Western Australian Legacies of British Slavery
Grant type
ARC Discovery Project
Researchers
- Professor Zoë Laidlaw (University of Melbourne)
- Professor Jane Lydon (University of Wester Australia)
- Dr Jeremy Martins (University of Western Australia)
- Professor Paul Arthur (Edith Cowan University)
- Professor Catherine Hall (University College London)
- Mr Keith McClelland (University College London)
- Professor Alan Lester (University of Sussex)
Description
This project aims to bring Australia into the global history of slavery by exploring the legacies of British slavery in Western Australia. Through developing innovative methods for biographical research and digital mapping, it will trace the movement of capital, people and culture from slave-owning Britain to WA, and produce a new history of the continuing impact of slavery wealth in shaping colonial immigration, investment, and law.
