Ancestors' words: Noongar writing in WA government archives (1860-1960s). This project aims to produce the first account of Noongar letter writing in Western Australian archives from 1860 to 1960. The project’s significance lies in revealing this hidden activism in the archive, restoring silenced Noongar stories to the documents, advancing scholarly understanding, and promoting decolonisation of the Western Australian archive. Expected outcomes include an ethical Noongar research model and commu ....Ancestors' words: Noongar writing in WA government archives (1860-1960s). This project aims to produce the first account of Noongar letter writing in Western Australian archives from 1860 to 1960. The project’s significance lies in revealing this hidden activism in the archive, restoring silenced Noongar stories to the documents, advancing scholarly understanding, and promoting decolonisation of the Western Australian archive. Expected outcomes include an ethical Noongar research model and community research knowledge space developed with Noongar leaders. This new evidence of Noongar political agency could benefit sustainability for the emerging Noongar nation and advance equity and reconciliation for all citizens of the Australian settler nation and advocacy for Indigenous rights internationally.Read moreRead less
Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia. To co-ordinate, research, analyse, write and develop an Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia. The Encyclopedia will be produced as an innovative multimedia CD-ROM and website as well as a printed version.
Voices From the West End: The Fremantle Living Histories Project. 'Voices From the West End' is a pioneering collaborative research project that focuses on the multifaceted history of the West End Conservation Area, Fremantle's central heritage district. The aim of the project is to assemble and interweave the multiple and varied voices of the people of the port city, past and present, so as to produce an historical mosaic reflecting its evolution from the time of settlement until the present da ....Voices From the West End: The Fremantle Living Histories Project. 'Voices From the West End' is a pioneering collaborative research project that focuses on the multifaceted history of the West End Conservation Area, Fremantle's central heritage district. The aim of the project is to assemble and interweave the multiple and varied voices of the people of the port city, past and present, so as to produce an historical mosaic reflecting its evolution from the time of settlement until the present day. This highly original project will produce histories in two formats: in publications designed to reach a wide scholarly audience; and in a digital interactive documentary form.Read moreRead less
An interdisciplinary framework for place-based research and its impact on the tourist industry. The project situates Australian research at the heart of an interdisciplinary inquiry into the understanding of place, and its socio-cultural analysis. It promotes national research on the interpretation of place in social analysis, and the publications produced respond to commercial needs for high-level interpretative place-based studies in the tourism industry. The generation of intellectually rigor ....An interdisciplinary framework for place-based research and its impact on the tourist industry. The project situates Australian research at the heart of an interdisciplinary inquiry into the understanding of place, and its socio-cultural analysis. It promotes national research on the interpretation of place in social analysis, and the publications produced respond to commercial needs for high-level interpretative place-based studies in the tourism industry. The generation of intellectually rigorous knowledge capital for outbound educational tour operators locates Australia at the intellectual cutting edge of scholarly content for educational tourism and for heritage organizations worldwide. The project is explicitly designed to provide early career training, with opportunities for research on the tourist industry.Read moreRead less
Aftermaths of War: Violence, Trauma, Displacement, 1815-1950. This project aims to investigate the cultural, social and psychological aftermaths of wars between 1815 to 1950 from a comparative, transnational perspective. By connecting the displacement of people, the brutalization of warfare and the trauma associated with it, this study will offer a broader and more complex understanding of the experience of civilians and combatants in the wake of armed conflicts. In so doing, it will challenge t ....Aftermaths of War: Violence, Trauma, Displacement, 1815-1950. This project aims to investigate the cultural, social and psychological aftermaths of wars between 1815 to 1950 from a comparative, transnational perspective. By connecting the displacement of people, the brutalization of warfare and the trauma associated with it, this study will offer a broader and more complex understanding of the experience of civilians and combatants in the wake of armed conflicts. In so doing, it will challenge traditional periodizations which delineate between periods of war and peace, and seek to uncover the profound legacies of war not just within but beyond nation states. This will prompt a re-evaluation of our understanding of what constitutes warfare and its aftermaths.Read moreRead less
A new history of Fascist Italy 1915-1945. I shall write a book, commissioned by Penguin in English and Mondadori in Italian, on the social history of the Fascist dictatorship. Utilising accumulated research and new material which shall be worked through from the archives in Rome, I shall show how ordinary Italians lived under a tyranny which purported to be totalitarian. Actually much long-term history survived in Mussolini's regime. The family, patron-client networks, localism, a special sor ....A new history of Fascist Italy 1915-1945. I shall write a book, commissioned by Penguin in English and Mondadori in Italian, on the social history of the Fascist dictatorship. Utilising accumulated research and new material which shall be worked through from the archives in Rome, I shall show how ordinary Italians lived under a tyranny which purported to be totalitarian. Actually much long-term history survived in Mussolini's regime. The family, patron-client networks, localism, a special sort of Catholicism, all conditioned life. Building on the international success of my ARC-funded biography of Mussolini, I shall again display the nuance and ambiguous humanity of Italian history.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0882889
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$150,000.00
Summary
History, the archives and new technologies: developing the Australian women's archives project. This project will create and define generic tools and services to increase the productivity of those involved with the creation, maintenance and use of source material for humanities research. It will provide a pathway to move this infrastructure onto a more sustainable footing and address issues of information overload, authority and quality facing researchers in the networked digital age. This imper ....History, the archives and new technologies: developing the Australian women's archives project. This project will create and define generic tools and services to increase the productivity of those involved with the creation, maintenance and use of source material for humanities research. It will provide a pathway to move this infrastructure onto a more sustainable footing and address issues of information overload, authority and quality facing researchers in the networked digital age. This imperative is seen by scholars and representatives of the nation's major collecting institutions as a primary limiting factor in the contemporary research environment. The project will enhance Australia's reputation as a world leader in the development of web-based information infrastructure to support research and scholarship.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0347122
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$200,000.00
Summary
Australian Women's Archives Project (AWAP). Australian Women's Archives Project aims to enhance infrastructure for researchers in the field of women's and gender history by constructing appropriate data bases and a range of other electronic sources of information, and by improving the preservation and accessibility of records and archives relevant to this prominent and growing field. Project outcomes will include support for the production of cutting edge academic historical works and simultaneo ....Australian Women's Archives Project (AWAP). Australian Women's Archives Project aims to enhance infrastructure for researchers in the field of women's and gender history by constructing appropriate data bases and a range of other electronic sources of information, and by improving the preservation and accessibility of records and archives relevant to this prominent and growing field. Project outcomes will include support for the production of cutting edge academic historical works and simultaneously, the significant contribution of an essential information resource base for Australian women.
The Australian Women's Archives Project employs innovative technologies and adheres to state-of-the-art international standards for electronic management of historical information. The roles of AWAP's Chief Investigators reflect the use of these new forms of information management: CIs both create and utilise the products of each others' collaborative historical research.
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