ReNDES @ UoA

Biography

Martin is a PhD candidate, graduate teaching assistant, research assistant at the University of Auckland. His work currently focuses on the topic of emotions, hope and doom in the future, and love, analysing these topics with a postmodernist and affective epistemology. His interest in emotions has ventured further into children’s participation, children’s education, creative learning, and creative teaching methods, with current research on music, and LEGO® and its potential for creative teaching and learning. These have helped develop his interest in the study of power, power relations, and the impact of power on people. Martin is fluent in both English and Cantonese, and has intermediate skills in Norsk Bokmål (Norwegian) and beginner skills in Japanese and Te Reo Māori. He is interested in developing his language skills, so that he can continue learning about different cultures and people.