Calls to Arms: New Zealand Society and Commitment to the Great War / Endurance and the First World War: Experiences and Legacies in New Zealand and Australia / How We Remember: New Zealanders and the First World War

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-345
Author(s):  
Jonathan F. Vance
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
First World War ◽  
Great War ◽  
World War ◽  
The First World War ◽  
War Experiences ◽  
The Great War ◽  
First World ◽  
New Zealanders

scholarly journals Wicked Wilhelmites and Sauer Krauts: The New Zealand Reception of Ernst Lissauer’s “Hymn of Hate”

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
First World War ◽  
World War ◽  
Local Responses ◽  
The First World War ◽  
Greeting Cards ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Great War ◽  
First World ◽  
New Zealanders

When the German poet Ernst Lissauer published his anti-English poem “Haßgesang gegen England” in the early weeks of the First World War, the effect was electric. The poem, translated into English and dubbed the “Hymn of Hate,” echoed around the globe, reaching as far as New Zealand where newspapers sedulously followed its international reception and published local responses. Given the nature of New Zealand’s relationship to Britain and the strength of the international press links, it is not surprising that news of the poem reached New Zealand in the early months of the war. However, the sheer volume of coverage given to a single German war poem in New Zealand’s press over the course of the war and after, as well as the many and varied responses to that poem by New Zealanders both at home and serving overseas, are surprising. This article examines the broad range of responses to Lissauer’s now forgotten poem by New Zealanders during the Great War and after, from newspaper reports, editorials and cartoons, to poetic parodies, parliamentary speeches, enterprising musical performances and publications, and even seasonal greeting cards.

scholarly journals The Portrayal of the First World War and the Development of a National Mythology in New Zealand

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur J. Pomeroy
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
First World War ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
Great War ◽  
World War ◽  
Western Front ◽  
The First World War ◽  
The Great War ◽  
First World ◽  
National Mythology

The Memorial Window in the Hunter Building at Victoria University offers interesting insights into the commemoration of the Great War in New Zealand. The Frederick Ellis design shows  strong Anglican Christian iconography, in line with dominant traditions at the College up to the war. The Gallipoli campaign also features much more prominently than the Western Front, since it could be portrayed as a holy crusade against the Turk. As time passes, the ANZAC experience becomes part of the wider New Zealand mythology, but the religious conflict is expunged.

scholarly journals Censorship and Surveillance in the First World War

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Ross Webb
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
First World War ◽  
Home Front ◽  
Great War ◽  
World War ◽  
The First World War ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Great War ◽  
First World

  Review of Jared Davidson, Dead Letters. A history of state censorship, the New Zealand home front, and undelivered mail during the Great War.  

A New History for a New Channel: The Great War and the Launch of BBC2

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Downing
Keyword(s):  
First World War ◽  
Great War ◽  
World War ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Television History ◽  
The First World War ◽  
The Great War ◽  
First World ◽  
Intense Debate ◽  
Do So

This article considers the making of the BBC2 series, The Great War, and examines issues around the treatment and presentation of the First World War on television, the reception of the series in 1964 and its impact on the making of television history over the last fifty years. The Great War combined archive film with interviews from front-line soldiers, nurses and war workers, giving a totally new feel to the depiction of history on television. Many aspects of The Great War were controversial and raised intense debate at the time and have continued to do so ever since.

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