Naming as Norming: ‘Race’, Gender, and the Identity Politics of Naming Places in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Berg, Lawrence D.; Kearns, Robin

doi:10.1068/d140099

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“…The use of placenames, particularly in official contexts, is often connected to political aims (see e.g. Helander 2009aHelander , 2013Carter 2011;Berg and Kearns 2009;Kearns and Berg 2002;Clark and Kostanski 2012;Wilkinson, Marika and Williams 2009;Jordan 2009). …”

Section: Sámi Placenames Power Relations and Representationmentioning

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Sámi placenames, power relations and representation

Helander¹

2014

Indigenous and Minority Placenames: Australian and International Perspectives

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Language plays an important role in forming the social world and it is used to construct and shape social and political reality. According to Clark and Dear (1984: 84), "language is studded with signs, icons or symbols, which may carry meanings in excess of the simple word being used". Power relations are also institutionalised in language, at the same time as it functions as a means of social contact and communication. Language has the effect of including or excluding various groups and individuals according to their perception of the linguistically created "reality" (Clark and Dear 1984: 83-88). As Taylor (1985: 258) points out, "it is language which enables us to draw boundaries, to pick some things out in contrast to others. Thus through language we formulate things, and thus come to have an articulated view of the world". Battiste and Henderson (2000: 74) write, concerning the significance of language in the ordering of the world, that "the people who have the power to decide what a thing will be called have the power to decide reality". It is precisely because placenames are a part of language, that they contribute to forming an image of the world, and thus also placenames can be used to influence a real perception of the world. The use of placenames, particularly in official contexts, is often connected to political aims (see e.g.

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Section: Sámi Placenames Power Relations and Representationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sámi placenames, power relations and representation

Helander¹

2014

Indigenous and Minority Placenames: Australian and International Perspectives

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“…Place naming has long constituted part of the process of asserting sovereignty over territories (Berg and Kearns, 1996;Thorton, 1997). The "inscription of names to places in the landscape can be read as a trope for enfranchisement" (Heikkila, 2007); the act of naming places and having those names recognized, accepted, and used by others is inherently an act of power and authority.…”

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“…The use of placenames, particularly in official contexts, is often connected to political aims (see e.g. Helander 2009aHelander , 2013Carter 2011;Berg and Kearns 2009;Clark and Kostanski 2012;Wilkinson, Marika and Williams 2009;Jordan 2009). …”

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confidence: 99%