Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200100375

Funding Activity

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https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200100375

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Ayahs and Amahs: Transcolonial Servants in Australia and Britain 1780-1945. This project looks at female domestic care workers from India and China who travelled to Australia and elsewhere during the period of British colonialism. Accompanying colonial families along circuits of empire between Australia, Asia, and the UK over two centuries, these were extraordinarily mobile women. By exploring the historical experiences and cultural memories of these earliest global domestic workers, the project aims to illuminate a broader transcolonial history of domestic work. Expected outcomes include a number of publications and a website; and the project offers the social and cultural benefits to be gained by advancing our historical understanding of the forgotten cross-cultural relationships that have shaped our world today.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2020

End Date: 30-06-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $191,437.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Asian History | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) | Culture, Gender, Sexuality

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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

Other Keywords

Asian History | Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) | Culture, Gender, Sexuality | Historical Studies | Understanding Asia's Past | Understanding Australia's Past | Understanding Europe's Past

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