Hidden histories
Local knowledge and indigenous agency in the history of exploration: studies from the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Collections.
Research by Lowri Jones.
Start: 2006. Completion: 2010. Royal Holloway, University of London: PI Professor Felix Driver.
Overview
Lowri's dissertation served as the foundation of a major exhibition highlighting the role of local inhabitants and indigenous intermediaries in histories of exploration (ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ, 15 October to 10 December 2009), supported by an AHRC Museums, Galleries and Libraries Award to PI Professor Felix Driver (Royal Holloway, University of London). Dr Jones is now a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham.
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A printed copy of this thesis is in the Foyle Reading Room (reference only).
Please note that the British Library is currently working to restore its database following . An electronic copy of Lowri's project will be available via EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) once the system is back online.