Wanted

        Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Going Off-Grid: Back to the Land Encounters in Australia

Seeking Participants for Oral History Research for a PhD thesis at La Trobe University,

The research is seeking to interview a range of people who have sought to return to a more 'natural' form of living and who have made the move out of cities onto rural or semi-rural blocks across Australia from the 1940s until today.

A particular focus will be anyone who would like to share the story of their back-to-the-land experiences prior to 1972 in an individual or communal arrangement.  I am interested in a variety of stories, including religious or survival oriented experiences.  Central to the thesis are the ideas of “self-sufficiency” and “nature engagement” and participants will be asked questions around these topics.

Interviews can be conducted anonymously at the participant’s request. Research will be conducted in Southern Queensland, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania at the participants’ home, property or at a local library or meeting place.

Please contact:  Rachel Goldlust goldlust.r@students.latrobe.edu.au

Supervisor: Professor Katie Holmes K.Holmes@latrobe.edu.au