NZSA Conferences

	New Zealand, Central and Eastern Europe (with a special one day focus on New Zealand, Maori Culture, and the South Pacific) The 17th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association, together with the Centre for New Zealand Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, the Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna, and the Austrian South Pacific Society (OSPG) Vienna, Austria, 1 - 3 July 2010 To be opened by the New Zealand Ambassador to Austria Keynotes: Dr Leonard Bell, Dr Christine Binder-Fritz, Sia Figiel, Gerhard Holzer, Professor Witi Ihimaera, DCNZM, Kapka Kassabova, James McNeish, Professor Erik Olssen, ONZM, Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith. This very special conference will be held at the University of Vienna in the city centre and on the edge of the museum district, with its history, vibrant culture, and outstanding art galleries. On the Friday, there will be a special guided tour of the Natural History Museum and its Novara expedition holdings, followed by a reception. The Saturday will feature a guided tour of the KunstHausWien - Museum Hundertwasser, followed by a conference dinner at Restaurant Dunkelbunt. On the final night, there will be a special guided tour of the Captain Cook exhibition at the Völkerunde Museum. Call for Papers Poster
	New Zealand, Germany and the (Post) Colonial Pacific The 16th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA) together with the Centre for New Zealand Studies (CNZS), Birkbeck, University of London, and the Institute for English and American Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, 3 - 5 July 2009 Keynotes: Dr James Bade, Professor Werner Kreisel, Dr Cilla McQueen, Professor Hermann Mueckler, Dr Chris Pugsley, Dr Sarah Quigley, Professor Dieter Riemenschneider, Professor Dame Anne Salmond, Robert Sullivan, and Professor Albert Wendt. Following the success of the 2006 conference in Paris and the 2008 conference in Florence, this event will be located in Frankfurt at Goethe University, within walking distance of the downtown district, with its vibrant historical centre and outstanding museums and art galleries. The university offers superb conference facilities, and the nearby airport is a major hub for international flights. On the Saturday, there will be an excursion with a boat trip on the Rhine, followed by wine tasting and a conference dinner at Vollrads Castle. Poster Schedule and sessions Programme of abstracts
	Associated event: The Katherine Mansfield Centenary Conference The Centre for New Zealand Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, in association with the University of Northampton Birkbeck, University of London, 4-6 September 2008 Opened by Sir Graeme Davies, FREng, FRSE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, and Bronwen Chang, Deputy High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom. Keynotes: Professor Mary Ann Caws, Dr Ian Conrich, Professor Clare Hanson, Kathleen Jones, Professor Sydney Janet Kaplan, Margaret Scott, Professor Angela Smith, Professor C. K. Stead, ONZ, CBE, Professor Vincent O’ Sullivan, DCNZM. The year 2008, as well as being the 120th anniversary of her birth, celebrates the centenary of Katherine Mansfield’s arrival in London in 1908 from New Zealand at the age of nineteen, in order to pursue a career as a writer. This major three-day international conference aims to re-evaluate Katherine Mansfield’s contribution to twentieth-century literature, as well as assessing the state of Mansfield scholarship and criticism today. Special events to co-ordinate with the conference include a screening of John Reid’s Mansfield biopic Leave all Fair, a conference dinner in the Penthouse of New Zealand House, and a one woman show by Lorae Parry based on the personal writing of Mansfield. Conference sponsored by The New Zealand Society (UK) Ki te taumata, Aotearoa ki Ingarangi Poster Schedule and sessions Programme of abstracts
	New Zealand and the Mediterranean The 15th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA) together with the Centre for New Zealand Studies (CNZS), Birkbeck, University of London. Florence, Italy, 2-4 July 2008 Opened by His Excellency Laurie Markes, Ambassador for New Zealand to Italy. Keynotes: Dr Claudia Bell, Dr Roger Collins, ONZM, Dr Caroline Daley, James George, Patricia Grace, DCNZM, Kevin Ireland, Jan Kemp, MNZM, Dr Michele Leggott, Professor Karen Nero, Dr Christopher Pugsley. The conference venue, at the Florence campus of Richmond The American International University in London, is a 16th century palace just 300 yards from the Uffizi Gallery, 200 yards from the Ponte Vecchio, and 100 yards from the Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens. A conference dinner and excursions are planned, with Florence within easy travel of Pisa, Rome, Bologna and Venice. One excursion included within the conference will be an exclusive coach trip 30 miles south of Florence where Christopher Pugsley will provide a guided tour of the battle of San Michele. Poster Schedule and sessions Programme of abstracts Conference photos
	The State of the Nation: New Zealand's Centenary as a Dominion The 14th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA), together with the Centre for New Zealand Studies (CNZS), Birkbeck, University of London, and the Centre for Travel Writing Studies, Nottingham Trent University Birkbeck, University of London, and New Zealand House, 28-30 June 2007 Opened by His Excellency The Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt ONZ, High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom, and Sir Graeme Davies, FREng, FRSE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London. Keynotes: Professor David Carnegie, David Hill, Dr Manying Ip, ONZM, Dr Claudia Orange, OBE, Professor Lyman Tower Sargent, Professor Lydia Wevers. Poster Schedule and sessions Programme of abstracts Conference photos
	New Zealand, France and the Pacific The 13th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA) together with the Centre de Recherche sur les Identités Culturelles et les Langues de Spécialités (CICLaS) University Paris Dauphine, 29 June to 1 July 2006 Opened by The Rt Hon Winston Peters, New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs Keynotes: Professor Claire Bazin, Dame Fiona Kidman, Professor Matt Matsuda, Dr Jock Phillips, Professor C.K. Stead, CBE, Ian Wedde. Poster Schedule and sessions Programme of abstracts Conference photos
	Small Nations, Big Neighbours Joint Annual Conference The 30th annual conference of the British Association for Canadian Studies/ The 12th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association University of Kent at Canterbury, 11-14 April 2005 Attended by His Excellency Mel Cappe, High Commissioner for Canada to the United Kingdom, Suzanne Blumhardt, Deputy High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom, and George MacLaren, Agent General for Quebec in London. Keynotes: Professor Maureen Baker, Professor Sahadeo Basdeo, Dr Pascale de Souza, Professor Ged Martin, Dr Jennifer Welsh Schedule and sessions (as PDF) Conference photos
	Imagining New Zealand/ Aotearoa: Histories and Representations The 11th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association Penthouse, New Zealand House, London, 3 July 2004 Opened by Suzanne Blumhardt, Deputy High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom Speakers include: Dr Claudia Bell, Dr Alex Calder, Professor Klaus Dodds, Dr Anne Maxwell, Dr Brian McDonnell, Dr Sarah Shieff. Poster Schedule and sessions Programme of abstracts Conference photos
	New Zealand - The Urban and the Rural The 10th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association Penthouse, New Zealand House, London, 28 June 2003 Opened by Suzanne Blumhardt, Deputy High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom Speakers include: Professor Martin Barker, Professor Sean Cubitt, Dr Peter Gathercole, Emily Perkins, Dr Roy Shuker, Professor C.K. Stead, CBE. Poster Schedule and sessions Programme of abstracts
	New Zealand, Identities, and Globalisation The 9th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association Penthouse, New Zealand House, London, 2 July 2002 Opened by Suzanne Blumhardt, Deputy High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom Speakers include: Dr Barbara Cairns, Dr Lucy Sargisson, Dr Nan Seuffert, Dr C. Kay Weaver. Poster Schedule and sessions Programme of abstracts
	Postcolonial New Zealand The 8th annual conference of the New Zealand Studies Association Penthouse, New Zealand House, London, 28 June 2001 Opened by Suzanne Blumhardt, Deputy High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom Speakers include: Dr Alex Calder, Dr Stuart Murray, Professor Alan Riach, Dr Sarah Shieff Poster Schedule and sessions
	New Zealand Then...and Now: Society and Culture The 7th annual conference of the New Zealand Study Group Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, 28 June 2000 Opened by His Excellency Paul East, High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom Speakers include: Professor Michael Brittain, Dr Julia Hallam, Dr Mary Paul, Dr Geoff Pearman, Professor Francine Tolron Poster Schedule and sessions
	New Zealand Fictions: Literature and Film The 6th annual conference of the New Zealand Study Group Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, 15 June 1999 Opened by His Excellency Paul East, High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom Speakers include: Dr William Dart, Anthony McCarten, Dr Mark Williams Poster Schedule and sessions
	New Zealand - A Pastoral Paradise? The 5th annual conference of the New Zealand Study Group Penthouse, New Zealand House, London, 3 June 1998 Opened by His Excellency Dr Richard Grant, High Commissioner for New Zealand to the United Kingdom Speakers include Don McGlashan Poster Schedule and sessions
	Focus on Australian and New Zealand Cinema Special conference of the New Zealand Study Group Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, 4 October 1997 Speakers include: Dr Brian McFarlane, Dr Jonathan Rayner, Nick Roddick. Poster
	Neither Here Nor There: New Zealanders Abroad The 4th annual conference of the New Zealand Study Group Penthouse, New Zealand House, London, 4 June 1997 Speakers include: Lisa Harrow, Dr Michael King, Austin Mitchell MP, Emma Neale, Noel Virtue Poster