UC Spark

Associate Professor Lyndon Andrew Fraser

School of Humanities; History

Fields of Research

  • Comparative Ethnicity
  • Migration
  • Diasporas
  • Museum & Heritage Studies
  • Public History
  • Popular Music Culture
  • Comparative Migration and Ethnicity

Researcher Summary

My research programme has involved the sustained comparative analysis of ethnicity and migration in different times and places.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Groups

Future Research

  • Wairau Bar Koiwi Tangata and Taonga: An Independent Historian's Review
  • An Oral History Irish Postwar Migration to Australia and New Zealand
  • Death and Mourning in New Zealand to 1918

Key Methodologies

  • Historical Ethnography
  • Record Linkage
  • Genealogy
  • Oral History
  • Historical Fieldwork

Affiliations

Publications


  • Fraser, L. (2012) "A pang that rends the heart": Irish ways of death on the margins of Empire. Dunedin, New Zealand: 19th Australasian Irish Studies Conference, 7-10 Nov 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (2012) Canterbury Quakes. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Museum, 22 Feb-1 Oct 2012. New Zealand Journal of History 46(2): 208-210. Exhibition Review. (Other)
  • Fraser, L. and McCarthy, A. (Ed.) (2012) Far from 'Home': The English in New Zealand. Dunedin: Otago University Press. 232pp. (Edited Book)
  • Fraser, L. (2012) Irish women's working lives on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 1864-1922. In E. Malcolm, P. Bull and F. Devlin-Glass (Ed.), Ireland down under: Melbourne Irish studies seminars, 2001-2010: in press. Melbourne: Custom Book Centre. (Chapter in Book)
  • Baird, R. and Fraser, L. (2012) Kiwis "On the Wing": The continuing migration experiences of New Zealanders in Australia from the 1960s-90s. Adelaide, Australia: Visible Immigrants Seminar, 14-15 Dec 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (2012) Memory, mourning and melancholy: English ways of death on the margins of Empire. Dunedin, New Zealand: Death Down Under Conference, 28-29 Jun 2012. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (2012) Memory, mourning and melancholy: English ways of death on the margins of Empire. In L. Fraser and A. McCarthy (Ed.), Far from 'Home': The English in New Zealand: 99-122. Dunedin: University of Otago Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser, L. and McCarthy, A. (2012) The English diaspora in New Zealand: New perspectives. In Fraser, L., McCarthy, A. (Ed.), Far from 'Home': The English in New Zealand: 7-14. Dunedin: Otago University Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser, L., Quinn, H. and Kerr, R. (2011) Ghostbusters: Pilot Student Retention Project. For the College of Arts, University of Canterbury. Research Report (Revised). (Other)
  • Fraser, L. (2011) Memory, mourning and melancholy: English ways of death on the margins of Empire. University of Waikato, Hamilton: New Zealand Historical Association Conference, 16-18 Nov 2011. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. and Campbell, M. (Ed.) (2010) Australasian Journal of Irish Studies, 10 (2010). Special Issue: The Irish in New Zealand. Melbourne: La Trobe University. 162pp. (Edited Book)
  • Fraser, L. (2010) Julia Bradshaw, Golden Prospects: Chinese on the West Coast of New Zealand. Greymouth: Shantytown, 2009. New Zealand Journal of History 44(2): 212-213. Book Review. (Other)
  • Fraser, L. (2010) One Land. TVNZ/Eyeworks. Produced by N. Malcon and B. Mackey. [Series Historian. Television Series]. (Film/Video)
  • Fraser, L. (2010) Reel History? Doing the Past on Screen - Some Reflections. Canterbury Historical Association, Christchurch, New Zealand: 10 Aug 2010. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. (2010) Senka Bozic-Vrbancic, Tarara: Croats and Maori in New Zealand: Memory, Belonging, Identity. Dunedin: Otago University Press, 2008. New Zealand Journal of History 44(1): 95-6. Book Review. (Other)
  • Fraser, L. (2010) Ulster Protestants in Nineteenth-Century Canterbury. Christchurch, New Zealand: Family History Society of New Zealand's Harold Raines Memorial Lecture, 8 May 2010. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. and Dwyer, S. (2009) "When Rolling Seas Shall No More Divide Us": Transnationalism and the Local Geographies of Ulster Protestant Settlement in Nineteenth-Century Canterbury. New Zealand Journal of History 43(2): 182-197. (Journal Article)
  • Fraser, L. (2009) Editorial Introduction: Migration Histories and Writing the Nation. New Zealand Journal of History 43(2): 119-21. Editorial. (Other)
  • Fraser, L., McLean, R. and Mahuika, N. (Ed.) (2009) New Zealand Journal of History, 43(2). Special Issue: Migration Histories and Writing the Nation. Auckland: The University of Auckland. 248pp. (Edited Book)
  • Fraser, L. (2009) Personal Narratives of Irish and Scottish Migration, 1921-65: 'For spirit and adventure'. By Angela McCarthy. (Manchester and New York: Manchester Univerity Press, 2007). New Zealand Journal of History 43(1): 92-4. Book Review. (Other)
  • McAloon, J., Fairburn, M. and Fraser, L. (2009) The Future of New Zealand History. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 2nd Biennial Festival of History, 10 Oct 2009. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Fraser, L. (2009) The Golden Age of Couture: Paris & London 1947-57. By Victoria and Albert Museum, London. (Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia). History Australia 6(2): 46.1-46.2. Exhibition Review. (Other)
  • Fraser, L. and Dwyer, S. (2009) 'When Rolling Seas Shall No More Divide Us': Transnationalism and the Local Geographies of Ulster Protesant Settlement in Nineteenth-Century Canterbury. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Sociology and Anthropology Seminar Series, 25 Sep 2009. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. (2009) 'When rolling seas shall no more divide us': Transnationalism and the local geographies of Ulster Protestant Settlement in nineteenth-century Canterbury. Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand: 16th Australasian Irish Studies Conference, 9-12 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2008) 'Irish Working Lives on the Antipodean Goldfields'. University of Canterbury: School of Sociology and Anthropology Seminar Series, 2008. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. (2008) Settlers: New Zealand Immigrants from England, Ireland Scotland, 1800-1945. By Jock Phillips and Terry Hearn. (Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2008). New Zealand Journal of History 42(2): 220-21. Book Review. (Other)
  • Fraser, L. (2008) The Working Lives of Irish Men on the Antipodean Goldfields. In K. Reeves and D. Nichols (Ed.), Deeper Leads: New Approaches to Victorian Goldfields History: 21-38. Ballarat: Ballarat Heritage Services. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser, L. (2007) Castles of Gold: A History of the West Coast Irish. Dunedin: Otago University Press. 203pp. (Authored Book)
  • Fraser, L. (2007) How I Traced the West Coast Irish. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: Ethnic Counting Conference, 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2007) 'How Irish was Catholicism on the West Coast?'. University of Canterbury: History Seminar Series, 2007. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. (2007) Irish Working Lives on the Antipodean Goldfields. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Historical Association, 2007. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. (2007) Irish Working Lives on the Antipodean Goldfields. Westport, New Zealand: Westport Arts Festival, 24 Aug 2007. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. (2007) The West Coast Irish. Christchurch, New Zealand: International U3A Conference, 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (2007) Tracing the Lives of Irish Migrants in New Zealand: Sources, Problems, Dilemmas. In L. Geary and A. McCarthy (Ed.), Ireland, Australia and New Zealand: History, Politics and Culture: 14-31. Dublin: Four Courts Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser, L. and Dwyer, S. (2007) Ulster Protestant Women in Colonial Canterbury. La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia: 15th Irish-Australasian Conference, 23-26 Sep 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (2007) What Role do Migration Histories Play in Retelling the Nation? Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand: Migration Histories and Writing the Nation Conference, 21 Jun 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Dwyer, S. and Fraser, L. (2006) "We are here together like so many on the cockle beds": Towards a history of Ulster migrants in nineteenth-century Canterbury. In B. Patterson (Ed.), Ulster-New Zealand Migration and Cultural Transfers: 115-130. Dublin: Four Courts Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser, L. (2006) An Irish Empire? Religion, Identities and the West Coast Irish, 1864-1922. University of Melbourne, Australia: Us and Them Conference, Aug 2006. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (2006) Diaspora and Ethnicity: A Case Study of Irish Migrants on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. University of Melbourne, Australia: Brown Bag Seminar Series, School of Historical Studies, 2006. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. (2006) Irish Migrants in New Zealand, 1840-1937: 'The Desired Haven'. By Angela McCarthy. (Woodbridge, Suffolk, and Rochester, NY: Boydell, 2005). Journal of British Studies 45(2) Book Review. (Other)
  • Fraser, L. (2006) 'The Elusive Pile: Irish Working Lives on the Antipodean Goldfields'. University of Melbourne, Australia: Public Lecture, Irish Studies Series, 19 Sept 2006. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. (2006) Ulster Migrants in Canterbury. Leeston, New Zealand: Ellesmere Historical Society, 2006. (Oral Presentation)
  • Fraser, L. (2005) New Zealand's Celtic Communities. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: Scottish Migration and Cultural Transfer Conference, 2005. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2004) 'Diaspora and Ethnicity: A Case Study of Irish Migrants on the West Coast, 1864-1922'. University of Melbourne: Irish-Australasian Conference, 2004. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2004) 'How Ulster was the West Coast?'. Victoria University: 'The Hidden Irish: Ulster/New Zealand Migration and Cultural Transfer Conference, 2004. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2004) 'Irish Marriages on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 1864-1922'. AHRB Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen: Invited Paper, 'Europeans on the Move', 2004. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2004) 'Tracking Irish Migrants in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand: Sources, Methods, Dilemmas'. AHRB Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen: Invited Paper, 'Europeans on the Move Conference', 2004. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2003) 'Diaspora and Ethnicity: A Case Study of Irish Migrants on the West Coast, 1864-1922'. University of Otago: New Zealand Historical Association Conference, 2003. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2003) 'Irish Women's Networks on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island, 1864-1922'. Queen's University, Belfast: International Federation for Research in Women's History Conference, 2003. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (2003) Love your husband as you love your own flesh: Irish Women and Marriage on the West Coast, New Zealand, During the Nineteenth Century. Australasian Journal of Irish Studies 3: 3-22. (Journal Article)
  • Fraser, L. (2003) 'New Zealand: the Irish in'. In Lalor, B. (Ed.), The Encyclopaedia of Ireland: Irish Diaspora (2003 ed.): 981-2. Dublin: Macmillan. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser,L. (2002) Love yor husband as you love yor one flesh: Irish Women and Marriage on the West Coast during the Nineteenth Century. Victoria University of Wellington: Stout Research Centre, Irish-Scottish Studies Down Under Conference, 2002. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2002) No-one but black strangers to spake to god help me: Irish Women's Migration to the West Coast, 1864-1915. In Fraser, L. and Pickles K. (Ed.), Shifting Centres: Women and Migraaiton in New Zealand History: 45--62. Dunedin: The University of Otago Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser, L. (2002) No-one but black strangers to spake to: Irish Women's Migration to the West Coast, 1864-1915. Brisbane: Australian Historical Association Conference, 2002. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. and Pickles, K. (2002) Shifting Centres. In Fraser, L. and Pickles K. (Ed.), Shifting Centres: Women and Migration in New Zealand History: 9-14. Dunedin: University of Otago Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser, L. and Pickles, K. (Ed.) (2002) Shifting Centres: Women and Migration in New Zealand History. Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press. 224pp. (Edited Book)
  • Fraser, L. (2002) To Tara via Holyhead: The Emergence of Irish Catholic Ethinicity in Nineteenth-Century Christchurch, New Zealand. Journal of Social History 36(2): 431-458. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3790117. (Journal Article)
  • Fraser,L. (2001) No-one but black strangers to spake to: Irish Women's Migration to the West Coast, 1864-1915. University of Canterbury: New Zealand Historical Association Conference, 2001. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (Ed.) (2000) A Distant Shore: Irish Migration and New Zealand Settlement. Dunedin: The University of Otago Press. 196pp. (Edited Book)
  • Fraser,L. (2000) Introduction. In Fraser, L. (Ed.), A Distant Shore: Irish Migration and New Zealand Settlement: 9--11. Dunedin: The University of Otago Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser,L. (2000) Irish migration to the West Coast, 1864-1900. In Fraser, L. (Ed.), A distant shore: Irish migration and New Zealand settlement: 86--104. Dunedin: The University of Otago Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser,L. (2000) Irish Migration to the West Coast, 1864-1900. New Zealand Journal of History 34: 197--225. (Journal Article)
  • Fraser, L. (2000) Long Journey for Sevenpence: An Orla History of Assisted Immigration to New Zealand from the United Kingdom, 1947-1975. By Megan Hutching. (Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1999). New Zealand Journal of History 34(1): 178-80. Book Review. (Other)
  • Fraser,L. (2000) Patterns of Irish migration to the West Coast of New Zealand. In Bull, P., Devlin-Glass, F. & Doyle, H. (Ed.), Ireland and Australia, 1798-1998: Studies in culture, identity and migration: 152--64. Sydney: Crossing Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser,L. (2000) The West Coast Irish Project, 1864-1922. Victoria University of Wellington: Stout Research Centre, The Irish in New Zealand Conference, 2000. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2000) Towards an historical sociology of Irish settlement on the west coast of New Zealand. Flinders University, Adelaide: Sociological sites/sights: Multiple locations, multiple knowledges, multiple visions: Proceedings of the TASA 2000 Conference., ''2000''. 80--9.. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (2000) Towards an Historical Sociology of the West Coast Irish, 1864-1922. Flinders University: Australian Sociological Association Conference, 2000. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (1999) 'Irish Migration to the West Coast, 1864-1900', and 'Comment' as Panel Chair. University of Waikato: New Zealand Historical Association Conference, 1999. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (1999) Structured Controversy as a Teaching Strategy in Historical Sociology. University of Waikato: New Zealand Historical Association Conference, 1999. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Fraser,L. (1998) Co-operative Learning Strategies in American Studies. Australian National University: Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference (ANZASA), 1998. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Fraser,L. (1998) Co-operative Learning Strategies in History. New Zealand Historical Association Newsletter : 23--28. (Journal Article)
  • Phillips, J. and Fraser, L. et al. (1998) Passports. Te Papa Tongarewa/Museum of New Zealand, Wellington, Permanent. [Artefacts, video, and interactive displays]. (Exhibition)
  • Phillips, J., Fraser, L., Ip, Manying. and Wong, K. et al. (1998) The Making of a Chinese-New Zealander. Te Papa Tongarewa/Museum of New Zealand, Wellington, 1998-2000. [Temporary Exhibition]. (Exhibition)
  • Fraser,L. (1998) Towards a Regional History of The West Coast Irish, 1864-1922. La Trobe University: Ireland and Australia: 1798-1998, ANU Humanities Research Centre Conference, 1998. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (1997) Co-operative Learning Strategies in History. Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ: New Zealand Historical Association Conference, 1997. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser,L. (1997) Crossings: The Structure of Catholic Irish Migration to Nineteenth-Century Canterbury. In Richard Davis (Ed.), Irish-Australian Studies 8: 325-41. Sydney: Crossing Press. (Chapter in Book)
  • Fraser, L. (1997) To Tara via Holyhead: Irish Catholic Immigrants in Nineteenth-Century Christchurch. Auckland: Auckland University Press. 208pp. (Authored Book)
  • Fraser, L. (1996) 'The Making of an Ethnic Collectivity: Irish Catholic Immigrants in Nineteenth-Century Christchurch'. Journal of Religious History 20(2): 210-227. (Journal Article)
  • Fraser, L. (1995) Constructing the Irish Experience in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand: A Comparative Approach. British Review of New Zealand Studies 8: 117-24. (Journal Article)
  • Fraser, L. (1995) Structure and Agency: Comparative Perspectives on the Irish Catholic Experience in New Zealand and the United States. Australasian Journal of Irish Studies 14(2): 87-103. (Journal Article)
  • Fraser, L. (1995) The Ties That Bind: Irish Catholic Testamentary Evidence From Christchurch, 1876-1915. New Zealand Journal of History 29(1): 67-82. (Journal Article)
  • Fraser, L. (1994) 'An Ethnic Collectivity? The Irish Catholic Experience in Nineteenth-Century Christchurch'. University of Auckland: New Zealand Historical Association Conference, August 1994. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (1994) 'Comparative Lessons and Dilemmas: Constructing the Irish Experience in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand'. Historical News (69): 12-15. (Journal Article)
  • Fraser, L. (1994) 'Comparative Patterns and Dilemmas: The Irish in New Zealand and the United States'. University of Melbourne: Australia New Zealand American Studies Association Conference, July 1994. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (1993) 'The Ties that Bind: Irish Catholic Testamentary Evidence from Christchurch, 1876-1918'. University of Otago: New Zealand Historical Association Conference, December 1993. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (1993) 'To Tara via Holyhead? The Irish Catholic Experience in Nineteenth-Century Christchurch'. University of Queensland and Griffith University: Seventh Irish Australian Conference, July 1993. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Fraser, L. (1992) 'Ethnicity and Space: A Comparative Approach to Locational Choice Among the irish Catholic Community in Nineteenth-Century Christchurch'. Flinders University: Australia New Zealand American Studies Association Conference, July 1992. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)