New Zealand Historical Association

Category: Research

  • Webinar by Professor David Armitage (Harvard University) – John Locke, Treaties and the Two Treatises of Government

    Join the VUW History Programme and VUW Faculty of Law for a special co-hosted webinar by Professor David Armitage (Harvard University) on “John Locke, Treaties and the Two Treatises of Government” When: Friday 28th May, 8:30am – 10am (Wellington)Friday 28th May, 6:30am – 8am (Sydney)Thursday 27th May, 9:30pm – 11pm (London) Chair: Dr Valerie Wallace…

  • Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – June Session

    You are warmly invited to the next session of the Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar: Wednesday 9 June, 12 pm – 1 pm, via zoom (https://waikato.zoom.us/j/82421107647) Speakers:James Keating, Distant sisters? Writing a history of Australasian women and the international struggle for the voteVioleta Gilabert, Emotion, Modernity, and the Campaign for Christian Order in Aotearoa New…

  • 2021 Ernest Scott Prize – Shortlist

    The NZHA Executive and Council would like to extend their warmest congratulations to the six authors who have been shortlisted for the 2021 Ernest Scott Prize. This prestigious award is run by the University of Melbourne, and is given to the book judged to be the most distinguished contribution to the history of Australia or…

  • Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – Full 2021 Schedule

    A space open to all interested in discussing current research in women’s and gender history with a focus on Aotearoa New Zealand. Zoom meetings are held every 6 weeks on Wednesdays – Rāapa, 12 noon to 1.00pm.  Zoom link (recurring): https://waikato.zoom.us/j/82421107647 Wednesday 17 March Paulien Martens, The History of Fatherhood in Otago, 1840-1914.Rachel Tombs, An End…

  • Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – April Session

    Wednesday 28 April, 12 pm – 1 pm, via zoom (https://waikato.zoom.us/j/82421107647) Mana Wahine  Speakers: Hineitimoana Greensill, ‘Wahine ma korerotia’: Māori women’s writing & activism, 1975–1984 Nālani Wilson-Hokowhitu, Retracing the Storylines of Hina – A Mana Wahine Journey This is a regular, online seminar that is co-convened by Charlotte Greenhalgh and Charlotte Macdonald. Each session (held…

  • 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…

  • 2020 Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar (December Programme)

    You are warmly invited to attend the final meeting of the 2020 Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar. Inquiries to Charlotte Greenhalgh (charlotte.greenhalgh@waikato.ac.nz) Wednesday 9 December, 12 pm – 1 pm, via zoom (https://waikato.zoom.us/j/93806411650) Melissa Matutina Williams, Gendering WhānauFelicity Barnes, Shopping for Empire: Thinking beyond the Conservative HousewifeRachel Tombs, An end to Spousal Immunity: Rape Law Reform in…