Fairly-traded textiles in late 19th century Ireland and Scotland Professor Janice Helland, author of Craft, Community and the Material Culture of Place and Politics, 19th-20th Century will discuss the shift towards home-industry production of hand-crafted textiles in Ireland and Scotland in the 1880s. She will interrogate the concept of ‘fairly traded’ by comparing late nineteenth-century ‘beneficent’ practices with late twentieth-century alternative trade cooperatives. This lecture is free and open to the public. It is funded by the Leverhulme Trust as part of the Artisans and the Craft Economy in Scotland project conference. More about the project conference Jun 08 2016 17.00 - 18.00 Fairly-traded textiles in late 19th century Ireland and Scotland Professor Janice Helland, Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) will deliver a free, public lecture on Wednesday 9 June 2016 as part of the Leverhulme-funded Artisans and the Craft Economy in Scotland project conference. Room G.04 50 George Square Edinburgh How to find the event venue
Fairly-traded textiles in late 19th century Ireland and Scotland Professor Janice Helland, author of Craft, Community and the Material Culture of Place and Politics, 19th-20th Century will discuss the shift towards home-industry production of hand-crafted textiles in Ireland and Scotland in the 1880s. She will interrogate the concept of ‘fairly traded’ by comparing late nineteenth-century ‘beneficent’ practices with late twentieth-century alternative trade cooperatives. This lecture is free and open to the public. It is funded by the Leverhulme Trust as part of the Artisans and the Craft Economy in Scotland project conference. More about the project conference Jun 08 2016 17.00 - 18.00 Fairly-traded textiles in late 19th century Ireland and Scotland Professor Janice Helland, Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) will deliver a free, public lecture on Wednesday 9 June 2016 as part of the Leverhulme-funded Artisans and the Craft Economy in Scotland project conference. Room G.04 50 George Square Edinburgh How to find the event venue
Jun 08 2016 17.00 - 18.00 Fairly-traded textiles in late 19th century Ireland and Scotland Professor Janice Helland, Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) will deliver a free, public lecture on Wednesday 9 June 2016 as part of the Leverhulme-funded Artisans and the Craft Economy in Scotland project conference.
