Read news items from our 2019 archives.
Professor James Belich, one of New Zealand’s most distinguished historians, will be awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington at a graduation ceremony this month.
Linguistics Master of Arts student Shannon Couper will be representing Victoria University of Wellington at the 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) New Zealand Inter-University Master’s Final.
Nohorua Hawaikirangi Parata (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Toa, Te Ātiawa) is motivated by his whānau, his iwi, his ahurea (culture), and our taiao (natural world) to succeed in the workforce.
A two-night creative showcase of poetry, spoken word, and rap conceived by BA student Fin Johnson will give young people—rangatahi a platform to creatively express themselves and share their stories during Matariki.
Congratulations to Professor Mark Williams who has been awarded the status of Emeritus Professor at the School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies.
What insights can humanities and the performing arts bring to health and wellbeing? Victoria University of Wellington, in association with Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa), is holding a unique, one-day event to explore these connections, Mataora—Encounters between medicine and the Arts.
Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) (MFA(CP)) graduate Miya Wang’s short film The Other Side of the World has won at least eight awards at the Asia Pacific International Filmmaker Festival in Indonesia, including awards for scriptwriting, directing, and editing.
Victoria University of Wellington has developed two new micro-credentials—bite-sized qualifications that students and people in the workforce can complete to better prepare themselves for the future of work.
With universities around the world cutting liberal-arts programs and even eliminating entire majors such as history, there is every reason to worry about the fate of the humanities. In an era of deepening technological determinism, we are going to need these disciplines now more than ever, writes Professor Nicholas Agar (School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations).
The US-based Society for Ethnomusicology features Dr Brian Diettrich of the New Zealand School of Music in a new podcast programme talking about his research into the relationships between music, dance and the environment in the western Pacific.
