Doctoral study in History

We welcome PhD research proposals in areas such as:

• Māori history
• 20th-century New Zealand cultural history
• Empire and travel writing; settler cultures in New Zealand, Canada and Australia
• Australian history, including colonial and rural histories
• Social and cultural history of religion in late antiquity and the early middle ages
• The Anglo-Norman period (11th and 12th centuries)
• The history of sexuality and of gender
• The history of medicine
• The history of war, peace and internationalism in the modern period
• Tokugawa Japan; life courses of men and women
• United States history, politics, popular culture, social movements, women’s history, labour history
• Irish history, especially the history of migration
• Transnational and comparative histories

Academic staff in History are active, widely published researchers known nationally and internationally for their expertise in a variety of historical fields. History staff members have published numerous books, articles and reviews.

Current staff include:

Maartje Abbenhuis
Lisa Bailey
Malcolm Campbell
Lindsay Diggelmann
Jennifer Frost
Aroha Harris
Rowan Light
Kim Phillips
Paul Taillon
Joseph Zizek

• "Racial ideology and capitalist expansion into Te Rohe Pōtae, 1870-1912" | Supervised by Dr Aroha Harris and Dr Paul Taillon
• "Jurisprudential cultures and the balances of power in Late Georgian Britain, 1822-1830" | Supervised by Professor Maartje Abbenhuis and Dr Joseph Zizek
• "Food faddism in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1920-1960" | Supervised by Professor Linda Bryder and Associate Professor Jennifer Frost
• "History, myth and remembrance: How the Battle of Agincourt became a symbol of British exceptionalism" | Supervised by Professor Kim Phillips and Associate Professor Lindsay Diggelmann
• "History, memory and identity: Rediscovering the Sino-Australian relationship through wartime propaganda, 1931–1945" | Supervised by Professor Malcolm Campbell and Emeritus Professor Paul Clark

There are several scholarships you may be eligible for when you decide to pursue your PhD in History:

• University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships
• Keith Sinclair Memorial Scholarship
  
• Myra and Eric McCormick Scholarship in History
  

Our friendly Student Hub staff will provide you with advice on enrolling in your PhD.

If you would like to discuss your plans for your doctoral research you can contact our PhD Adviser.