- Where: Stoke Town Hall, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HP
- When: Nov 21 at 9am to Nov 22 at 5pm GMT
- How to register for free: Eventbrite Link
Legacy and Continuity Ceramic Symposium will be a two-day symposium celebrating the rich ceramics heritage of the city and its modern World Craft City status.
This symposium will be one of the highlight events for the Stoke100 Centenary Heritage Celebrations. Re-Form’s Dr Alasdair Brooks and C3’s Professor Neil Brownsword in collaboration with Jingdezhen Ceramic University in China will bring together speakers from across the globe to outline the international impact of Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramic industry.
This two-day symposium celebrates the rich ceramics heritage of the city and its modern World Craft City status to engage both scholars and members of the public in a discussion of the past and present of Staffordshire ceramics.
The symposium is free to attend and is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Day One: The Archaeology of 19th-Century British Ceramics in an International Context
The first day will emphasise the global reach and significance of Stoke-on-Trent’s history and heritage from an archaeological perspective. Speakers working on objects from England, Scotland, Portugal, Ghana, the Persian Gulf, the US, Chile, and New Zealand will address how relevant studies of 19th-century British ceramics can contribute to an understanding of globalised trade, international domestic consumption, and the socio-economic impact of formal and informal empire.
Day Two: Willow Pattern Ceramics and Stories of ‘Other’: Cultural Influence and Exchange Between China and Britain
Day two will expand on the themes explored in the Spode Museum’s exhibition Willow Pattern Ceramics and Stories of ‘Other’, curated for the City of Stoke-on-Trent’s Centenary Celebrations. Speakers from the UK and China will explore the cultural origin of the famous Willow pattern, the British Orientalist discourse reflected in the 19th century Willow pattern story, and industrial exchange and impacts of globalization between the British and Chinese ceramics industries to the present day.
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