Dates and Times
24 May 2021
13:30 - 14:30
Event for
Location
Organiser
Centre for Creative and Cultural Research
Speakers
Dr Mark Dunn
Enquiry
Jessica Western
Faculty of Arts and Design Seminar Series (CCCR)
Dear colleagues,
Please join us for the latest in our FAD seminar series, hosted by the Centre for Creative and Cultural Research.
Date: Monday 24 May 2021
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Building 6 room 06C14, or online via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/98059788889?pwd=OU5rb3c3c3ZyeUx2dDU3ZHRyWEtTQT09
Presenter: Dr Mark Dunn (author of The Convict Valley)
Additional Information
Seminar title: The Forgotten Frontier: Aboriginal and convict history from the colonial Hunter Valley
Abstract: The Hunter Valley in NSW is one of the forgotten convict places in the historiography of Australia's past. The memory of thousands of convict men and women who passed through there between 1804 and 1841 has faded. Nor is the Hunter one of those places we consider when we look at the frontier and the violence of the colonial past. This talk will discuss the position in Australia's history that the Valley occupies, how it was overlooked and look at the sources that can reignite it. It will also consider how the combination of a public history and academic history approach can spark people's interest in our past.
Speaker bio: Mark Dunn grew up in the Hunter Valley and now works as a professional historian. For twenty years he has worked in the heritage and archaeology sector. In 2015 he completed a PhD at UNSW about Newcastle and the colonial Hunter Valley. His book, The Convict Valley is based on the research undertaken for the PhD and for his CH Currey Fellowship at SLNSW in 2016.
UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.