Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150103124

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150103124

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Pearls, People, and Power: the Transformation of the Indian Ocean World. This multidisciplinary project aims to be the first transoceanic investigation of pearling in the Indian Ocean World (IOW), focusing on the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, India/Sri Lanka, Sulu Sea and northern Australia. It will use commodity-based historical analyses and object-centred biographies to undertake comparative studies of labour systems, trade networks and the cultural value of pearls/pearl shell during an era marked by the spread of European imperialism and industrialisation. The project includes historical, ethnographic and film components and is expected to produce texts, films and museum displays. It is also designed to deliver a new understanding of the IOW past, and a new appreciation of Australia's place in IOW history.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-2015

End Date: 12-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $438,058.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Asian History | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Australia's Past | Understanding Asia's Past |

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