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Dean Broughton is a PhD candidate in History.
Khac Giang Nguyen is a PhD candidate in Political Science.
Dr Ayca Arkilic examines the causes and consequences of international migration and equips her students with a deeper understanding of the world around them.
The 2021 Parliamentary internship class had the ‘traditional’ annual welcome from the Speaker Rt Hon Trevor Mallard on 16 March. Two of our interns, Samuel Day and Sofia Morrell, joined him, for his live TV briefing.
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On August 4th the 2021 Parliament Internship class had its formal class photo at Parliament’s Legislative Council Chamber, hosted by the Speaker, Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, with participation by MPs and parliamentary staff.
History is all around us. It tells the story of where we have been, how we got here, and where we are going. As a result, the way our own history is framed is hugely important for our collective cultural conscience, as is demonstrated in the current restructuring of the New Zealand History Curriculum in schools. The 2021 New Historians Conference aims to investigate how the way we talk about how the way we present history shapes our understandings of our lives.
The traditional post-election conference, organised by Professor Stephen Levine from the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, brought key political, academic and media personalities together to dissect the 2020 result.
