Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR0354900
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$30,000.00
Summary
Australian Indigenous Knowledges and Research Network (AIKRN). The development of a multi-cross discipline, collaborative Australian Indigenous Knowledges and Research Network, working in full-partnership with Indigenous communities, would assist the development of Indigenous studies in areas encompassing personal wellbeing, social, political, management, economic, cultural and physical studies and improvement of the Indigenous holistic individual and collective well-being and independence. The ....Australian Indigenous Knowledges and Research Network (AIKRN). The development of a multi-cross discipline, collaborative Australian Indigenous Knowledges and Research Network, working in full-partnership with Indigenous communities, would assist the development of Indigenous studies in areas encompassing personal wellbeing, social, political, management, economic, cultural and physical studies and improvement of the Indigenous holistic individual and collective well-being and independence. The Network will facilitate research outcomes which position, improve, empower and encourage Indigenous self-management of the research agenda. Integral to this is the ongoing development and support of Indigenous researchers as a key focus of the collective harnessing and promotion of positive research training best practice.Read moreRead less
Domestic Subversions: maternalism and cross-cultural histories. This project will assist in the processes of reconciliation, by fostering a sense of a shared history, and increasing public awareness of the complexity of race relations histories in Australia. It will redress a significant gap in Australian knowledge and literature. Very little is known about the history of Aboriginal domestic workers and their relationships with their white employers in Australia, despite growing awareness of the ....Domestic Subversions: maternalism and cross-cultural histories. This project will assist in the processes of reconciliation, by fostering a sense of a shared history, and increasing public awareness of the complexity of race relations histories in Australia. It will redress a significant gap in Australian knowledge and literature. Very little is known about the history of Aboriginal domestic workers and their relationships with their white employers in Australia, despite growing awareness of the significance of domestic service in Aboriginal child removal policies. The project will also assist in establishing Australian historical scholarship at the forefront of leading international research initiatives in gender, race and colonialism studies. Read moreRead less