Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE130101179
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$289,185.00
Summary
The Australian penal colonies and British print culture, 1786-1900. This project is the first comprehensive investigation of the literature surrounding convict transportation and the Australian penal colonies, and its relationship to British print culture in the nineteenth century. Grounded in empirical research, the project will foster a new understanding of a foundational aspect of Australian cultural history.