Graduate Workshop 14 March: Toys and the Movement of Peoples with Dr Catriona Ellis

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Our next Graduate Workshop takes place on Tuesday 14 March 2017 at 1 pmunnamed (2) in G 16 (in the William Robertson Wing of the School of History Classics and Archaeology)

Dr Catriona Ellis who recently received her PhD from the University of Edinburgh will be giving a paper entitled:

Toys and the Movement of Peoples: What The Museum of Childhood’s Collections Tell Us About Material Culture and Childhood. 

Toys reflect the interests of adults in collecting as much as of children in playing.  What do toys tell us about the movement of peoples?  Catriona will base her paper on recent work at Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood
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All are most welcome to attend.

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About Alastair Learmont

Alastair Learmont is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh. Alastair graduated in Classics from the University of Bristol in 1986 and was called to the Scottish Bar in 1993. For many years he worked as a criminal prosecutor. He returned to academic life in 2012 graduating MSc (with Distinction) in 18th Century Cultures at the University of Edinburgh in 2014. He has recently completed an MSc (Research) in Economic and Social History. He has considerable experience as an adult educator with the City of Edinburgh Council, the National Galleries of Scotland, the University of Edinburgh and the Outlook Project. He is also an experienced walking guide regularly leading walks of cultural interest in Edinburgh and the Borders. He has spoken and written on John Buchan. Recent adult education work includes Scotland and Slavery for the University of Edinburgh's department of Life Long Learning. He currently holds an ESRC research studentship at the University of Edinburgh and a McFarlane scholarship at the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies where he is jointly responsible for co-ordinating the lunchtime Graduate Workshop. In 2016 he tutored Economic History at pre-honours level. He is currently undertaking doctoral research into the Scottish West Indian Planter Class at the time of the British Abolition of the Slave Trade.

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