North West Periodicals Research Workshop (3/8/2013)

North West Periodicals Research Workshop

University of Central Lancashire library

Fri, 8 March, 1pm

The programme includes 2 short talks on Victorian periodicals:

• Visual culture and mechanical objectivity in 19th-century engineering periodicals – Dr Jonathan Westaway, UCLAN
• The hidden world of water drinkers: What we have learnt from temperance periodicals – Dr Annemarie Mcallister, UCLAN

There will be an opportunity to browse UCLAN’s special collections of periodicals, including Victorian engineering and astronomy journals and the UK’s largest collection of temperance periodicals.

For further details, go to: http://www.academia.edu/2605501/North_West_Periodicals_Workshop_8_March_2013