Student Research
The 'Students Researching Australian History' component of the Australian History Museum website provides an opportunity for students to undertake and publish research assignments in relation to their units of study. The use of primary source objects from the Australian History Museum Collection in student work provides in-depth detailed primary research content while adding further to the historical contexts of student's areas of study.
'Students Researching Australian History' is not only a forum for viewing student research but also provides examples of high quality undergraduate and postgraduate research based on primary source material, standards which other students can look to model and reproduce in their own research undertakings.
Students
Katie Goldhammer 2007 (Masters of Museum Studies: ELS802 Special Research Project)
This project aims at supporting students undertaking undergraduate units in Australian history, such as those offered in the Department of Modern History, Australian Perspectives, Aboriginal Australian History and Australian History since 1901. I chose the specific theme of Aboriginal Objects for my example research as Aboriginal social issues, culture and historical events are covered extensively in these units.
The two aims of the project are to make thse objects widely accessible to students and to use primary source material objects for research. Keeping in mind High Schools students and the wider community, the example research presented is intended to be inviting to read both visually and academically.
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Bridget Harris 2007 (Modern History/Museum Studies Honours Project)
Chequered Knights
True Blue and White Lies - Australia's anti-police myth and the moments that made it
Antagonism towards police was fostered by the riots, rebellion and resistance of convicts, settlers and Indigenous peoples. An anti-police myth emerged as a founding legend of the colonial nation, shaping the Australian identity, characterized by the love of the underdog seeking 'a fair go'. Our appreciation for avengers and an opposition to authority is symbolized by a succession of criminal heroes. This research deconstructs the anti-police myth to reveal the possible historical moments and social values which build and sustain the perception of police in the twenty-first century.
A founding legend of the colonial nation and an unshakable facet of the Australian identity, Chequered Knights investigates Australia's construct of the police, raising just as many questions about 'them' as it does about 'us'.
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» Criminal Hero and Letterbox – Ned Kelly in Popular Culture
» Indigenous-Police Relations
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