Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2006) Winner
Judith Binney
ジュディス・ビニー
Judith Binney
Aliases:
Dame Judith Binney / Judith Mary Caroline Binney / Judith May Caroline Musgrove
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-07-01 （Australia）
- Died
- 2011-02-15 （Auckland, New Zealand） age 70
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Auckland, New Zealand
Career
- Occupations
- historian, writer, emerita professor of history
- Active Years
- 1965-2011
- Affiliations
- University of Auckland
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Inaugural Fellow of the New Zealand Academy of Humanities
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Auckland | — | History Department | first-class honours degree in history | — | New Zealand |
University of Auckland
History Department
Degree:
first-class honours degree in history
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
New Zealand
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 1999 | James Cook Research Fellowship | history of Urewera | — | Royal Society of New Zealand | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 2010 | New Zealand Post Book of the Year | Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820–1921 | General Non-fiction | — | 受賞 |
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
1997
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2006
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2009
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
James Cook Research Fellowship
1999
Work:
history of Urewera
Organization:
Royal Society of New Zealand
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
2006
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
New Zealand Post Book of the Year
2010
Work:
Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820–1921
Category:
General Non-fiction
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Legacy of Guilt: A Life of Thomas Kendall
1968 BiographyBiography of Thomas Kendall.
religionmissionary
Mihaia: The Prophet Rua Kenana and His Community at Maungapohatu
1979 HistoryHistory of Rua Kenana and his community.
Māori religionRingatū
Ngā Mōrehu: The Survivors
1986 HistoryStories of survivors.
Māori
The People and The Land: Te Tangata me Te Whenua: An Illustrated History of New Zealand, 1820–1920
1990 HistoryIllustrated history of New Zealand.
New Zealand history
Redemption Songs: A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki
1995 BiographyBiography of Te Kooti.
Māori leaderRingatū
Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820–1921
2009 HistoryHistory of Te Urewera and Tūhoe's quest for self-government.
Ngāi Tūhoeland rights
Bibliography
- The Legacy of Guilt: A Life of Thomas Kendall (1968)
- Mihaia: The Prophet Rua Kenana and His Community at Maungapohatu (1979)
- Ngā Mōrehu: The Survivors (1986)
- The People and The Land: Te Tangata me Te Whenua (1990)
- Redemption Songs: A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki (1995)
- Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820–1921 (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- use of oral historiesintegration of photographic sourcesnon-linear narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Māori belief systemsmyth narrativespreservation of mana
Health
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head injuries2009-12-04Serious head injuries from truck accident, unrelated to death.
Legacy
Highlighted differences in Māori and European belief systems, foundational for Treaty of Waitangi Tribunal settlement with Tūhoe.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society Te Apārangi
Archives
- Alexander Turnbull Library, Judith Binney Collection
In Popular Culture
- Historical consultant for Vincent Ward's film Rain of the Children.
Trivia
- Possible target of 1986 firebombing attack.
- Married painter Don Binney, later academic Sebastian Black.