Current postgraduate students | School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations

Ailish is researching the boundaries of femininity and womanhood in Aotearoa/New Zealand between the 1920s-1986.

Dean Broughton is researching the lives of working seafarers in the mid-twentieth century.

Elizabeth is researching women's interactions with the law and courts in Aotearoa between 1840 and 1920.

Hannah is researching the experiences of children of Holocaust survivors in New Zealand through oral history.

Leanne Miranda is researching the History of Indian Food in New Zealand from the 1880’s to the 2000’s.

Rachel Boddy is uncovering the role of emotions in early eighteenth century celebrity culture.

Sneha is researching the world of the Calcutta leather industry between 1905 and 1996, focussing on the workforce formation.

Noah is researching the experiences of New Zealand’s Home Guard and Women’s Auxiliary Services during the Second World War.

Tilak is exploring transnational environmental history.

Will Hansen is researching Aotearoa's history of queer activism, from the 1960s to the 2010s.

Yacine is researching the 'Free French' in the South Pacific and their relations during the Second World War.

My research investigates how rock climbing emerged as a distinct activity and then grew and developed at pace in Aotearoa, c.1960 to 2020.