Selina Tusitala Marsh
Selina Tusitala Marsh was a New Zealand poet, writer, lecturer, university teacher and comics artist (born 1971). She was born at Auckland.
Selina Tusitala Marsh in brief
- Born
- 1971
- Known for
- poet, writer, lecturer, university teacher and comics artist
- Place of birth
- Auckland
Contents
Formation and teaching
Selina Tusitala Marsh studied at University of Auckland. The record notes the qualification Doctor of Philosophy.
As a teacher, Selina Tusitala Marsh is recorded in connection with Makyla Curtis and Emma Powell. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Career and activity
Selina Tusitala Marsh worked in New Zealand literature, creative writing, lectorship and New Zealand poetry.
She was employed by University of Auckland. Recorded position is New Zealand Poet Laureate.
Catalogued works
8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1928 to 2023.
Mophead: How Your Difference Makes a Difference. Tattoo and Haircut, dated 1932, egg tempera on masonite, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1947.39. Coney Island Beach, dated 1934, etching on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1958.215. Rue St. Jacques, Paris, dated 1928, lithograph on cream chine laid down with chine collé on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1930.79. Knights of the Road, dated 1936, watercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1937.121. Tattoo-Shave-Haircut, dated 1932, etching on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1972.184. Summer in New York, dated 1938, watercolor, over graphite, on off-white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1940.82. Sugar, spice, and the not so nice : comics picturing girlhood / edited by Dona Pursall and Eva Van de Wiele., dated [2023], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Dark Sparring: Poems by Selina Tusitala Marsh (review), The Contemporary Pacific, 2015. Contemporary Pasifika Poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand: An interview with Selina Tusitala Marsh, Beyond Borders, 2022. Contemporary Pasifika Poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand: An interview with Selina Tusitala Marsh, Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 2020. A Transpacific Approach to Environmental Dis-Asters in Aotearoa New Zealand Ecopoetry, Textures, 2026.
Digitised editions and texts
3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by DataCite (Du Kulturmedien AG) and DataCite (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).
Meuterei auf Pitcairn (2006) — DataCite (Du Kulturmedien AG). Typen wie Gaugin (2006) — DataCite (Du Kulturmedien AG). The female voice in Pasifika poetry (2019) — DataCite (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 3 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Selina Tusitala Marsh studied at University of Auckland. Makyla Curtis and Emma Powell are recorded as having studied under Selina Tusitala Marsh. the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is New Zealand literature, creative writing and lectorship.
Employment is recorded with University of Auckland. Positions recorded include New Zealand Poet Laureate.
Works named in the authority record are Mophead: How Your Difference Makes a Difference.
Distinctions recorded are Humanities Aronui Medal and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Chronology
- 1928Rue St. Jacques, Paris (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1932Tattoo and Haircut (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1932Tattoo-Shave-Haircut (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1934Coney Island Beach (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1936Knights of the Road (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1971Selina Tusitala Marsh born at Auckland.
- 2006Meuterei auf Pitcairn digitised by DataCite (Du Kulturmedien AG).
- 2006Typen wie Gaugin digitised by DataCite (Du Kulturmedien AG).
- 2019The female voice in Pasifika poetry digitised by DataCite (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin).
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Contemporary Pasifika Poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand: An interview with Selina Tusitala Marsh, Beyond Borders, 2022
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Contemporary Pasifika Poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand: An interview with Selina Tusitala Marsh, Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 2020
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Dark Sparring: Poems by Selina Tusitala Marsh (review), The Contemporary Pacific, 2015
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Selina Tusitala Marsh”
Institutional database · Scholarly
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Selina Tusitala Marsh.
open access index · Unverified
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The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Selina Tusitala Marsh.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 7.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Selina Tusitala Marsh.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q38082917: Selina Tusitala Marsh
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“Selina Tusitala Marsh”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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