Sep 19, 2018 | Arts & Culture
By Raewyn Dalziel Raewyn Dalziel, Emeritus Professor of History, celebrates a moment when New Zealand was at the forefront of world-leading reform. Camellias flowering in September are an annual reminder of the passage of The Electoral Act, 1893, the culmination of...
Jan 8, 2018 | Politics & Society
How can we address sexual harassment and abuse? Two scholars share their thoughts on sexual harassment and abuse both online and off. Nicola Henry is the Principal Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Research at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. In her talk...
Oct 20, 2017 | Politics & Society
The policing of women’s sexuality and, particularly, their reproductive capacity is arguably a centrepiece of patriarchy. Feminist criminology provides a unique site from which to explore the increasing political pressure in the United States to police girls’ and...
Sep 26, 2017 | Politics & Society
In the past five years, there has been a remarkable surge in the visibility of feminism in a context previously understood as hostile to feminist politics and analyses of gendered power. As a host of public figures ‘come out’ as feminist, questions remain regarding...