Slavery & Unfreedom in the Western Pacific
CREATIVE PRAXIS, COLLECTIONS AND REDRESS
This project aims to uncover the hidden histories of old German and British plantations across the Western Pacific.
We examine the difficult stories of unfreedom, including indenture and blackbirding (kidnapping), and how gender and mixed-race relationships shaped life on these plantations.
By linking archives and prioritizing Pacific voices, especially those of women, we are creating vital new knowledge. We also partner with artists and museums to drive public recognition and political change across the region.
The project
Our project examines hidden histories linking archives in English and German, to generate new knowledge of plantation lives, the labour trade and its legacies.
Articles & readings
Find new knowledge of hitherto unseen non-Anglo archives and read alternate, enriched stories of plantation lives across the Western Pacific.
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Working with museums and Pacific artists we will also meet urgent demands for public redress and commemoration.
