Can't we talk about class

Aotearoa-New Zealand's "classless" discourse

Bibliographic Data

ID21716083
AuthorsKyle Barrett (0000-0002-4395-5670, Award-winning filmmaking, researcher and Senior Lecturer, Media and Creative Technologies, the University of Waikato), Bill Cochrane (Teacher, the Social Policy programme, the University of Waikato)
Year2025
Volume28
Issue1-2
Pages68-78
Publication date2025-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Australian indigenous issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1440-5202
PublisherRMIT Publishing (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3316/informit.t2025070300003600606889576
OpenAlexW4412049483
LanguageEN
References cited14

In Aotearoa-New Zealand (ANZ), class discourse is notably absent from mainstream socio-cultural-political narratives.The perception of an egalitarian society is challenged by its continuous promotion of neoliberal ideology, policy and practice, resulting in a fractured society.As a colonised nation, this has exacerbated poor class relations and limited social mobility.This paper examines ANZ's complex political history to better understand how workingclass individuals and communities are often marginalised or made invisible within cultural, political, and social frameworks.By analysing these issues, this paper aims to lay the foundation for a broader conversation within and about ANZ's working-class communities

Aotearoa · Epistemology · Genealogy · Linguistics · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy

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