About this Event
In this interactive workshop, we will use contemporary images and historical texts to explore political power through time. Please bring along an image that you think says something about where political power lies in Britain today.
We will discuss these images and compare them with some frontispieces from 17th-century books that reflect visions of royal power at the time. The workshop will be led by Rachel Hammersley and Katie East from Newcastle University.
There will also be an opportunity to visit our Collections in Focus exhibition ‘Encountering Political Texts: 1640 to 1770’.
Biographies
Katie East is a Senior Lecturer in the History of Radical Ideas in the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology, Newcastle University. She has been the Co-Investigator for the AHRC Network Grant ‘Experiencing Political Texts’.
Rachel Hammersley is Professor of Intellectual History in the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology at Newcastle University. Professor Hammersley is the Principal Investigator for the AHRC Network Grant ‘Experiencing Political Texts’.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00