Convict Lives: Biography in a Digital Age Symposium

Australia's convicts are the subject of enduring fascination. How we research and understand these lives is undergoing a profound transformation. Digitised records, online databases, innovative archaeological techniques and methods of digital history, DNA and AI technology and more are all contributing to this change.

Join us on this one-day symposium  to explore what it means to research the lives and biographies of Australia's convicts, and how this might change in the future.

Please note that parts of the symposium will be filmed to record speaker presentations and produce general footage of the day. Attendees may at times appear in the background of this footage but will never be the main focus unless contacted beforehand. Please feel free to contact the organisers for more information.