History Seminar: Justine Greenwood

This event was held on Friday 29 July 2016

History seminar:

The History@Newcastle Research Seminar Series presents Justine Greenwood, of the University of Sydney, who will present her paper, "Welcome to Australia: Exploring the Links Between Immigration and Tourism in Australia, 1945-2015."

Abstract

The year 1945 saw the Department of Information granted responsibility for the publicity for Australia’s ambitious post-war immigration program. Those in charge of the Department argued that it presented a prime opportunity to not only attract migrants but also tourists to Australia’s shores. This moment provides the starting point for an exploration of the connections between immigration and tourism since the post-war period. The second half of the twentieth century has been characterised by drastic changes in the nature of immigration and the growth of mass tourism, leading to the two forms of mobility to become increasingly interconnected. However, much of the work in this area has been undertaken by sociologists mostly concerned with the contemporary implications of these ‘new forms of mobility’. This paper argues that there is a need to look backwards, and beyond simply a concern with these new forms of mobility, to examine the ways tourism and immigration have intersected and influenced each other historically, at least through the second half of the twentieth century. In doing so, this paper demonstrates how tourism and holiday-making have shaped the migrant experience, and conversely how immigration has changed the tourist image of Australia.


Justine Greenwood completed her PhD in History at the University of Sydney in 2015. Her thesis, entitled 'Welcome to Australia', explored the intersections between tourism and immigration in Australia between 1945 to 2015. Justine currently works at the University of Sydney as a research associate on the ARC Discovery Project, Postwar Russian displaced persons arriving in Australia via the China route. Previously she has lectured in Australian history at the University of Newcastle and the University of Sydney. Justine has published on a range of subjects, from the 1908 visit of the United States Great White Fleet to Sydney to the development of regulations in New South Wales National Parks. Most recently she co-authored a book chapter with Associate Professor Richard White for the Routledge Companion to Travel Writing (2015) on the history of Australia travel writing.


This is a free event - all welcome. It will be followed by morning tea at 11am.


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