Health, Well-being and Commerce 1500-2000, 25 March 2009, University of wolverhampton
The Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution invites participants to a workshop devoted to a discussion of the commercial practices and services associated with health and well-being, from the early modern to the contemporary period.
More information, including programme and abstracts, can be found on the workshop web-page.
The workshop is supported by a grant from the Wellcome Trust.
Fee: £ 14. Bursaries covering the fee and travel expenses are available
for students and scholars unable to obtain funds from their institution.
To apply, please see the web-page above.
For further information, please contact Dr Laura Ugolini, HAGRI / HLSS,
Room MC233, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB, UK.
E-mail: L.Ugolini@wlv.ac.uk
Retailing History: Texts and Images, 29 April 2009, University of wolverhampton
The Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution invites participants to a workshop devoted to a discussion of the texts and images associated with retailing and distribution, from the early modern to the contemporary period.
More information, including programme and abstracts, can be found on the workshop web-page.
Fee: £ 14.For further information, please contact Dr Laura Ugolini, HAGRI / HLSS,
Room MC233, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB, UK.
E-mail: L.Ugolini@wlv.ac.uk
'Retailing and Distribution History': A Conference to Mark 10 Years of CHORD, 9 and 10 September 2009, University of Wolverhampton, UK*
The Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution wishes to mark the first ten years of its history by inviting conference proposals on any aspect of retailing and / or distribution history. Papers from any disciplinary perspective and covering any geographical area / chronological period are welcome.
Proposals are invited either for individual papers or for sessions (generally of three papers). Please send (if possible via e-mail) a one page abstract and if proposing a session, a cover letter with title and one-paragraph session description, to the address below by 9 April 2009.
More information can be found on the conference web-page.
For further information, please contact Dr Laura Ugolini, HAGRI / HLSS,
Room MC233, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB, UK.
E-mail: L.Ugolini@wlv.ac.uk