| Project/Area Number |
23K00793
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 03010:Historical studies in general-related
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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| Keywords | seamen / steamships / East Africa / maritime history / labour / Europe / Indian Ocean |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This project focuses on a neglected aspect of maritime history by investigating the labour market for seamen from the African Indian Ocean on European steamships. The objective is to explore transnational labour relations within the context of colonial rule and approaches to maritime labour in Britain, Germany, and France, with the help of the original source of crew lists.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The research conducted in Britain between 5 and 22 September 2024 focused on the collection of data on seamen from Zanzibar registered in the crew lists of British steamships at the following archives: The National Archives (TNA), London Kew; National Maritime Museum, Greenwich;Southampton Office Archives
Upon my return, I entered the collected material in excel files. The analysis of the data is ongoing. Preliminary findings suggest that before 1914 seamen from Zanzibar were often part of the aggregate of “lascar” seamen on British ships. These seamen were not identified as individuals. Some cases in the 1880s, however, allow to identify Zanzibar seamen by name even on “lascar” ships.
As for the period 1915-1945, the data show a considerable number of Zanzibar seamen working on so-called standard contracts on British ships. Moreover, the research was able to determine the voyages of the ships on which Zanzibar seamen worked in 1915. Data on crew lists for 1915 are available online, but this material normally does not include information on a ship’s journey.
The data analysis assesses possible correlations between seamen from Zanzibar, their employment by specific British firms, and the shipping routes on which they worked. In doing so, the research aims to enhance our understanding of the structuring of an emerging global labour market in the maritime sector.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The research progressed in line with the plan set out in the initial research application.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The research for FY2024/25 falls into three parts:
(1)The presentation of preliminary research findings at the 9th International Maritime History Congress (Busan, South Korea, 19-24 August 2024). My presentation at the congress has been confirmed by the organizers. My paper will discuss preliminary findings on the employment of Zanzibar seamen in a globalizing labour market.
(2)A research visit to Britain in September 2024 will continue the data collection from crew lists. Moreover, archival research will focus on specific shipping firms, notably those based in Newcastle-on-Tyne. In case the Tyne and Wear Archives are again open to the public after renovation, I will conduct research in this archive in addition to research at The National Archive at London Kew.
(3)Some sources will also be obtained from the Bremen State Archive in Germany with the help of the digitization of selected sources.
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