region, contribute to diversifying small island economies and support the diversity of cultural expression. However, little attention has been paid to gender in Pacific filmmaking. This article presents a quantitative gendered analysis of filmmakers…

  • Gender, (im)mobility and citizenship in a refugee women’s driving programme

    Amber Kale, Sara KindonARTICLEGender Place & Culture2020References: 13

    During resettlement, refugee-background women often become socially and spatially immobilised with heavy domestic responsibilities, lack of language skills, and lack of access to personal transport. To empower women to navigate spatial and social dimensions of resettlement landscapes, Wellington-based non-governmental organisation ChangeMakers Refugee Forum implemented a driving initiative entitled Turning the Curve. In this article we draw upon …

  • A symbolic representation of Wellington

    Amber KaleARTICLEVisual Studies2018

    In this article I examine how a participatory painting project in Wellington enhanced cross-cultural understanding between former refugee and host-society participants and enabled a more inclusive urban narrative. In light of the current global humanitarian crisis, a climate of fear has arisen around refugees, which is often exacerbated by the media perpetuating misinformation and negative stereotypes. To counteract misrepresentation, the paintin…

  • I Am a New Zealand Citizen Now—This Is My Home’

    Open AccessAmber Kale, Sara Kindon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Refugee Studies2018Cited by: 7References: 14

    In this article, we explore how a collaborative painting project with former refugee and host-society participants highlighted tensions regarding legal versus everyday citizenship in New Zealand, while also providing opportunities for strengthened social bridging and enhanced senses of belonging. Through a series of five painting workshops, participants explored how concepts of home, belonging and public visibility were imagined, normalized and c…