Joan Metge
Dame Joan Metge | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alice Joan Metge 21 February 1930 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland London School of Economics |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Anthropology |
| Sub-discipline | |
Dame Alice Joan Metge DBE (born 21 February 1930) is a New Zealand social anthropologist, educator, lecturer and writer.
Biography
[edit]Metge was born in the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill on 21 February 1930, the daughter of Alice Mary Metge (née Rigg) and Cedric Leslie Metge.[1][2] She was educated at Matamata District High School and Epsom Girls' Grammar School.[1] She went on to study at Auckland University College, graduating Master of Arts with first-class honours in 1952,[3] and the London School of Economics where she earned her PhD in 1958.
As of 2004, she continued to advance peace initiatives via her work as a member of the Waitangi National Trust Board, a conference presenter, adviser, and as a mentor to mediators and conflict management practitioners. A scholar on Māori topics, she has been recognised for promoting cross-cultural awareness and has published a number of books and articles in her career. She has likened the relationship among the people of New Zealand to "a rope [of] many strands which when woven or working together create a strong nation" (as paraphrased by Silvia Cartwright).[4]
Honours and awards
[edit]Metge was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1987 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to anthropology.[5] In 1990, she received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[1] She was awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand's Te Rangi Hiroa Medal for her research in the social sciences in 1997.[6] In 2001, the University of Auckland awarded Metge an honorary LittD degree.[7] In 2006 she received the Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum Peace Prize in Suva, Fiji.[8] In 2017, Metge was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.[9]
Dame Joan Metge Medal
[edit]In recognition of Metge's contribution to social sciences, the Royal Society of New Zealand established the Dame Joan Metge Medal in 2006, which is awarded every two years to a New Zealand social scientist for excellence in teaching, research and/or other activities contributing to capacity building and beneficial relationships between research participants.[10]
The Dame Joan Metge Medal was first awarded in 2008 and recipients of the medal have been:[11]
| Year | Recipient | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Diana Lennon | Her research as a paediatrician scientist has made a major impact on the lives of New Zealand children |
| Philippa Howden-Chapman | Her research has had a major impact on our understanding of the link between housing, energy and health | |
| 2010 | Richie Poulton | For his work as director of the University of Otago longitudinal study which is following the health and development of more than 1000 babies born in Dunedin in 1972/3 providing substantial contributions to new knowledge |
| Richard Bedford | For his contribution to the development of social sciences over a long period, and has made major contributions to new knowledge in the field of migration, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region | |
| 2012 | Janet Holmes | For her outstanding contribution to linguistics |
| Linda Tuhiwai Smith | For her outstanding contribution in inspiring, mentoring and developing the capacity of Māori researchers through teaching and research | |
| 2014 | Alison Jones | For the significant impact she has made on New Zealand educational research and practice, particularly on Māori-Pākehā educational relationships and women's education at tertiary level |
| 2016 | Stuart McNaughton | For his contributions to the building of research capacity in educational sciences, advancing literacy and language development, and for his evidence-based impact on educational policy both nationally and internationally |
| 2018 | Suzanne Pitama | For her considerable contribution to inspiring and developing new research capacity and knowledge for health professional education to address critical Indigenous health inequities in Aotearoa New Zealand |
| 2020 | Steven Ratuva | For his mahi on ethnicity, racism and affirmative action, with expertise in conflict and social protection |
| 2022 | Yvonne Underhill-Sem | For intellectual leadership on gendered social relations and development studies[12] |
| 2024 | Kay Saville-Smith | For her work at the forefront of New Zealand housing research, working with communities, government, and private and public sectors[13] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 264. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "Births". The New Zealand Herald. 26 February 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Me–Mo". Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Dame Silvia Cartwright's address at a Garden Party at Government House, Wellington, to commemorate the 164th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi". The Governor-General of New Zealand. 6 February 2004. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "No. 50950". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 13 June 1987. p. 31.
- ^ Te Rangi Hiroa Medal - Recipients. Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ University of Auckland Calendar 2003 (PDF). p. 633. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "2006 Asia-Pacific Mediation Forum Peace Prize". Scoop. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Dame Joan Metge". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Dame Joan Metge Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Recipients". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "First event to celebrate 2022 Research Honours Aotearoa winners". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "2024 Metge Medal: Decades of dedication to housing research and development". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- 1930 births
- Living people
- New Zealand Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- New Zealand academics
- New Zealand anthropologists
- New Zealand women anthropologists
- New Zealand women educators
- University of Auckland alumni
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- People from Auckland
- People educated at Matamata College
- People educated at Epsom Girls' Grammar School