Captive Australians: the place of prisoners of war (POWs) in post-war Australian culture

该项目通过提高澳大利亚解释其历史经验和解释其对区域关系的影响的能力，实现了“了解我们的地区和世界”的研究优先目标。影响澳大利亚与亚洲关系的因素，特别是对太平洋战争的文化记忆，是一个关键问题。该项目将大大增加我们对澳大利亚近代历史的理解，促进关于第二次世界大战历史遗产对当代政治和国际关系影响的学术交流，并在战史和记忆研究领域提高澳大利亚的知名度和认可度。

The project addresses the Research Priority Goal 'Understanding our region and the world' through enhancing Australia's capacity to interpret its historical experiences and explain their impact upon regional relationships. The factors that continue to inform Australia's relationship with Asia, particularly cultural memories of the Pacific War, are a key concern. The project will add significantly to our understanding of recent Australian history, foster scholarly interchange about the impact of the historical legacy of World War Two on contemporary politics and international relations, and give an increased profile and recognition for Australia within the fields of war history and memory studies.