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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0770685
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
A study of travel writing in Australian colonial history. Travel writing is a key mechanism by which readers learn about other peoples and cultures, a genre that is crucial to the formation of identities, ideologies, and ideas. Australian travel writing provided foundational texts for those emigrating to the colony. This project positions Australian texts within an international comparative sphere. It will advance the understanding of colonial culture in Australia, and of the perceptions and values of those who settled colonial Australia. It will make available to Australian and international students and researchers a rich archive of texts that have not been previously mapped. Australians are keenly interested in travel and its literature, and this project brings colonial travel texts to public attention.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2007
End Date: 02-2014
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $493,379.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Cultural Studies | Australian And New Zealand | Postcolonial And Global Cultural Studies |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
