Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170101650

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170101650

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Jane Austen and maternal disinheritance: The Leigh family archive. This project aims to research Jane Austen’s (1775-1817) mother’s family, the Leighs. Family relationships are central to Austen’s novels, but little is known about the women of her own family. The Leighs left extensive archival materials pertaining to their history, which Austen scholars have largely ignored. This project will use detailed archival research to recover and reposition the Leigh family in Austen biography, and read Austen’s juvenilia and novels as informed by and contributing to this history. The project aims to better understand the influence of family history on Jane Austen’s novels, contributing to our knowledge of British women’s literature and history.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 31-12-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $180,432.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Literary Studies | British History | British and Irish Literature |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Europe's Past | Languages and Literature | Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture

Other Keywords

British History | British and Irish Literature | Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture | Languages and Literature | Literary Studies | Understanding Europe's Past

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