News and Events

History and Art History Newsletter

The 2011 edition of the department's newsletter is available here.

Mothers' Darling research project

If you are looking for further information on the Mothers' Darling research project, or you are looking for your American serviceman father, please follow this link: http://www.otago.ac.nz/usfathers

Course Information 2011

Course Information books for 2011 are now available for History and Art History and Theory (pdf format), or by visiting the undergraduate pages.

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Historians Awarded Marsden Fund Grant (and Related Postgraduate Study)

Associate Professor Judy Bennett and Dr Angela Wanhalla have been awarded a prestigious Marsden Fund grant of $917,00 to fund the three year research project "Mothers' darlings: Children of indigenous women and World War Two American servicemen in New Zealand and South Pacific societies." Marsden grants are administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand and support fundamental research excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, social sciences and the humanities.

Prospective postgraduate students at the MA and PhD level may wish to research some related aspect of this major Marsden project beginning in 2010. For more information about the project, see here. Interested students are encouraged to contact Judy Bennett and Angela Wanhalla for further information.

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Guide to Postgraduate Study

The department has a new Guide to Postgraduate Study. This document is for intending and current postgraduate students. As well as pdf format, it is available in hard copy from the department.

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Departmental Newsletters

The Art History and Theory Newsletter 2009 is available in pdf format.

The History & Art History Department Newsletter 2009 is available in pdf format.

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History on ItunesU

Public lectures hosted by the history department will often appear on ItunesU, and be available to download over the internet. Currently up on the site: Professor Tom Brooking's Inaugural Professorial Lecture.

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History and Art History and Theory Students Association (HAHTSA)

The department is proud to announce the formation of the History and Art History and Theory Students Association, open to all students of the department. Further information is available on the web page or by emailing hahtsa@otago.ac.nz.

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