Lauren Robinson
Lauren Robinson
BA (Hons.) History
Start date: February 2016
Thesis Summary
My thesis will build off the existing work on environmental and women’s history in the Australian context, focusing on the creation of sense of place in Victorian women. In particular, I am examining the myriad ways in which white women formed connections to the land, for example through outdoor labour, gardening, use of animals and creative endeavour. As well as this, I will attempt to frame the project in the context of the European invasion of Indigenous land, and to look at how white belonging and sense of place contributed to the dispossession of the Indigenous population. My project will deal with colonial Victoria, roughly between the years of 1850 – 1901.
Supervisors
Dr Joanna Cruickshank
Dr Tiffany Shellam
Dr Sarah Pinto
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