Hidden histories
Local knowledge and indigenous agency in the history of exploration: studies from the RGS-IBG 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 (RGS-IBG, 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.
Find out more
A printed copy of this thesis is available for consultation in the Foyle Reading Room (reference only).
Please note that the British Library is currently working to restore its database following a cyber-security incident. An electronic copy of Lowri's project will be available via EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) once the system is back online.