Past events

Read about past events held by the Stout Research Centre, view photos, and watch videos of seminar series.

Whakarongo ki ngā Taonga Tuku Iho: Listening to Taonga Held in French Museums

In France, the majority of the Māori taonga are housed at the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac in Paris, where 268 taonga are registered in the collections

Reading Aotearoa New Zealand in the Company of Lydia Wevers' Work

This seminar series, held 27 April to 8 June 2022, addressed themes and activities in New Zealand research that were central to Professor Lydia Wevers' work.

Rebellious Minds at Victoria Seminar Series

This series explored, assessed, and reflected upon pivotal episodes of dissent, non-conformity and critical-thinking which has played out across the University.

Wai Aotearoa Seminar Series

A six part seminar series held April to May 2023, examining the state of water in New Zealand—management, governance, and reform.

Secret History Book Launch

Read about the Secret History book launch, held at Unity Books, Wellington on 13 July 2023.

Katherine Mansfield Symposium

Download a copy of the programme for the Katherine Mansfield - Last Things and Legacies symposium, held 100 years since the writer's death.

Kai Aotearoa: Critical Food Studies in Aotearoa New Zealand

A series covering all aspects of food in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and the Making of History

Monash University Professor of History Bain Attwood will be discussing his important new work on the making of histories about te Tiriti/the Treaty.

In Pursuit of indigeneity: Preparing for new horizons in education and law in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The relationship between indigeneity and the institutions of common law have long caused various challenges of sovereignty for indigenous peoples.

An Open Conversation on a Secret History

The 'secret world' of security intelligence during a period in which counter-espionage and counter-subversion duties were primarily handled by the NZ Police.

"The Voice of Choice" - Transpacific Educational Exchanges in the Neo-Liberal Era

This talk explores the visits of two African American proponents of parental school choice.

Mormons in New Zealand 1854-1958

The first one-hundred years of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in New Zealand.