“I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.” ― Virginia Woolf It was...
Read MoreWhat does it mean to “weep in the archives”? For me, it means connecting emotionally with the history that is – or isn’t – documented. It means expressing empathy with a community or a person separated from you by a...
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The first time I watched Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, it was as a casual moviegoer along for the...
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Nostalgia farming, in my understanding, is the act of seeking stimulus that connects oneself to...
Read MorePersonal experiences are a vital part of history. My memory project – interviewing my Grandmother about her memories of war – raised some interesting questions for me about different perspectives and memories of events. I have...
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“Comments, clichés, commentary, controversy… talk talk talk, it’s only talk!”...
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War and conflict are too impactful to be forgotten, even if they aren’t talked about and burrow...
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Ok, bear with me here, this is going to be a post on a blog. for (init; condition;...
Read MoreThere’s an obvious reason why people evaded the draft in the Vietnam War- the belief that the war was pointless and thus pointless to participate in, pointless to risk one’s life in. However, this is not what I want to...
Read MoreA fair number of our lectures have had strong links to the topics of racism and colonialism, something that makes a lot of sense given their place as a local conflict in Aotearoa. Admittedly, these lectures likely stand out the...
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