Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University
I lecture in history at Deakin University. My research focuses on emerging relationships between Indigenous Australians and European explorers and settlers in the early nineteenth century. Working closely with the Nyungar community, my work has a particular focus on critiquing the colonial archive and understanding history through material collections.
May 16, 2019 03:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
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