Individuals

Susan Abasa

Lecturer - School of Maori Studies -  Massey University

Research Interests:

Librarianship, Information and Museum Studies

museology, museum studies, and conservation
museology, museum studies, and conservation / theory

Publications:

Abasa, S. F. M. (1998). Art rage sign of healthy debate. In Dialogue, NZ Herald 12 March. Page A19.
Abasa, S. F. M. (1997). Random thoughts: Light airs and variations on themes by Tony Bennett. In New Zealand Museums Journal. Vol 26, No. 2. p.24 - 27
Abasa, S. F. M. (2001). Policy and Practice: Collecting Contemporary Australian Art 1980 -1995
Desert Flowering Aboriginal Art from Private Collections. Manawatu Art Gallery. 16 June - 2 September, 2001. (Prepared all exhibition interpretative text, artists' biographies and contributions to catalogue.)
Abasa, S. F. M. (1999). Inside the black cube: manufacturing meaning. The Adam Art Gallery, Wellington. In Eyeline. No. 41. Summer. 43-44
Abasa, S. F. M. (2002). The Guide. Auckland Art Gallery. In Te Ara. Journal of Museums Aotearoa. May. Vol. 27 (1). 41-42
"Abasa, S. F. M. (2002). Hot property? Collecting Aboriginal art in Australian art museums 1980 -1995. Refereed paper presented to ""Culture Capital Colony"" the 28th Annual Conference of the Association of Art Historians, UK. University of Liverpool, 5-7 Ap"
Abasa, S.F.M. (2002). Where do we stand? Positioning museum education. Conference summary. Museum Education Association of New Zealand, Wellington 28-30 November
Abasa, S. F. M. (2002). Hot property? Collecting Aboriginal Art. Presentation to Curators' Hui, Hawkes Bay Cultural Trust. 17 October.
Abasa, S. F. M. (1998). Museums a world of contradictions. In Viewpoint - Background to the news. Evening Standard 17 March p.9