Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150101847

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150101847

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Burden of Freedom? Aboriginal Exemption Policies in Australia. This project aims to be the first major study of the clauses in Aboriginal Protection Acts that allowed Aborigines to be released from control by the government; these are also known as exemption policies. By examining rich and underutilised government archives, it aims to provide a nuanced account of how Aboriginal people negotiated the pressures and possibilities of assimilation from 1897 to 1967. At the same time, it aims to reveal how non-Aboriginal Australians imagined Aborigines becoming equal citizens. More generally, this study is expected to advance scholarly knowledge of the intricate workings and development of assimilation policy and enable a new reckoning of the legacy and practice of assimilation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $188,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Australia's Past |

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) | Historical Studies | Understanding Australia's Past

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