PGR Study Day – The Aesthetics of Outdoor Spaces in the Victorian Period (University of Chester)
Join us: University of Chester
The changing environment in which the Victorians found themselves was affected by the growth of industrial towns and cities, in response to this, green spaces became increasingly important, and the development of public parks in the 1840s and the popularity of suburban gardening and allotments took on considerable significance in many people’s lives. This Study Day will bring together researchers from the creative arts and humanities to explore ways that the lifestyles and environments altered in the Victorian period and consider ways in which early nineteenth century discourse around the environment affected people’s lives, Victorian art, literature and culture in general.
On 23rd May, we come together to explore attitudes towards and depictions of outdoor spaces during this fascinating period.
Dr Jude Piesse, of Liverpool John Moores University, will deliver the keynote lecture discussing Darwin’s lost childhood garden.
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