A Great and Crying Need: A History of Kew Residential Services, 1887-2007, through Innovative Textual, Oral, Aural and Experiential Media [ 2005-03-31 - 2008-10-10 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Prof Richard Broome (Chief Investigator) ,  Christine Bigby (Chief Investigator) ,  Katie Holmes (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Lee-Ann Monk (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Brief description A Great and Crying Need: A History of Kew Residential Services, 1887-2007, through Innovative Textual, Oral, Aural and Experiential Media. This original history of Kew Residential Services (KRS), formerly known as Kew Cottages, will trace the lives of its residents from 1887, analysing the changing discourses, policies and practices for people with intellectual disability. It will analyse the history of Kew Residential Services in terms of a modern society's shifting response to difference. The Project is internationally innovative, researching with and for people with intellectual disability and giving voice to their experiences. It will produce an academic monograph and scholarly articles, a unique non-verbal representation of residents' experiences, an oral history, radio documentary and photographic research.

Funding Amount $331,698

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