Fabricating the Body: Textiles and human health in historical perspective Pasold Research Fund Conference
Call for Papers
Fabricating the Body: Textiles and human health in historical perspectivePasold Research Fund Conference
Centre for Medical History, University of Exeter
6 – 8 April, 2011
6 – 8 April, 2011
This conference aims to bring together historians of textiles and clothing, and of health, with scholars of social, medical, cultural, and economic history to examine the rich connections between textiles, human health and welfare, environmental issues, and self expression (including ‘sunlight seekers’ and ‘body culture’ movements of the past 150 years).
The conference welcomes papers that will address five main themes:
• Early modern and modern textiles manufacturing and the association of benign and malign influences in the growth of industry and the impact on the labour force, land and water use.
• The modern environmental costs of textiles production, from soil utilisation (and erosion) to the chemical manufacture of man-made fibres and the consequences of toxic minerals and chemicals for both workers and the wider community.
• The animal world and the costs of textile and skin production: hunting, farming, and human-animal health concerns. The rise of a new politics of health around animal utilisation.
• The textile sector in relation to future environmental degradation, bio-health and sustainability.
• The impact of weather and weather related textiles and clothing on health.
To apply, please forward a 300 word abstract of the proposed paper, together with a one page CV, to: Professor Jo Melling (j.l.melling @exeter.ac.uk), Centre for Medical History, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, EX4 4RJ
The closing date for proposals is 31 May 2010
Claire KeyteThe conference welcomes papers that will address five main themes:
• Early modern and modern textiles manufacturing and the association of benign and malign influences in the growth of industry and the impact on the labour force, land and water use.
• The modern environmental costs of textiles production, from soil utilisation (and erosion) to the chemical manufacture of man-made fibres and the consequences of toxic minerals and chemicals for both workers and the wider community.
• The animal world and the costs of textile and skin production: hunting, farming, and human-animal health concerns. The rise of a new politics of health around animal utilisation.
• The textile sector in relation to future environmental degradation, bio-health and sustainability.
• The impact of weather and weather related textiles and clothing on health.
To apply, please forward a 300 word abstract of the proposed paper, together with a one page CV, to: Professor Jo Melling (j.l.melling @exeter.ac.uk), Centre for Medical History, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, EX4 4RJ
The closing date for proposals is 31 May 2010
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