UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Dr Michael Davis

Contact

Department: Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies

Email: michael.davis@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3691431

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Language: English

About

Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

Social policy
Anthropology
Postcolonial and indigenous studies

Researcher Summary

Dr Michael Davis works across an inter-disciplinary space in the humanities and social sciences, encompassing history, sociology, social policy, anthropology and postcolonial and Indigenous studies. His experience and interests include Indigenous/European histories of encounter, Indigenous knowledges, environmental history, Indigenous rights issues and ethics, cultural heritage, and biography, as well as multi-species and human-animal encounters in history and Anthropocene thinking.

Subject Area: Disciplines

History, History of Art, Classics and Curatorial Studies: Modern History: Pacific
Sociology, Social Policy, Social Work, Criminology and Gender Studies: Social Policy ; Sociology

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Davis M. (2020) The “Culture” in Cultural Competence. In Frawley J; Russell G; Sherwood J (Ed.), Cultural Competence and the Higher Education Sector: Australian Perspectives, Policies and Practice: 15-29. Singapore: Springer. (Chapters)

Davis M. (2019) Indigenous Australian Identity in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts. In Ratuva S (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. (Chapters)

Davis M. (2017) Introduction: Backbone and Country. In Adamson J; Davis M (Ed.), Humanities for the Environment: Integrating Knowledge, Forging New Constellations of Practice: 46-54-46-54. London: Routledge. (Chapters)

Davis M. (2017) Walking Together into Knowledge: Aboriginal/European Collaborative Environmental Encounters in Australia’s North-East, 1847-1849. In Adamson J; Davis M (Ed.), Humanities for the Environment: Integrating Knowledge, Forging New Constellations of Practice: 181-194. London: Routledge. (Chapters)

Adamson J; Davis M (Ed.) (2016) Humanities for the Environment: Integrating Knowledge, Forging New Constellations of Practice. Routledge. 262. (Edited Volumes)

Davis M. (2016) Entangled Tropical Knowledges: Towards a Poetics of Knowledge and Place-Making in Nineteenth Century Voyaging Narratives. eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the Tropics 15(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.25120/etropic.15.1.2016.3301. (Journal Articles)

Davis M. (2013) Encountering Aboriginal knowledge: Explorer narratives on north-east Queensland, 1770 to 1820. Aboriginal History Journal 37 http://dx.doi.org/10.22459/ah.37.2013.02. (Journal Articles)

Davis M. (2013) Learning from the past? Some Early Attempts at Protecting Intangible Indigenous Heritage in Australia. Indigenous Policy Journal 24(2). (Journal Articles)

Davis M. (2011) “I live somewhere else but I’ve never left here”: Indigenous Knowledge, History, and Place. In Sefa Dei G (Ed.), Indigenous Philosophies and Critical Education: 113-126. New York: Peter Lang. (Chapters)

Davis M. (2010) Bringing Ethics Up To Date? A Review of the AIATSIS Ethical Guidelines. Australian Aboriginal Studies 2(Special Edition: Contemporary Ethical Issues in Au): 10-21. (Journal Articles)

Holcombe S. and Davis M. (2010) Whose ethics? Codifying and Enacting Ethics in Research Settings. Australian Aboriginal Studies 2(Special Edition: Contemporary Ethical Issues in Au): 1-9. (Journal Articles)

Holcombe S; Davis M (Ed.) (2010) Special Edition: Contemporary Ethical Issues in Australian Indigenous Research. Australian Aboriginal Studies. Journal of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 2. (Edited Volumes)

Craig D. and Davis M. (2008) Ethical Relationships for Biodiversity Research and Benefit-sharing with Indigenous Peoples. Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law 2(2): 31-74. (Journal Articles)

Davis M. (2008) Indigenous Knowledge: Beyond Protection, Towards Dialogue. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education 37(S1): 25-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/s132601110000034x. (Journal Articles)

Davis MB. (2007) Writing Heritage The Depiction of Indigenous Heritage in European-Australian Writings. Australian Scholary Publishing. 379. (Authored Books)

Davis M. (2006) Bridging the Gap or Crossing a Bridge? Indigenous Knowledge and the Language of Law and Policy. In Berkes F; Capistrano D; Reid WV; Wilbanks T (Ed.), Bridging Scales and Knowledge Systems: Concepts and Applications in Ecosystem Assessments: 145-182. Washington DC: Island Press. (Chapters)

Davis M. (2001) Law, Anthropology, and the Recognition of Indigenous Cultural Systems. In Kuppe R; Potz R (Ed.), Law and Anthropology: International Yearbook for Legal Anthropology 11: 298-320. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. (Chapters)

Davis M. (1999) Indigenous Rights in Traditional Knowledge and Biological Diversity: Approaches to Protection. Australian Indigenous Law Reporter 4(4): 1-32. (Journal Articles)