[Anthropgrad] FW: [AASNet] PhD Scholarship in Aboriginal Visual Histories

[Melinda Hinkson]

PhD Scholarship: Aboriginal Visual Histories ­ Photographing Indigenous
Australians

The Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies, Monash University is pleased
to offer a PhD Scholarship as part of the Aboriginal Visual Histories
project. The scholarship will be offered for commencement from January ­
March 2009.
 
Eligibility: Applicants must hold an Australian or New Zealand Bachelors or
Masters by Research degree with first or second class honours, or
qualifications and/or research experience deemed equivalent by the
university.
 
Applicants should have a background in Indigenous studies, history, visual
studies, anthropology or other relevant area. Experience in working with
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to
apply. 

Project: This ARC-funded four-year project will review photographs of
Aboriginal people in key collections around Australia and in Europe, produce
a systematic and comprehensive history of photographing Aboriginal people up
to the present day and in a global context, and collaborate with descendants
to incorporate Indigenous perspectives. A scholarship is offered for a PhD
research project focusing on collaboration with descendants, including
fieldwork with selected communities, and scholarly analysis of the process,
value and protocols associated with returning photographs to descendant
communities.
 
Scholarship duration: 3 years full-time.
 
Amount: Award holders will receive a stipend equal to the Australian
Postgraduate Award annual stipend of $20,007 (2008 rate) and may also be
eligible for allowances for relocation and thesis production.

For further details, please contact Chief Investigator Dr Jane Lydon:
jane.lydon at arts.monash.edu.au  or 0422980762

Applications close: Monday 15 December 2008


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