BWB Talk: Student Political Action in New Zealand (Evening)

BWB Talk: Student Political Action in New Zealand.
All welcome, no RSVP necessary.

Students are once again at the forefront of political movements, both here and abroad.
Sylvia Nissen’s new BWB Text Student Political Action in New Zealand provides rare insights into what is driving these remarkable new forms of youth¬ful political engagement and expression. Based on her acclaimed PhD research, this new book charts the transition from students being dismissed as apathetic through to the new wave of young political actors we see around us today.

Join author Sylvia Nissen in conversation with Amanda Thomas for an evening launch, celebrating this new text and exploring what is behind these emerging global trends.

6:00pm – 7:00pm (Doors 5:30pm)

Speaker: Sylvia Nissen
Chair: Amanda Thomas

Refreshments will be served.

About the Speakers
Sylvia Nissen is author of new BWB Text, Student Political Action in New Zealand, and contributing author to A Careful Revolution, ed. David Hall (2019). She is currently a Lecturer in Environmental Policy at Lincoln University.

Amanda Thomas (chair) is contributing author to forthcoming BWB Text, Imagining Decolonisation. She is currently a lecturer in Environmental Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, as well as an activist and researcher with think-tank, ESRA.