Centre for New Zealand StudiesBirkbeck, University of London
Seminar 25
Tuesday 29 April 2008
Centre for New Zealand Studies, Rm. 330, North Block, Senate House,Malet St., London WC16.30-8.00
The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, 1907-2007: A Kiwi Way of Life
Associate Professor Linda Bryder (University of Auckland), author of A Voice for Mothers: The Plunket Society and Infant Welfare, 1907-2000 (2003), and editor of A Healthy Country: Essays on the Social History of Medicine in New Zealand (1991).
Seminar 26
Friday 2 May 2008B13, Birkbeck cinema, 43 Gordon Sq., London WC12.15-4.30
British premiere of the film
The Te Kooti Trail (1927, Rudall Hayward)
British premiere of the film
The Te Kooti Trail (1927, Rudall Hayward)
To be preceded byA Takapuna Scandal(1928, Rudall Hayward)
These screenings are restored prints kindly supplied by the New Zealand Film Archive - for further details on The Te Kooti Trail see
This presentation will be supported by special live musical accompaniment from pianist Chris Hainsworth
Following the screening there will be 2 presentations at the Centre for New Zealand Studies, Rm. 330, North Block, Senate House, Malet St., London WC15.00-6.00Dr Gerri Kimber (Centre for New Zealand Studies), "The French Perception of Katherine Mansfield"Dr Dominic Alessio (Richmond The American International University in London), gives an introduction to New Zealand's first science-fiction novel, The Great Romance (1881). See <http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Whi022Kota-t1-g1-t1.html>.
6.00-7.00 Wine reception to launch the modern printing of The Great Romance.This day is in conjunction with the France-New Zealand Association and is open to everyone
Seminar 27
Tuesday 13 MayB36 , Birkbeck, main building, Malet Street, London WC16.30-8.30
Special screening of the film
Runaway
(1964, John O'Shea, 102 mins)
To be preceded by a selection of newsreel footage from the period
This film has been rarely seen in the UK since it was released in UK cinemas in 1965. New Zealand's first road movie, Runaway is an art-house styled film inspired by the modernism of key directors of the period such as Michelangelo Antonioni. This astonishing film - one of only 4 features made in New Zealand between 1940 and 1972 - features a specially composed score by Robin Maconie, and performances from a young Kiri Te Kanawa and Barry Crump. For a review, see
Special screening of the film
Runaway
(1964, John O'Shea, 102 mins)
To be preceded by a selection of newsreel footage from the period
This film has been rarely seen in the UK since it was released in UK cinemas in 1965. New Zealand's first road movie, Runaway is an art-house styled film inspired by the modernism of key directors of the period such as Michelangelo Antonioni. This astonishing film - one of only 4 features made in New Zealand between 1940 and 1972 - features a specially composed score by Robin Maconie, and performances from a young Kiri Te Kanawa and Barry Crump. For a review, see
Seminar 28
Tuesday 20 May 2008Centre for New Zealand Studies, Rm. 330, North Block, Senate House,Malet St., London WC16.30-8.00
Bruce Mason's Attack on Middle-class New Zealand:The Early Plays
Professor Richard Corballis (Massey University), author of Stoppard: The Mystery and the Clockwork (2004), and co-author of Introducing Witi Ihimaera (1984). His writings on New Zealand have covered subjects such as cartoon strips, Keri Hulme, and Katherine Mansfield.
Seminar 29
Thursday 29 May 2008Centre for New Zealand Studies, Rm. 330, North Block, Senate House,Malet St., London WC16.30-8.00
Whiteness, Sexuality, and the Civilising Mission:
The Early Films of Rudall Hayward
A special seminar with Professor Barbara Creed (University of Melbourne) and Associate Professor Jeanette Hoorn (University of Melbourne). Barbara is the author of The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis (1993), Media Matrix: Sexing The New Reality (2003), and Phallic Panic: Film, Horror and the Primal Uncanny (2005). Jeanette is the author of Australian Pastoral: The Making of a White Landscape (2007) and co-editor of Strange Women: Essays in Art and Gender (1994). Together they have edited Body Trade: Captivity, Cannibalism, and Colonialism in the Pacific (2001).
Whiteness, Sexuality, and the Civilising Mission:
The Early Films of Rudall Hayward
A special seminar with Professor Barbara Creed (University of Melbourne) and Associate Professor Jeanette Hoorn (University of Melbourne). Barbara is the author of The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis (1993), Media Matrix: Sexing The New Reality (2003), and Phallic Panic: Film, Horror and the Primal Uncanny (2005). Jeanette is the author of Australian Pastoral: The Making of a White Landscape (2007) and co-editor of Strange Women: Essays in Art and Gender (1994). Together they have edited Body Trade: Captivity, Cannibalism, and Colonialism in the Pacific (2001).
Seminar 30
Thursday 5 JuneB36 , Birkbeck, main building, Malet Street, London WC16.30-8.30
British premiere of the film
The Tattooist
(2007, Peter Burger, 92 mins) To be preceded by Karma (2006, Damon Fepulea'i, 11 mins) An American tattoo artist steals a Samoan tattoo gun and finds himself and those he tattoos threatened by an ancient force. A Samoan-based mystical thriller, which spans Singapore, Auckland, and the Pacific. Written by Jonathan King (director Black Sheep) and starring Jason Behr, David Fane, Robbie Magasiva, and Michael Hurst. Review at
British premiere of the film
The Tattooist
(2007, Peter Burger, 92 mins) To be preceded by Karma (2006, Damon Fepulea'i, 11 mins) An American tattoo artist steals a Samoan tattoo gun and finds himself and those he tattoos threatened by an ancient force. A Samoan-based mystical thriller, which spans Singapore, Auckland, and the Pacific. Written by Jonathan King (director Black Sheep) and starring Jason Behr, David Fane, Robbie Magasiva, and Michael Hurst. Review at
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