Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Arts
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Israel v Hamas: Changing contexts and new challenges
25 May 2021
Opinion: Lethal exchange between Israel and Hamas has stopped for now. But this latest crisis has exposed changing support from abroad, writes Stephen Hoadley
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Distinguished alumni honoured by University of Auckland
25 May 2021
University of Auckland announces 2021 Distinguished Alumni.
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Charlotte Grimshaw's home truths
21 May 2021
Charlotte Grimshaw is an award-winning author of seven novels and two short-story collections. She’s also the daughter of another literary giant, C. K. Stead, and it’s her family life that she reflects on in her powerful memoir The Mirror Book.
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Lessons from our Covid tracing app
19 May 2021
Opinion: One year on from the introduction of the NZ COVID Tracer app, Andrew Chen recaps what it does, whether it has worked, and what we could have done better.
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Of mermaids, male fears and fantasies
13 May 2021
The allure of medieval mermaids and the changing meaning of the female body over time is the focus of Professor Kim Phillips’ inaugural lecture.
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Why hate spreads and what we can do about it
7 May 2021
Why are the politics of hate and the ideologies of the far right on the rise globally?
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Iwi vs Kiwi: Beyond the binary
4 May 2021
Opinion: Instead of seeing Māori ways as either/or with existing thinking about the world and governance, it's time to bring them together, writes Dame Anne Salmond.
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Myna information: study tracks history of pesky birds in New Zealand
30 April 2021
Student Annika Beesley is digging into the history of myna birds in New Zealand.
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Paula Morris reflects on landmark book of Asian Kiwi writing
29 April 2021
Associate Professor Paula Morris teaches the Creative Writing Programme at the University of Auckland. In April she unveiled a special work in front of her class. She explains why it was special.
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Murray Edmond: Auckland was revolting in the 1960s
29 April 2021
Retired professor and writer Murray Edmond explores the cultural revolt in Auckland in the 1960s in his new book out in May.
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Winners and losers in war all salute their fallen
24 April 2021
Opinion: Many nations mark victory and defeat in war in different ways. Preventing future conflict is at the heart of the drive to commemorate, writes Stephen Hoadley.
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'You're not actually living life': benefit recipients suffer increased hardship during Covid
20 April 2021
Covid-19 exacerbated existing levels of material and emotional hardship for people on low core benefit rates, a new study has found.