Conferences 2011:

PAST TENSIONS: Reflections on Making History
16, 17, 18 November 2011
The University of Waikato, Hamilton NEW ZEALAND


The 2011 NZHA conference aims to encourage dialogue about history and historical writing. We especially encourage papers and panels that explore fresh interpretations of tensions in the past, including: models of biculturalism/multiculturalism; considerations of New Zealand’s place in the world and the world’s place in New Zealand; histories of the colonising process; environmental histories; and the gendering and ‘racing’ of the past.

We invite opportunities to open up and explore tensions in the past practices and explorations of the discipline itself; we also invite contributions on the topics/themes of tension within the methods, theories and practices of history, including: kaupapa Māori/iwi histories; the uses of public histories and oral histories; gender and women’s history; ethnicity and postcolonial histories; material and visual culture; teaching history and curriculum change; and the creation and use of the archive.

The NZHA Conference is open to all practitioners of history in New Zealand and beyond, including researchers, public historians, history teachers, archivists and iwi-based researchers. Please note, too, that papers and panels are not limited to ‘New Zealand history’.

Panels/Workshops
Panel/workshop presentations are welcome and we encourage submissions of panels comprised of 3 papers and a discussant.

Paper Length
Individual paper presentations will also be considered and presenters should aim for 20-minute papers. Papers from postgraduate students are especially welcome.

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Due date for papers abstracts is 15 July 2011


Australasian Welfare History Workshop 2011
Tuesday 15 - Wednesday 16 November 2011
Venue: The University of Waikato, Hamilton
Aotearoa/New Zealand

The fourth Australasian Welfare History Workshop will be held in Hamilton in November 2011, in conjunction with the New Zealand Historical Association conference 'PAST TENSIONS: Reflections on Making History', 16-18 November 2011, at The University of Waikato.
The workshop theme for 2011 is 'WELFARE AND POWER' and we invite proposals for papers focussing on this aspect of Australasian welfare history - including its intersections with the histories of gender, war, race, childhood, medicine, religion, volunteering and philanthropy. Paper proposals not directly related to this theme will also be considered.

The workshops are open and lively gatherings of scholars from fields including history, politics, social work and social policy. The first workshop was held in Melbourne, Australia in February 2005, the second in Wellington, NZ in November 2007, and the third in Sydney, Australia in February 2010. Post-graduate students have made an important contribution and are very welcome. Special issues of History Australia and Historical Studies have been devoted to papers from previous meetings. We hope to publish a selection of papers from this workshop too.

We are delighted to announce that the keynote speaker is Professor Kathleen McCarthy from the Graduate Center at the University of Chicago. She is a scholar of Nineteenth Century U.S History; Philanthropy, Civil Society, Voluntary Associations and Social Reform and the author of American Creed: Philanthropy and the Rise of Civil Society, 1700-1865 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003); editor of Women, Philanthropy and Civil Society (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2001); Women's Culture: American Philanthropy and Art, 1830-1930 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991). Her current research focuses on women, power and money in twentieth-century American life.

Please send abstracts of 250 words max with your name and affiliation to Dr Bronwyn Labrum (workshop convenor), b.j.labrum@massey.ac.nz, by 30 July 2011.
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Religious History Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) Conference
Call for Papers: Due 1 September 2011
Saturday 19 November 2011
Waikato University

Call for papers
The Association invites papers covering aspects of New Zealand’s Religious History. Abstracts (200 words) or inquiries should be sent to Laurie Guy (laurie.guy@carey.ac.nz) by 1 September 2011. Presentations will normally be 30 minutes with 10 minutes discussion. (There will be an opportunity during the conference for participants to share recent publications in the area of New Zealand Religious History, and research in progress.)
Conference Arrangements
Those attending the NZHA Conference and staying on for the RHAANZ Conference are invited to meet informally on Friday 18 November at 4pm, and have the evening meal together. The conference will begin on Saturday 19 November at 9.00am (registration from 8.30) and finish c.4.30pm. For information on pre-registration and further conference details contact Allan Davidson – ak.davidson@auckland.ac.nz


Stout Research Centre Conference 2011
'Man Alone'
1-2 September 2011
Victoria University of Wellington

‘Man Alone’ has been a foundational metaphor for living in New Zealand, but does it deserve its reputation? Many have argued that John Mulgan’s novel, published in 1939, tapped into a national self-image, crystallising concepts of settler nationalism and the culture of good keen men which are still visible in sport, politics and advertising. But ‘man alone’ has also been highly contested. Do we still need it? 2011 is the 100th anniversary of John Mulgan's birth and provides an appropriate moment to re-assess this pervasive myth.

Keynote speakers:
Professor Vincent O'Sullivan, Victoria University of Wellington
Dr Alex Calder, University of Auckland

Themes addressed include:
From bush hut to boarding house
‘Bloody coloured troops’: New Zealand airmen in the RAF"
Katherine Mansfield as ‘man alone’?
Camping and caravanning: family holidays in New Zealand
Keri Hulme and literary otherness
Stereotypes and national identity: Man Alone and On the Road Sociability, sexuality and social capital

For information on the programme registration visit the Stout Research Centre website or email stout-centre@vuw.ac.nz


Pacific History Association Conference 2012
Generations: Histories with a Future
Call for Panel/Session Proposals: Due 31 August 2011
6-8 December 2012
Victoria University of Wellington

The twentieth Pacific History Association Conference will be held at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, on 6-8 December 2012. The PHA serves the interests of specialists in Pacific history, Pacific studies, political studies, anthropology, and archaeology. The biennial conference is an international event drawing together researchers from the Pacific islands, NZ, Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas.

PHA 2012 will provide strategic opportunities for researchers with projects in both the early and advanced stages of research.
To that end, the conference convenors invite proposals for panels that:
1.   open new research areas or themes; or
2.   develop and report on research in progress; or
3.   showcase the findings of major research projects.
Proposals may relate to all aspects of history in Oceania. More generally, the convenors would welcome contributions and proposals for panels that:
- reflect on the idea/practice of History in the Pacific as well as the Pacific in the teaching of History;
- plan for the future of the field through consideration of the current state of Pacific history, its practices and methodologies;
- reflect on the generational shifts taking place in the field;
- offer new approaches, arguments, insights or interpretations and reflect on the state of the field.

Send panel/session proposals, including a synopsis (300-400 words) and list of potential presenters and paper titles to Pacifichistory2012@vuw.ac.nz by 31 August 2011. To assist in the building of linkages with journals and post-conference publication, proposals should identify strategies for publication or other dissemination of conference papers/presentations and/or potential outlets.
A general call for papers will be made in late 2011 (closing mid-2012).
Teresia Teaiwa, Pacific Studies, VUW Adrian Muckle, History Programme, VUW Email: Pacifichistory2012@vuw.ac.nz
Website: http://pacifichistoryassociation.org/



The 19th New Zealand Asian Studies Society
International Conference 2011
Massey University Palmerston North New Zealand 2-4 July 2011
Call for Papers due 30 April 2011
http://www.nzasia.org.nz/conference.html
Paper abstracts no longer than 200 words, should be submitted electronically before 30 April 2011 to the Call for Papers link.
Rosemary Haddon - Massey University
R.M.Haddon@massey.ac.nz