Tag: 20th C
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The Imaginary Samoan that lives in the Colonial Mind
In this talk Kealani Cook will discuss aspects of the Samoan Mau movement in the context of his research examining non-violent civil disobedience movements across Oceania. In the late 1920s through the 1930s, the Mau movement challenged and at times negated the ability of the New Zealand colonial administration to rule over Sāmoa. This presentation examines some of the…
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Founder Lecture 2021 – Dame Gaylene Preston: Image to Imagination
Dame Gaylene Preston tells of a lifetime of integrating archival footage into her feature films in the 2021 Friends of the Turnbull Library Founder Lecture on 28 July 2021.
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Promises, Promises: A lively history of political advertising, from the first election of the modern era in 1938 to today
Professor Claire Robinson presents her new book Promises Promises: 80 years of wooing New Zealand voters, a lively history of political advertising from 1939 to today, illustrated with over 550 campaign images from the Alexander Turnbull Library.