Exploring Histories of Migration in Australia
Delve into the complex histories of migration in Australia through readings on convict transportation, the White Australia Policy, and the ideal Australian migrant. Uncover ethical dilemmas of empire, the impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples, and visual representations of convicts and migrants in national myths.
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Foreign Bodies: From prison colony to White Australia Professor Roberta Bivins Centre for the History of Medicine University of Warwick peopleshistorynhs.org
Seeing White Australia Voice of the People: The White Australia Policy 1962 Bringing Them Home Australian Human Rights Commission (1997)
Discussion In your own archive groups, distil the main ideas you want to share about the readings you covered for this week. Archive finds: This week s archive groups will share contributions in our module gallery, and relate it to your readings for this week.
What defines the ideal Australian migrant? Overarching question: What does the history of colonial settlement in Australia tell us about models of the ideal migrant and their intersections with national myth? Specific Questions: What were convicts good for? Could they be the germs of nations ? What were the ethical dilemmas of empire ? P. 81 How did the model of convict transportation fit with and/or deviate from ideals about the British empire, free movement, and the primacy of Westminster? Why White Australia and why (or when) does the White continent have a Black history?
Archive Treasure Hunt Using the resources below, work in your groups to find: 1. A relevant political or editorial cartoon about White Australia 2. A primary source exploring the indigenous experience of colonisation and/or migration 3. A visual representation of convicts or migrants that speaks to their place in Australian national myth. Digital panopticon Trove, National Library of Australia
