'ONE NATION' HERITAGE? THE POLITICS OF CONSENSUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE
PAST - 30 January - King's Manor, YORK
This is just to inform list members of the above interdisciplinary day
conference which is taking place at the King's Manor, Exhibition square,
YO1 2EP, UNITED KINGDOM on Friday, 30 January 1998:
Among the questions to be considered:
-Is 'one-nation' possible or an anachronism in the present climate?
-Does the history of represenations of 'the nation' or its constituent
parts have anything to tell us about the current rebranding of 'Britain
Plc'?
How can we forge a 'national' heritage that is inclusive rather than
exclusive?
PROGRAMME
0930-1030 Registration and Coffee (Room K/123)
1030-1130 Keynote addresses (Room K/122):
GREAT BRITAIN: IDENTITIES, INSTITUTIONS AND THE IDEA OF BRITISHNESS
Professor Keith Robbins, (Vice-Chancellor University of Wales, Lampeter)
THE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONHOOD: ETHNICITY, RELIGION AND NATIONALISM
Professor Adrian Hastings (Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of
Leeds)
1130-1200 Discussion
1200-1240 Two case-studies:
WELSH, CELTIC, BRITISH, IRON AGE: CASTELL HENLYS THEN AND NOW
Dr Harold Mytum, (Head of Archaeology, University of York)
THE TWEE AND THE TWEED: IMAGES OF SCOTLAND AT HOME AND ABROAD
Dr Fiona Watson (Dept of History, University of Stirling)
1240-1300 Discussion
1300-1415 Lunch
1415-1455 Two further case-studies:
THIS BRANDED ISLE: TOURISM, BUSINESS AND NATIONAL NARRATIVES
Sophie Breese (Department of English, University of Oxford)
'WITHOUT WALLS, WITHOUT BARRIERS: MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY'
Rushi Munshi, (Senior Arts Development Officer for Rotherham Museums and
Arts)
1455-1515 Discussion
1515-1530 Break
1530-1600 PANEL OF RESPONDENTS:
PROFESSOR MARTIN CARVER (Dept of Arhaeology, University of York)
DR STEFAN COLLINI, (Reader in Intellectual History and English
Literature, University of Cambridge)
DR PETER MANDLER (Reader in Modern History, London Guildhall University)
DR JOHN MORRILL (Reader in Early Modern History, Cambridge University)
PROFESSOR MARK ORMROD (Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York)
DR DAVID PETERS CORBETT (Department of History of Art, University of York)
DR JANE RENDALL (Centre for Eigtheenth century studies, University of
York)
1600-1630 General discussion
1630 Tea and dispersal
REGISTRATION DETAILS
The conference carries a registration fee of 19 pounds waged (13.50
student/unwaged). This includes a fork buffet lunch (incl. a vegetarian
option) with wine together with tea and coffee in the morning and
afternoon. Anyone with special needs (diet/access/health) should get in
touch with the organizers.
For those unable to attend, an executive summary of proceedings should be
available on the project website by the end of February (see below for
the URL)
For further information please contact Dr Simon Ditchfield, Heritage
studies as applied history Project, King's Manor, YORK YO1 2EP phone/fax:
++44 (0)1904-433966 email: [log in to unmask]
For further details about this and related events visit the project
website:
http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/hist/heritage/heritage.htm
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