Judy Bennett (historian)

Judith Ann Bennett
Native name Judy Bennett
Born 1944
Residence New Zealand
Alma mater Australian National University
Scientific career
Thesis

Judith Ann Bennett (born 1944) is a New Zealand historian. She is currently a full professor at the University of Otago.[1]

Academic career

Bennett wrote a 1979 PhD thesis at Australian National University titled, 'Wealth of the Solomons: a history of trade, plantations and society, Solomon Islands, c.1800–1942' [2] studying the colonial history of the Solomon Islands and has spent much of her career researching, writing and teaching about the Pacific and its history.

Bennett has received two Marsden grants, the first to research the children of American servicemen and pacific women[3][4][5] and the second to research the history of the coconut and its trade.[1][6][7]

Selected works

  • Bennett, Judith A. Wealth of the Solomons: A history of a Pacific archipelago, 1800–1978. Vol. 3. University of Hawaii Press, 1987.
  • Bennett, Judith. Roots of conflict in Solomon Islands-though much is taken, much abides: legacies of tradition and colonialism. (2002).
  • Bennett, Judith A. Pacific forest: A history of resource control and contest in the Solomon Islands C. 1800–1997. Brill, 2000.
  • Bennett, Judith A. Natives and exotics: World War II and environment in the Southern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, 2009.
  • Bennett, Judith A. "Immigration,‘Backbirding’, labour recruiting? The Hawaiian experience 1877–1887". The Journal of Pacific History 11, no. 1 (1976): 3–27.

References

  1. 1 2 "Professor Judy Bennett, Our People, Department of History and Art History, University of Otago, New Zealand". Otago.ac.nz. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Australian National University". Library.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Breaking Silence: GI Babies and their Pasifika Mothers". Spasifikmag.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Rudd, Allison (5 January 2010). "Pacific children of US servicemen for study | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Elder, Vaughan (26 November 2013). "Tears flow for story of war babies | Otago Daily Times Online News". Odt.co.nz. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Judy Bennett | Centre for Research on Colonial Culture". Blogs.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Q&A: All you needed to know about the humble coconut". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 April 2018.


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