The Bodies, Emotions and Material Culture Collective blog
The Bodies, Emotions and Material Culture Collective presents here its most recent discussions about the interplay between bodies, emotions, objects and materials in past and present societies, in research and teaching. Stay tuned for exciting blog posts and announcements.
Scott Backrath to give Lecture on 18th-Century Biopiracy at James Cook University Australia
REGISTER HERE:https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/botany-conquest-kidnapping-british-biopiracy-in-the-late-18th-century-tickets-921283582997 ABSTRACTThe theft of botanical materials and knowledge from Indigenous Peoples in the early modern period is a relatively...
Sasha Handley Awarded a Prestigious AHRC Impact Accelerator Award
Sasha Handley has recently been awarded an AHRC Impact Accelerator Award worth c. £60,000 for the project ‘Sleeping Well in Salford’. The funds will support a one-year placement for Dr Anna Fielding with Ordsall Hall in Salford (part of Salford Council Leisure) to...
New Directions in the History of the Body: Holly Fletcher in Conversation with Gary Ferguson on Same Sex Marriage in Renaissance Rome
In January, the Bodies, Emotions and Material Culture Collective hosted Professor Gary Ferguson who delivered a lecture on the subject of his latest book ‘Same Sex Marriage in Renaissance Rome’. Dr Holly Fletcher spoke to Professor Ferguson about his experience of...
Off the Shelves at St John’s Gate: New Podcast Series hosted by Dr Stephen Mossman
Join Dr Stephen Mossman for a new podcast series inspired by the historic library collection at the Museum of the Order of St John.https://museumstjohn.org.uk/off-the-shelves-at-st-johns-gate-a-podcast-series/In this podcast series, through the historic library...
Animals in the Archive, 1400–1850
Friday, 14 June 2024University of ManchesterSamuel Alexander Building, W2.19Organising Committee: Dr Leah Astbury, Dr Clara Dawson, & Dr Catherine Evans Where can we find animals in the archive? Can we use the past to model alternative relationships with animals...
From Hand to Machine Interview: Alka Raman in Conversation with Prasannan Parthasarathi, Patrick Wallis, and Stefan Hanß
Dr Alka Raman is Hallsworth Fellow at the Department of History, University of Manchester, and an active member of The Bodies, Emotions and Material Culture Collective. She has present path-breaking work on textile studies, most recently in the journal article “From...
New Directions in the History of the Body – Holly Fletcher in Conversation with Laura Gowing
In this new series for The Bodies, Emotions and Material Culture Collective blog, Dr Holly Fletcher interviews leading historians on the subject of the history of the body. For this post she spoke to Professor Laura Gowing about her previous and current research, as...
CfP ‘The Early Modern Transnational Book Conference’
Ellen Werner, member of The Bodies, Emotions and Material Culture Collective, is co-organising the upcoming event The Early Modern Transnational Book Conference: Printing, Translating, and Reading, 1500–1800 (28-29 May 2024). Please note this following CfP: Related...
‘Masculine discernment and eighteenth-century accessories: snuffboxes, canes, toothpick cases, and fob seals’
Dr Ben Jackson, British Academy Research Fellow at The John Rylands Research Institute and member of The Bodies, Emotions and Material Culture Collective, is giving an online lecture Tuesday (17:30-19:00) at the Warburg Institute, London, for their The Material World:...
Material Cultures of Eastern Africa (7-8 February 2024)
Dr Ali Bennett, member of The Bodies, Emotions and Material Culture Collective at The University of Manchester, is co-organisingMaterial Cultures of Eastern Africa: New Historical Perspectives from the Local to the GlobalWednesday 7- Thursday 8 February 2024(Eastern...
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