Abstract
This project examines the troubled politics of witnessing and humanitarian reform in the Antipodes, tracing three key Quaker journeys of investigation to Australia, South Africa and the Pacific in the 19th century. The project seeks to resituate important Australian and antipodean histories back into the larger, global story of human rights. Located at the intersection of British humanitarianism, antislavery thought, transcolonial travel, and addressing the political questions of convictism, slavery and the expropriation of Indigenous peoples in the colonies, this ARC research project is led by Prof. Penny Edmonds. The international collaborators are Prof. Zoe Laidlaw, University of Melbourne, and Prof. Elizabeth Elbourne, McGill University, Canada. The project was awarded two Elite PhD scholarships (now completed) to Dr. Audrey J. Gerrard and Dr. Paige Gleeson.
| Original language | English |
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| Type | Website |
| Publisher | Flinders University |
| Place of Publication | Bedford Park, South Australia |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
This website presents research funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council (ARC). Professor Edmonds was the recipient of an ARC Australian Future Fellowship (project number FT110100572) titled ‘Reform in the Antipodes: Quaker Humanitarians, Imperial Journeys and Early Histories of Human Rights’.Keywords
- Antipodes
- Quakers
- Human rights
- Convictism
- Slavery
- Indigenous peoples
