Upcoming Arts and Education events

Looking for events to expand your social circle or get career advice? Find out what's happening for Arts and Education students.

March

Pacific Studies: International Women's Day Seminar 
Dr. Sarah McLean-Orsborn - An apology to my body & yours...

Date and time: Monday 9 March, 10-11.30am
Location: Fale Pasifika

To register, click here

Social Science Postgrad Welcome

Date and time: Monday 9 March, 2pm
Location: 201-367

RSVP required, register here

English and Drama Research Seminar | Professor Elizabeth Hodgson (University of British Columbia)

Smoking Sex: The Somerset Wedding and Jacobean Court Drama

When the Earl of Somerset, lover and favourite of King James VI and I, married the rather scandalously divorced Frances Howard in 1613, all of literary London showed up for the party. The Mask of Flowers celebrates this power-wedding with loaded ambiguities: men transformed into libidinal flowers; the gods of wine and tobacco battling each other for territory; and the king as matchmaker of both courtiers and nations. Masculinities, sexualities, and colonial commodification all dance together in this odd court entertainment that suggests a great deal about the politics and trafficking of marriage in the Stuart literary world.

Date and time: Tuesday 10 March, 3-5pm
Location: Humanities Building 206-201

Arts & Ed Postgrad Workshop - "How to write a thesis (and get it done)"

Date and time: Wednesday 11 March, 3pm
Location: 201-375

RSVP required, register here

Prof Janet Stewart: Transforming the Humanities/Transformative Humanities

Date and time: Monday 23 March, 12-4pm
Location: 201-342

For more information and to register, click here.

April

AED Research Seminar Series #1:
Dr Gregory Camp - Mickey’s Magical Musicals: The Disney Parks as Glocalised Soundscapes

Date and time: Wednesday 1 April, 12-1.30pm
Location: 201-440

For more information and to register, click here

TOKTALK: Māori and Pacific Methodologies

Short rapid talks about Māori and Pacific research at Waipapa Taumata Rau by our researchers and staff. 

Date and time: Thursday 2 April, 5-7pm
Location: Fale Pasifika

RSVP here

A taste of yearly events

Celebration days and cultural events

From Pride Week and Te Wiki o te reo Māori to Sustainability Week and Politics Week, our students love to get involved and celebrate themed days and weeks throughout the year with a range of fun events. 

Student associations

Both the Arts and Education Student Association (AESA) and Auckland University Student Association (AUSA) put on a range of events from orientation week onwards. 

Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosts a whole lot of fun training sessions at Kura Matahuna Unleash Space, from how to use a 3D printer to vinyl cutting.

Plus many more!

Interfaculty Sports

Join our team and take on the other faculties at interfaculty sports competitions. It's a great chance to get active, meet new people and show off your skills in the sporting arena.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Could you present your 80,000-word PhD thesis in less than 180 seconds? The 3MT competition is an unmissable opportunity to refine your research elevator pitch, enhance your presentation skills and drive the impact of your research.

3MT is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. It is an exciting, fast-paced event that is held annually in more than 900 universities in 85 countries.

You can find more information about the 3MT competition, including rules, eligibility, competition structure and tips here.