Owen Woodhouse—an unlikely revolutionary?

Owen Woodhouse (1916–2014) was a judge and social reformer whose work fundamentally changed accident compensation in New Zealand. This seminar, part of a series on contemporary biography and memoir writing in Aotearoa, explores how to approach writing about a life that reshaped public policy and law.

Professor Jim McAloon considers what made Woodhouse an unlikely revolutionary—examining the intersection of personal biography, institutional change, and the craft of biographical narrative.