Davinia Thornley
Biographic Data
| ID | 4870626 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Davinia Thornley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Davinia |
| FAMILY NAME | Thornley |
| SIGNATURE | THORNLEY D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0423-419X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Current understandings of childfreedom
This article aims to outline a rising demographic category: that of people who have chosen not to have children, also known as ‘childfree.’ While this category is becoming more widely recognized (and tolerated, if not fully accepted) in Western media and throughout related popular culture, many people—both academics and the general public—are unclear about several aspects of childfree life. These (mis)perceptions include how to define childfree v…
The Dixie and the Carolina
Māori identity by way of New Zealand film or why ‘I don't have to be a particular skin colour to feel beige’
This article examines the specifically indigenous world-view of a group of Māori women that participated as part of a series of four focus group discussions I held with expatriate New Zealanders in London in mid-2006. Broadly, the aim of these groups was to question participants about their experiences of watching New Zealand films now that they were living overseas in order to understand their perspectives on national identity. The first three g…
Talking film, talking identity
This article examines the themes produced from a series of focus groups with expatriate New Zealanders (also known as `Kiwis') undertaken in London in mid-2006. The participants were questioned about their experiences of watching New Zealand films now that they were living overseas, in order to understand their perspectives on national identity. The themes that developed include: the importance of national film viewing by expatriates in creating …
Breaking with English
Broken English and the bone people, a New Zealand film and novel respectively, fall into the category of nation‐building texts. Many narratives in this 'genre' accomplish cultural reunification through the family. However, these two works are particularly intriguing because they use land and specific spaces in order to work through these transcultural shifts as they are played out within the main characters' relationships. 'Breaking with English'…
Talking film, talking identity
This article examines the themes produced from a series of focus groups with expatriate New Zealanders (also known as `Kiwis') undertaken in London in mid-2006. The participants were questioned about their experiences of watching New Zealand films now that they were living overseas, in order to understand their perspectives on national identity. The themes that developed include: the importance of national film viewing by expatriates in creating …
Breaking with English
Broken English and the bone people, a New Zealand film and novel respectively, fall into the category of nation‐building texts. Many narratives in this 'genre' accomplish cultural reunification through the family. However, these two works are particularly intriguing because they use land and specific spaces in order to work through these transcultural shifts as they are played out within the main characters' relationships. 'Breaking with English'…
Breaking with English
Broken English and the bone people, a New Zealand film and novel respectively, fall into the category of nation‐building texts. Many narratives in this 'genre' accomplish cultural reunification through the family. However, these two works are particularly intriguing because they use land and specific spaces in order to work through these transcultural shifts as they are played out within the main characters' relationships. 'Breaking with English'…
Talking film, talking identity
This article examines the themes produced from a series of focus groups with expatriate New Zealanders (also known as `Kiwis') undertaken in London in mid-2006. The participants were questioned about their experiences of watching New Zealand films now that they were living overseas, in order to understand their perspectives on national identity. The themes that developed include: the importance of national film viewing by expatriates in creating …
Māori identity by way of New Zealand film or why ‘I don't have to be a particular skin colour to feel beige’
This article examines the specifically indigenous world-view of a group of Māori women that participated as part of a series of four focus group discussions I held with expatriate New Zealanders in London in mid-2006. Broadly, the aim of these groups was to question participants about their experiences of watching New Zealand films now that they were living overseas in order to understand their perspectives on national identity. The first three g…
The Dixie and the Carolina
Current understandings of childfreedom
This article aims to outline a rising demographic category: that of people who have chosen not to have children, also known as ‘childfree.’ While this category is becoming more widely recognized (and tolerated, if not fully accepted) in Western media and throughout related popular culture, many people—both academics and the general public—are unclear about several aspects of childfree life. These (mis)perceptions include how to define childfree v…
Art (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · American Sports and Literature (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (1 work) · Children's Rights and Participation (1 work) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 work) · Consciousness (1 work)