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Why does Economic History Matter?

A conference to celebrate the contributions of Maxine Berg to (economic) history

sponsored by the Global History and Culture Centre, the Department of Economics and the Institute of Advanced Studies at ¹û¶³´«Ã½.

Details:

Friday 21 February 2020

IAS Seminar Room

Zeeman Buidling

All welcome, but space is limited, so... please email Amy.Evans@warwick.ac.uk AND Anne.Gerritsen@warwick.ac.uk to register your attendance

 

Programme:

9.00-9.45. Coffee and registration

9.45-10.30. Panel 1. Economics, Economic History. Chair: Pat Hudson (Cardiff)

Panellists: Bishnu Gupta (Economics, ¹û¶³´«Ã½); Doug Hay (Law, York); Mark Harrison (Economics, ¹û¶³´«Ã½)

10.30-11.00. Coffee break

11.00-11.45. Panel 2. Gender and Economic History. Chair: Jeanette Neeson (York)

Panellists: Ruth Pearson (Leeds); Jane Humphries (Oxford); Catherine Schenk (Oxford)

11.45-12.30. Panel 3. Technology, Manufacturing and Economic History. Chair: Tine Bruland (Oslo)

Panellists: Patrick O’Brien (LSE); Jan de Vries (Berkeley), Nuala Zahedieh (Edinburgh)

12.30-14.00. Lunch (for registered participants only)

14.00-14.45. Panel 4. Consumption, Material Culture and Economic History. Chair: Giorgio Riello (EUI)

Panellists: Helen Clifford; Kate Smith (Birmingham) ; Beverly Lemire (University of Alberta); Luca Molà (¹û¶³´«Ã½)

14.45-15.30. Panel 5. Global History and Economic History. Chair: Anne Gerritsen (¹û¶³´«Ã½)

Panellists: David Washbrook (Cambridge); Sarah Easterby-Smith (St Andrews); Jeremy Adelman (Princeton)

15.30-16.00. Coffee break

16.00-17.15. Keynote Lecture by IAS-Visiting Fellow Jan de Vries: ‘The Utility of Economic History’

17.15-18.30. Reception and celebration of Maxine Berg