Tag: Study periods
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Picking Up Threads or Spinning New Yarns? Presentation
I presented a paper (‘Picking Up Threads or Spinning New Yarns? Investigating the Uncanny in Industrial Communities’) at this year’s (2025) DVMWHS Research Workshop, in the Strutt Centre, Belper, today, summarising the IF project. For any who were unable to make it; and audience members who might find further perusal useful; I’ve provided the content…
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DVMWHS Research Workshop (March 2025): IF Presentation
I’ll be delivering a presentation, entitled ‘Picking Up Threads or Spinning New Yarns? Investigating the Uncanny in Industrial Age Communities’, at the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Research Workshop, 12.25pm, 25 March, at the Strutts Community Centre, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1UU. The working abstract for the presentation is as follows: The Industrial Folkways project explores…
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Local – Regional – National: Caution, Caveats and Positivity in IF Approaches
The following originally formed part of a discussion on a particular seasonal tradition; but as that post was longer than usual; and the topic will surely arise again; I’ve extracted this to post separately here. Given the frequently-localised forms of many traditions, it can’t be assumed that the customs mentioned in works from regions outside…
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Project Study Areas
Developing previous and ongoing research, IF investigates relevant locations in and around the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. This will involve investigating samples of domestic, industrial and commercial buildings, sites, monuments, landscapes, and other features and spaces, dating to the late 1700s – to mid-1800s; or earlier contexts with activity potentially dating to this…
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Public and Corporate Participation
As outlined in the Study Areas post, IF will investigate relevant locations in and around the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site: the cradle of modern industry. Research primarily focuses on two areas in the Georgian and early Victorian town of Derby – which lays claim to the first factory in the world; the nearby industrial…