Author: Ashley Ellison
Ellison, Ashley, 2024 Connections Through Time: Examining community interaction with colonial maritime heritage in Encounter Bay, South Australia, Flinders University, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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This thesis utilises an interdisciplinary approach to examine the relationship between the community of Encounter Bay, South Australia and its associated colonial maritime cultural heritage. This research integrates the cognitive study concepts of social memory and sense of place into the maritime cognitive landscape framework as part of the broader maritime cultural landscape. As these cognitive concepts are often underutilised when studying maritime-related contexts, this thesis offers a unique perspective on the connection between maritime cultural heritage, such as shipwrecks, and local community identity. Collection and interpretation of oral history interviews and review of archival sources provide an understanding of how residents have interacted with nearshore shipwreck sites throughout Encounter Bay’s history. These findings are evaluated through the lenses of sense of place and social memory to reach a conclusion regarding what intangible factors motivate these interactions.
Keywords: maritime archaeology, archaeology, maritime cultural landscape, maritime cognitive landscape, Encounter Bay
Subject: Archaeology thesis
Thesis type: Masters
Completed: 2024
School: College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Supervisor: Dr Wendy van Duivenvoorde