Tuesday 9^th December
Tinsel and tinkering: The Christmas traditions of craft and decoration in a modern society
It wouldn’t be Christmas without ‘decking the halls’, or Nanna’s handknitted jumpers. Join us as we explore gift-giving, decoration, and Christmas craft and how they are connected to gender and class.
Esther Dobson & Robyn Platt
Christ-less-mas: the Pre-Christian and secular winter festival
This talk will explore how pre-Christian winter festivals informed and shaped Christmas practices and how Christmas has transformed into the largest annual festival in the UK despite a decline of Christianity and the rise of a secular and/or multifaith society.
Holly Barnes-Bennetts