What Can We Do About Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) World?
Sometimes I fall down the existential rabbit-hole. As a child, the world seemed relatively...
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Category: ARTSCHOL 100 2020
Not strictly relevant to our theme
But we have had many anthems and this one was so important to my mum and therefore to me… Vale Helen...
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On the Importance of Representative Diversity in Scholarly History
Tension between the celebration and criticism of war is advanced by motives informed by oppositely different experiences of the same shared history. Especially in a multicultural society that has been framed by colonial values, such diversity is necessary to adequately represent minority perspectives within dominant institutions.
Read MoreAuckland Domain
I am interested in the Auckland Domain for several reasons. Personally, it is a place which holds many dear memories for me: Befriending the swans at the pond, visiting the memorial, the museum, Wintergarden, or just going out...
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The Wicked Witch of the West
After Jeremy Armstrong’s lecture, something that stuck with me was his initial description of...
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War in Film: A Look at Cinema’s Evolving Relationship with Conflict
If I asked you to picture a war movie, what is the first thing you envision? It could be the gritty realism of Lewis Milestone’s All Quiet on the Western Front. You may picture a class of naive young men thrust into a...
Read MoreArt’s Appeal to Humanity
Humans, as a species, are a peculiar one at that. A species overly aware of their own mortality and place in the universe, consequently bent upon obsessive overthinking, and because of this we’ve found ways to fabricate our own...
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When does the war actually end?
It is easy to think of war as a past tense. While we aren’t exposed first hand to current...
Read MoreHow storytelling alters our understanding of conflict
When I was 15, my family went on a holiday to America. It was here that we visited the site of the Twin Towers to acknowledge and remember the past. I often look back on this memory, especially around this time of year, and...
Read MoreInnovation in history: adapting war memorials
Innovation concepts can be used to promote different historical perspectives. In Peter Rachor’s lecture, I was asked how my research essay relates to some of the innovation concepts discussed. At the time, I had no idea what to...
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