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Ann Beaglehole
BornSzegoe Aniko[1]
1948 (age 75–76)
Siklós, Hungary
Occupation
  • Historian
  • novelist
  • Alma materVictoria University of Wellington (PhD in history)
    Spouse

    (divorced)
    Children3
    Academic background
    ThesisFacing the Past: Looking Back at Refugee Childhood in New Zealand (1990)
    Doctoral advisorMalcolm McKinnon

    Ann Beaglehole (née Szegoe; born 1948) is a New Zealand writer and historian. In the 1950s, her family emigrated from Hungary to New Zealand as refugees following the Hungarian Revolution. She earned a PhD in history and a master's degree in creative writing from Victoria University of Wellington, and has written extensively on the history of immigration to New Zealand, including the history of Jewish immigrants and refugees. In addition to a number of non-fiction history works, she has also written a semi-autobiographical novel about the experiences of a Hungarian Jewish refugee in New Zealand.

    Life and career[edit]

    Beaglehole was born in Siklós, Hungary, in 1948. Her family left Hungary in 1956 and moved to Wellington, New Zealand, in 1957, when Ann was eight, as refugees following the Hungarian Revolution.[2][3][4][5] Her family and background are Jewish, although she is not religious. During World War II her mother pretended to be non-Jewish and her father had to work as a slave labourer.[1][6] She has written: "While I have discarded most aspects of Jewishness, my feelings about the Jewish past—about the experiences of persecution, loss, displacement associated with it—remain strong."[6][7] She obtained a master's degree in history with distinction from Victoria University of Wellington, followed by a PhD in history and a master's degree in creative writing (studying under Bill Manhire).[2][8] She had three children through her marriage to David Beaglehole, which ended in divorce.[9][10][11]

    She has written a number of historical books and essays, many of which are focussed on the experiences of refugees during World War II or refugees in New Zealand, particularly Jewish refugees. In Far from the Promised Land? Being Jewish in New Zealand (1995), co-authored with Hal Levine, she wrote about what it means to be Jewish in New Zealand. Reviewer Jack Shallcrass found it "informative" and "touching", with "the vivid immediacy of informed individual opinion and reaction".[12] Her semi-autobiographical novel, Replacement Girl (2002), tells the story of a young Jewish woman emigrating from Hungary to New Zealand as a refugee in the 1950s.[2][1] A review in The Nelson Mail said Beaglehole "writes with sensitivity towards her characters and her readers, and with honest humour".[13]

    She was a contributor to the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography and to Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.[2][14] In addition to her writing and work as a historian, she has worked as a policy analyst for Te Puni Kōkiri and the Department of Internal Affairs, and as a researcher for the Waitangi Tribunal.[2][15] In 2016 she spoke at the National Library of New Zealand on the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, and questioned why New Zealand is less open today to refugees than it was in the 1950s.[5] In 2017 she criticised New Zealand's stance on refugees in an article for Stuff, observing that since 2001 the country had "focused on improving border security and making provisions to detain asylum seekers".[16]

    Awards[edit]

    Beaglehole has received a number of awards and fellowships, including:[2]

    Selected works[edit]

    In addition to journal articles and chapters in other published works, Beaglehole has written the following books:[2][18]

    History books[edit]

    Novels[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c Bain, Helen (27 July 2002). "A little bit different". The Dominion Post. p. WM8. ProQuest 337925769. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ a b c d e f g "Beaglehole, Ann". Read NZ Te Pou Muramura. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ Beaglehole, Ann (31 October 2019). "The Polish children and everyone after: 75 years of welcoming refugees". The Spinoff. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ Coleman, A.J. (2000). "Out of the Shadow of War: The German Connection with New Zealand in the Twentieth Century". Kōtare. 3 (1): 87. doi:10.26686/knznq.v3i1.633. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ a b Beaglehole, Ann (13 December 2016). "Then and now: a refugee crisis". The Dominion Post. p. A11. ProQuest 1847914231. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ a b c Beaglehole, Ann (1996). "Stout Centre Forum: A secular life". The Journal of New Zealand Studies. 6 (1): 28. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ Beaglehole, Ann (8 September 2015). "Our mixed record on taking refugees". The Dominion Post. p. A7. ProQuest 1709827596. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ Beaglehole, Ann (1990). Facing the Past: Looking Back at Refugee Childhood in New Zealand (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Repository Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington. doi:10.26686/wgtn.16945672.
  • ^ Edgar, Andy; Kaiser, Alan; Lekner, John; Sullivan, Denis; Trodahl, Joe. "David Beaglehole (1938–2014)". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ "Beaglehole, Ann (Dr), 1948-". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ "Ann Beaglehole (Person)". New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ Shallcrass, Jack (12 July 1996). "Sense on immigration". Evening Post. p. 5. ProQuest 314529252. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ Hill, Lucy (31 July 2002). "Cultural challenges explored". The Nelson Mail. p. 29. ProQuest 274447160.
  • ^ Beaglehole, Ann. "Story: Refugees". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ Griffith, Penny; Maslen, Keith; Harvey, Ross, eds. (1997). "Notes on Contributors". Book & Print in New Zealand: A Guide to Print Culture in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ Beaglehole, Ann (9 December 2017). "Record shows NZ tough on refugees, says historian". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ "Ann Beaglehole (2009)". Michael King Writers Centre. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  • ^ "Beaglehole, Ann". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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