Image:Needlework pupils in a South African mission.
Source: Church of Sweden archive (Svenska kyrkan, Kyrkokansliets arkiv), Uppsala.
Overview
Gendering imperialism: home, colony and the construction of gender identities – Conference, Saturday, 8th November, 2008
The annual Women’s History Scotland conference is on the theme of ‘Gendering Imperialism’ and will be held at the University of Edinburgh on Saturday, 8th November, from 10.00 a.m to 6 p.m.
Gender has increasingly informed research into the British and other European empires in recent historical scholarship. This conference will address various aspects of the gendered experience of empire and imperialism within the British empire and other European empires, including the experience of women, the impact of empire on gender relations and changing constructions of gender roles, including conceptions of masculinity.
The full conference programme and registration details are available on this site. A poster for the conference is also available as a PDF.
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
University of Edinburgh
Doorway 4
Teviot Place
Edinburgh, EH8 9AG
Tel: +44 (0) 131 650 6693
Fax: +44 (0) 131 651 3070 E-mail: shca@ed.ac.uk
