AHI Summer Research Scholarships

 

Research Articles

 

The Survival of Women’s Sport in Auckland

Part Five The Survival of Women’s Sport in Auckland Part One Auckland’s Sportswomen: a Conduit for Social TensionPart Two An Uphill Climb for Women’s Cricket in AucklandPart Three The Rise of Marching in Auckland: A Healthy Sport for Girls or Hidden Militarism?Part...

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Marching: Aesthetics and Uniformity

Part Four Marching: Aesthetics and UniformityPart One Auckland’s Sportswomen: a Conduit for Social TensionPart Two An Uphill Climb for Women’s Cricket in AucklandPart Three The Rise of Marching in Auckland: A Healthy Sport for Girls or Hidden Militarism?Part Five The...

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An Uphill Climb for Women’s Cricket in Auckland

Part Two An Uphill Climb for Women’s Cricket in Auckland Part One Auckland’s Sportswomen: a Conduit for Social TensionPart Three The Rise of Marching in Auckland: A Healthy Sport for Girls or Hidden Militarism?Part Four Marching: Aesthetics and UniformityPart Five The...

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Auckland’s Sportswomen: a Conduit for Social Tension

Auckland’s Sportswomen: a Conduit for Social Tension

by Katia Kennedy*
Women’s sport has long been a subject of contention. Since the late 1880s, Auckland sportswomen have faced backlash, criticism and a general lack of support within their chosen sports. Where women’s sports have developed immensely since then, women’s involvement in male-dominated sports remained contentious.

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Feminist Theatre Takes the Stage in 1980s Auckland

Part Four Feminist Theatre Takes the Stage in 1980s AucklandPart One The Rise of Professional Theatre in AucklandPart Two Auckland Acting Women’s Experiences within Early Professional Theatre CompaniesPart Three Cultural Conflicts and Evolutions in Late 1960s-1980s...

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The Rise of Professional Theatre in Auckland

The Rise of Professional Theatre in Auckland

by Anna McCardle*
This first article will consider the rise of professional theatre in late 1960s to early 1970s Auckland. I will track the progress of how a national call for professionalisation in New Zealand theatre set the wheels of change in motion here, resulting in the emergence of Auckland professional theatre companies like Mercury Theatre and Theatre Corporate.

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1940s Fashion in Auckland, New Zealand

Part Three 1940s Fashion in Auckland, New ZealandPart One 1930s Fashion in Auckland, New ZealandPart Two 1930s Fashion in Auckland, New Zealandby Caitlin Kilpatrick* “A bewildered follower of fashion might well ask, “What on earth have they in store for us next?” This...

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1930s Fashion in Auckland, New Zealand

Part Two 1930s Fashion in Auckland, New ZealandPart One 1930s Fashion in Auckland, New ZealandPart Three 1940s Fashion in Auckland, New Zealandby Caitlin Kilpatrick* “It is always being dinned into our ears that New Zealand women are among the worst dressed in the...

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