The Economics of Birds: Colonial Australia's Relationship to Native Species. This project aims to produce the first comprehensive analysis of native bird species in the cultural, scientific, and economic life of colonial Australia. It expects to generate new knowledge about Australia’s environmental imagination, identity and practices locally, nationally and globally. Anticipated outcomes include new insights into the circulation, cultural meanings and uses of species and species knowledge and t ....The Economics of Birds: Colonial Australia's Relationship to Native Species. This project aims to produce the first comprehensive analysis of native bird species in the cultural, scientific, and economic life of colonial Australia. It expects to generate new knowledge about Australia’s environmental imagination, identity and practices locally, nationally and globally. Anticipated outcomes include new insights into the circulation, cultural meanings and uses of species and species knowledge and the tensions between enchantment and pragmatism in creative, affective and material responses to birdlife. This should significantly benefit understandings of Australia’s past and present by mapping its historical relationships to bird species and producing new insights into the pressing ecological concerns of today. Read moreRead less
Mapping Creativity in Captivity during WWII. The project will map the little known cultural production by Italian Prisoners of War from 1940 to 1947. By analysing Italian detainees' creativity in Australia and elsewhere in the world, it will develop a new transnational approach to understanding the experience of captivity and of the many interactions between individuals and communities during WWII. The expected outcomes include new cross-cultural knowledge of migration and wartime experiences an ....Mapping Creativity in Captivity during WWII. The project will map the little known cultural production by Italian Prisoners of War from 1940 to 1947. By analysing Italian detainees' creativity in Australia and elsewhere in the world, it will develop a new transnational approach to understanding the experience of captivity and of the many interactions between individuals and communities during WWII. The expected outcomes include new cross-cultural knowledge of migration and wartime experiences and of the beneficial power of creative action for individuals’ wellbeing, still relevant today as we witness emergency lockdowns and peoples dislocated by wars. International collaboration and digital resources will bring the results beyond an academic audience to public and policymakers alike.
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Close Relations: Irishness in Australian Literature. The project aims to transform understanding of Australian literature by combining existing and digital methods to investigate the complex role of Irishness in its production, circulation and reception. It expects to generate new knowledge in Australian, Irish and computational literary studies and to advance a critical and methodological framework of relational literary studies. Expected outcomes include enhanced knowledge of the history of mi ....Close Relations: Irishness in Australian Literature. The project aims to transform understanding of Australian literature by combining existing and digital methods to investigate the complex role of Irishness in its production, circulation and reception. It expects to generate new knowledge in Australian, Irish and computational literary studies and to advance a critical and methodological framework of relational literary studies. Expected outcomes include enhanced knowledge of the history of migration and identity formation in Australia, and a new way of integrating human- and computer-led approaches to literary inquiry. The project’s substantial benefits should include advancing understanding of Australia’s cultural history and promoting public engagement with Australian literature.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE230100601
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$371,402.00
Summary
Chinese Australian Writing on Indigenous Country. This project will produce the first major study of Chinese Australian writing about Indigenous people, culture and country from the 19th century to the present. Drawing on literary, historical, and cultural studies approaches, it will provide insights into the enduring Indigenous-Chinese relationships from Chinese perspectives. It will bring to light how Chinese immigrants engage with Indigenous issues to articulate a sense of belonging. It will ....Chinese Australian Writing on Indigenous Country. This project will produce the first major study of Chinese Australian writing about Indigenous people, culture and country from the 19th century to the present. Drawing on literary, historical, and cultural studies approaches, it will provide insights into the enduring Indigenous-Chinese relationships from Chinese perspectives. It will bring to light how Chinese immigrants engage with Indigenous issues to articulate a sense of belonging. It will provide a new account of the making of Chinese Australian identity, by exploring a distinctly Chinese position between Indigenous and settler sovereignties. It will enhance understanding of the role and responsibility that Chinese Australians have towards national reconciliation. Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE230100098
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$369,859.00
Summary
Law, Literature and Naturalization in an Age of Empire. The history of naturalization offers significant insights into how sociocultural and legal limits on citizenship evolved, and how these limits were imposed and experienced before the advent of border restrictions. Deploying innovative methods at the intersection of literary, legal and cultural history, this project aims to provide the first global account of Jewish naturalization during the British empire’s expansion, a crucial phase in imm ....Law, Literature and Naturalization in an Age of Empire. The history of naturalization offers significant insights into how sociocultural and legal limits on citizenship evolved, and how these limits were imposed and experienced before the advent of border restrictions. Deploying innovative methods at the intersection of literary, legal and cultural history, this project aims to provide the first global account of Jewish naturalization during the British empire’s expansion, a crucial phase in immigration history. This account will generate new knowledge about how minority communities are incorporated into the state. Its benefits include a new framework to document the lives of migrants and refugees and the development of novel cultural resources to address the social challenges of migration. Read moreRead less