Research and Reason

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Research and Reason

Explore research and perspectives from the Faculty of Arts and Education at the University of Auckland. Academics from a range of disciplines discuss their findings, breaking down important and often complex topics. Gain a deeper understanding of the past and present, and learn how we can build better, more informed futures. *The views expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the University or the Faculty.

  1. APR 8

    Composing music with AI?

    What would happen if a composer collaborated with artificial intelligence to produce new music?   Dr David Chisholm, head of the School of Music, put it to the test as part of a new project. He tells our media adviser Julianne Evans how he prompted AI to compose a musical suite and arrange it for a full orchestra. Hear snippets of the work and more in this incisive discussion on the future of music.    Click here to read more: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/03/24/as-composed-by-david-chisholm-and-ai.html

    26 min

  2. MAR 25

    Left in limbo: refugee reunification

    Refugee families separated by conflict or persecution face a seven-year backlog to join their loved ones in New Zealand. In conversation with our media adviser Julianne Evans, Professor Jay Marlowe lays out the immense pressures and the strategic changes needed to improve efficiency and fairness in family reunification.   Professor Jay Marlowe is the Head of School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, and co-director of the Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies.   Click here to read more: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2025/01/30/families-of-new-zealand-refugees-in-limbo-as-system-stalls.html *All opinions expressed in this podcast reflect the views of the guest and don't represent Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland or the Faculty of Arts and Education.

    23 min

  3. MAR 11

    Consent, communication and compassion

    *Content warning: this episode includes discussions related to sex and intimacy. Listener discretion is advised.   Dr Claire Meehan, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, joins our media adviser, Julianne Evans, to explore how we talk to young people about sex in the digital world. She also delves into her upcoming book on consent in the digital age, including the complexities of AI and deepfake technology.   *All opinions expressed in this podcast reflect the views of the guest and don't represent Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland or the Faculty of Arts and Education.

    27 min

  4. 10/29/2024

    Mental Health and Wellbeing in Pacific Communities

    *Content warning: this episode includes discussions of suicide that may be potentially triggering.  Professor Jemaima Tiatia-Siau is the University's first Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific, and a researcher with a focus on climate change and Pacific mental health. Jemaima shares her journey of becoming a professor, and discusses the importance of creating a sense of community to support people around us.   Read more: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/09/19/five-generations-heralds-birth-of-professor.html

    27 min

  5. 10/15/2024

    100 Years of Netball in Aotearoa

    Netball has been the most popular game for girls and women in New Zealand for a century. As a fan and former player, Dr Margaret Henley researches the social history of netball and shares how she tracked down a rare film shot in 1932. Margaret also tells the stories of the sport's pioneers such as Jessie Knapp and the role it has in the intergenerational wellbeing of Aotearoa women.   Read more: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/09/26/the-pioneers-of-netball.html "Our Game" Exhibition: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/exhibitions/our-game

    31 min

  6. 10/01/2024

    Global Visions and the World Order

    Associate Professor Chris Ogden is the Programme Director of Global Studies at UoA and specialises in the dynamics of power and identity in Asia and the Indo-Pacific. He discusses how the pandemic revealed authoritarian tendencies in different countries. Using the social credit system in China as an example, he also talks about how technology could be used by regime, and how some degrees of a similar system exists in our societies.   Learn more about Global Studies: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/global-studies.html

    25 min

  7. 09/17/2024

    Medieval Mermaids and Modern Beauty

    Professor Kim Phillips is a historian with a special interest in the history of gender, sexuality, and women in the medieval period. Kim’s latest project delves into women who lived in the Middle Ages and the four iconic archetypal images that surrounded them: mermaids, nursemaids, milkmaids, and hags. She discusses the meanings attached to the female body during that time, and how the ideals of beauty shift in the modern, globalised world that we are in. Read more: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2021/05/13/of-mermaids-and-male-fantasies.html

    25 min

  8. 08/20/2024

    The Journey of Becoming Tangata Tiriti

    Honorary Associate Professor Avril Bell speaks to Julianne Evans about her latest project. Her book Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Māori, Honouring the Treaty brings together 12 non-Māori voices who have engaged with te ao Māori and have attempted to bring te Tiriti to life in their work.    Avril hopes by sharing their wisdom of forging connections with te ao Māori, we could all explore our own identities as New Zealanders.   Read more about Avril here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/07/24/becoming-treaty-people.html

    27 min
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Explore research and perspectives from the Faculty of Arts and Education at the University of Auckland. Academics from a range of disciplines discuss their findings, breaking down important and often complex topics. Gain a deeper understanding of the past and present, and learn how we can build better, more informed futures. *The views expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the University or the Faculty.

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    Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Auckland
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    26
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    Explicit
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    © Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Auckland
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