School of Social Sciences news and events

News

Sex, gender, power
04 September 2018
The University of Auckland's first woman Professor of Politics and International Relations will give her inaugural lecture on the eve of the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage.
Communication student finds ghost in music box
15 August 2018
A drag queen ghost in corsets who lives inside a music box is just one of the characters in Rose Goldthorp's film that premieres in September.
Building local and community energy
07 August 2018
Māori and local communities have a vital role to play in New Zealand’s transition to a low carbon economy.
Arts celebrates teaching excellence during Mataariki
06 August 2018
As part of our Mataariki celebrations, the Faculty of Arts gathered at Waipapa Marae last month to honour effective and innovative teaching.
Investigating war crimes
30 July 2018
Last month, Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies (MCTS) students participated in a war crimes investigation workshop run by a senior military advisor to the United Nations.

Events

Majors and modules week (School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics, School of Humanities, School of Social Sciences, Te Wānanga o Waipapa - School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies) Event as iCalendar
17 September 2018 - 20 September 2018, 11am - 3pm
To help you select your majors and choose a module, we're hosting a majors and modules week. This is your opportunity to come in and meet academics from each school and discipline and gain an in-depth knowledge of the various subjects that are on offer.
Social entrapment: A realistic understanding of the criminal offending of primary victims of intimate partner violence (Gender Studies, School of Social Sciences) Event as iCalendar
20 September 2018, 12 - 1pm
When women offend in response to violence from their intimate partner, the facts are often understood and constructed in court through particular 'theories of violence' that legal decision makers may not even be aware that they are using.
Lumbung state: Cultures of food security in Indonesia (Anthropology, School of Social Sciences) Event as iCalendar
20 September 2018, 4 - 5:30pm
Dr Graeme MacRae from Massey University reports on current research on food security in Indonesia, with Professor Thomas Reuter, at University of Melbourne.
Lessons from the ancestors? The archaeology of human ecodynamics in Polynesia (Anthropology, School of Social Sciences) Event as iCalendar
27 September 2018, 6pm
In her inaugural lecture Professor Melinda Allen discusses the ways that past societies created, inhabited and continuously re-negotiated their socio-ecological worlds.

Notices

We’re looking for Graduate Teaching Assistants for 2019
01 August 2018
The GTA position offers a fantastic opportunity to work in an academic environment while pursuing postgraduate study.

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