Toitū te Ao—Sustainability Week and FHSS
Check out Toitū te Ao—Sustainability Week events involving Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences staff.
2019 news
Read news items from our 2019 archives.
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Trades speak bilingual booklets to help Tongan tradespeople
Associate Professor Averil Coxhead (School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies), along with graduate and former summer scholar Falakiko (Kiko) Tu'amoheloa have developed a series of bilingual Tongan/English booklets to help learners and teachers in four trades (Carpentry, Plumbing, Automotive Technology, and Fabrication) with the technical vocabulary of their fields.
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Uncaging Jojo
Award-winning movie Jojo Rabbit was written and directed by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington alumnus Taika Waititi, but it began with a book called Caging Skies, written by alumna Dr Christine Leunens.
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Victoria University announces second Emerging Pasifika Writer’s Residency
Victoria University of Wellington's International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the second Emerging Pasifika Writer’s Residency for 2020
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Victoria University of Wellington announces Emerging Māori Writer’s Residency
To mark Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce the inaugural Emerging Māori Writer’s Residency for 2020.
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Victoria University of Wellington Samoan Studies celebrates 30 years
Victoria University of Wellington is celebrating 30 years of the longest-running Samoan Studies school in New Zealand—and being the only University to offer an undergraduate major in Samoan Studies.
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Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences comes out on top
Subjects within Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences were pivotal to the University’s top ranking in the recently released Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) results.
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Wellbeing as success
Celia Painter dropped out of traditional education during high school: now she has a BA in History and Philosophy, and a thirst to learn more. She will be speaking about her education journey at the graduation ceremony for the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences, Health, and Education on Wednesday 11 December.
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What Max did in the shadows: A surreal internship with Second Unit
For his Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) internship, Theatre student Max Nunes-Cesar has spent the last six weeks fully immersed in Second Unit’s‘What will you do in the shadows?’ production.