Presented by Eleanor Casella, Professor of Humanities, University of Tasmania.

Over the last decade, archaeological research on Australia’s convict era has flourished. Incorporating themes of unfree labour management, colonial settlement patterns, and global dynamics of British exile, these publications have emphasised the significance of this dark heritage within Australia’s historic era. This presentation will consider field results from my various Tasmanian excavation projects to explore a set of roughly overlapped themes: (1) the nature of social relations under incarceration, (2) the broad diversity of convict experiences, and (3) the central role of globalised commodities within Van Diemen’s Land.

An online lecture, and part of the Australian Archaeological Association’s 2021 NAW series. Find the series details here.

When: 2pm (Hobart time / AEST), Thursday 20 May 2021

Where: online via Zoom

To register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B66EscqoTOilnX7_kfKvTA

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