Damon Salesa
Damon Ieremia Salesa (born 30 December 1972) is a New Zealand academic. Of Samoan descent, he is the first Pacific person to hold the position of vice-chancellor at a New Zealand university.[1]
Damon Salesa | |
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Toeolesulusulu Ieremia Salesa | |
Born | Damon Ieremia Salesa 30 December 1972 |
Spouse(s) | Jenny Salesa |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Thesis | Race mixing: a Victorian problem in Britain and New Zealand, 1830s–1870 (2001) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Pacific History |
Institutions | University of Michigan University of Auckland Auckland University of Technology |
Career
Raised in Glen Innes, Salesa attended Selwyn College and then the University of Auckland.[2] He graduated in 1997.[3] Salesa was the first Rhodes Scholar of Pacific descent, obtaining his PhD from the University of Oxford.[4][5] He was an associate professor of history at the University of Michigan,[5] before returning to Auckland where he has been co-head of Te Wānanga o Waipapa (School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies) and pro vice-chancellor (Pacific) at the University of Auckland.[6][3] In 2021, Salesa was appointed vice-chancellor of Auckland University of Technology.[3][5]
Salesa is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.[7]
In 2017, Salesa attracted significant press both with claims that Auckland has "residential segregation",[8][9] and that Pacific Island sports stars are denied governance roles.[10][11][12]
Awards
In 2021, Salesa was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, in recognition of "his outstanding interdisciplinary contribution to Pacific Studies".[7]
Personal life
Salesa is married to Jenny Salesa, a lawyer and member of the New Zealand parliament for the Labour Party.[13][1] They have two children.[1]
Selected works
References
- Tokalau, Torika (26 November 2021). "First Pasifika vice-chancellor Dr Damon Salesa on the decisions that define you". Stuff. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Damon Salesa – The University of Auckland". Auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "Damon Salesa confirmed as new Vice-Chancellor of AUT - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Damon Salesa – Samoans – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 17 March 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "AUT Council Appoints Dr Damon Salesa Next Vice-Chancellor". Scoop.co.nz. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Mr Damon Salesa – The University of Auckland". Arts.auckland.ac.nz. doi:10.1002/9781118305492.ch26. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- "Auckland: city of cultural segregation". Newsroom.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Auckland: A city of cultural segregation". Stuff.co.nz. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Rugby could become 'weaker code' among Pacific players if league opens up eligibility". Stuff.co.nz. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "League: Polynesian stars just 'labourers'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Pacific support for league could outstrip that for rugby | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "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.
- 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.
- "H-Net Reviews". H-net.org. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Damon Ieremia Salesa wins $12000 Ernest Scott Prize for History. | Articulation". Articulation.arts.unimelb.edu.au. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "Damon Salesa wins elite award". Spasifikmag.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.