‘Just let me be DysleXic:’ An experience and expression of dyslexic thinking, an exhibition based on Dr Ruth Gibbon’s research, opens in Auckland during Dyslexia Awareness Month (October 2020).
Lessons from Lockdown: On the Importance of Movement
Business or Public Good? Aotearoa’s Universities at a Crossroads, by Professor Brigitte Bönisch-Brednich
In this guest blog post, Professor Brigitte Bönisch-Brednich considers how universities in Aotearoa became positioned as economic players in the contested market of the global knowledge economy, and asks how we might reimagine our universities in ways that deepen democracy and embrace academic values.
Talking Back to the Canon: Erasure Poetry and Pizza
New series Artefact, hosted by Dame Anne Salmond, premieres Monday 7 May on Māori TV
Artefact is a new, 6-part television series hosted by Dame Professor Anne Salmond that tells stories about Aotearoa's past through artefacts and taonga. The series, funded by NZ on Air, will screen on Māori Television at 8.30pm from Monday 7 May to Monday 11 June. Episodes will also be available on demand on Māori Television.
Mahi Tahi: Māori and Anthropology in Aotearoa New Zealand
Déjà Lu ("Already read"): an open access journal
On the Perils of Research Audit Tools: Reimagining the PBRF in New Zealand, by Catherine Trundle
10 questions with ... Hayley Aikman
Successful celebration of 50 years of anthropology at Victoria University of Wellington
VUW's Eli Elinoff shares a brief summary of last week's events.
Last week the Cultural Anthropology programme at Victoria University of Wellington celebrated its 50th Anniversary. In honour of the milestone, we organized an event highlighting the history of anthropology at Victoria, exploring the changing face of the discipline in New Zealand, and speculating about the futures of anthropological knowledge.
The celebration began on May 10th with a Pōwhiri and Marae Kōrero at the meetinghouse on Te Tumu Herenga Waka Marae on VUW's Kelburn campus. We discussed the origins of the cultural anthropology programme with two of its founding members, Dame Dr. Joan Metge and Bernie Kernot.
Dame Dr. Joan Metge (standing) during the marae kōrero at Te Tumu Herenga Waka. Bernie Kernott is seated to the left, and Te Range Hīroa is to the far left.
May 11th began with a keynote address by Dr. Michael Jackson, programme alumni and Distinguished Professor of World Religions at Harvard University. Next, we had two panel discussions from anthropologists across New Zealand. Finally, Professor Dame Anne Salmond from the University of Auckland delivered a second public keynote.
On May 12th, the events concluded with a morning symposium featuring the work of current post-graduates and programme alumni.
Moving Forward, Glancing Backwards: A Graduate Symposium
Anthropology in Aotearoa Symposium at Victoria University of Wellington
Fulbright Scholar and biological anthropologist Wendy Erb visiting New Zealand
Public lecture by Professor Dame Anne Salmond on Thursday 11 May 2017
The Cultural Anthropology Programme at Victoria University of Wellington invites you to attend a public lecture by Professor Dame Anne Salmond at 6pm on Thursday 11 May. This lecture is part of a three day programme of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Victoria's anthropology programme.
