This award recognises Victoria’s excellent contribution to the Study of Australian Colonialism in the Australia-Pacific Region and the advancement of the University’s Strategic Plan, Deakin 2030: Ideas to Impact.

Victoria’s research interrogates diverse expressions of Australian colonialism in the Australia-Pacific region, and the colonial and postcolonial relations and landscapes that are produced by these. Anchored primarily in anthropology, her research interests coalesce in two primary bodies of work: the first on the intersections of race and labour relations in rural Australia, including a particular focus on Pacific Islander workers; and the second on memory and postcolonial relations in Papua New Guinea, particularly in the context of the war tourism industry.

Congratulations on your outstanding contribution to Deakin!