New Zealand Historical Association

Author: NZHeh

  • VUW Online History Seminar: ‘Volney: Life and Influence’ by Prof. Colin Kidd

    Join the VUW History Programme for an online seminar by Prof. Colin Kidd (University of St Andrews). Friday 26th March at 10am. Register here: https://vuw.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwocO-orz0iEt19F4XaSjTXLyr72kBgbUzd Once as notorious as Tom Paine, Volney has slipped out of the radical canon; but was he ever really a radical? Constantin Volney (1757-1820) was once as much a household name…

  • This Is Us: Violence in Aotearoa’s Past and Present (edited collection call for papers)

    This edited collection examines violence in Aotearoa New Zealand’s past and present. Weare seeking chapters that engage with oral histories, written testimonies, or other sources toexplore how violence has impacted the lives of individuals and theircommunities. We address the following questions: How has violence manifestedthroughout history? How have histories of violence been represented or silenced?What…

  • Letter of Introduction from Rachel Esson – New National Librarian Te Pouhuaki

    Please see below for a letter of introduction from the new National Librarian Te Pouhuaki, Rachel Esson.

  • Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar

    You are warmly invited to the first session of the 2021 Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar. This will take place on Wednesday 17 March, 12 pm – 1 pm, via zoom (https://waikato.zoom.us/j/97078105588) Speakers:Paulien Martens, The history of fatherhood in Otago, 1840-1914Rachel Tombs, An end to Spousal Immunity: Rape Law Reform in 1980s New Zealand (Please be aware that…

  • Gender in Catastrophic Times Symposium – Call for Papers

    This is a call for papers for the “Gender in Catastrophic Times” symposium, to hosted by the Lilith: A Feminist History Journal editorial collective in September this year. Lilith is an Australia-based, peer-reviewed feminist history journal run by a group of postgraduates and early career researchers. We publish a collection of original research articles and book reviews once…

  • Three MA By Thesis Scholarships At VUW

    Three scholarships are currently available for the MA by thesis at Victoria University of Wellington: • An MA in legal history scholarship, closing on 1 March 2021: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships/current/ma-scholarship-in-legal-history. • The Alastair Whitelaw MA scholarship, closing on 15 March 2021: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships/current/alastair-whitelaw-scholarship-for-master-of-arts-in-history. • The Annette E. Black MA scholarship, closing on 15 July 2021: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships/current/annette-e.-black-ma-scholarship-in-history

  • MA Scholarship in Legal History at VUW

    An MA scholarship in legal history is available at Victoria University of Wellington. The scholarship is attached to Dr Valerie Wallace’s Marsden project on Scots Law and British Colonialism. Applications close on Monday 1 March. Please see below for further information https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships/current/ma-scholarship-in-legal-history