Science, Gender and Sociability in a Northern City c. 1775-1820 Conference

This event has SOLD OUT. If you would like to join the waiting list, please email ewbank-conference@york.ac.uk 

This interdisciplinary event brings together scholars in women’s history, the history of science, literature, theatrical performance, music and historical archaeology from across the UK and the US, to contextualise and analyse the diary of Jane Ewbank (1778‒1824).

Jane Ewbank, the twenty-five year old daughter of a York druggist, kept a 34,000-word diary from 1803 to 1805, which details a conscious project of self-education via reading, sociability and her involvement in the intellectual and social landscape of a northern English city, including the theatre, concerts, science lectures, the natural world and its materiality.

All participants will have online access to the diary.

Annotated Transcription of Jane Ewbank’s Diary

The annotated transcription of Jane Ewbank’s diary is now available for all participants to read or sample before the conference.

• Download a copy of the Diary of Jane Ewbank (PDF , 601kb)

We would welcome any comments on or amendments to the annotation which should be sent for the attention of Jane Rendall to ewbank-conference@york.ac.uk 

Speakers

• Michael Brown (University of Lancaster);
• John Christie (University of Oxford);
• Rachel Cowgill (CECS University of York);
• Matthew Daniel Eddy (Durham University);
• Joanna de Groot (CECS University of York);
• Mary Fairclough (CECS University of York);
• Rachel Feldberg (CECS University of York);
• Corinne Fowler (University of Leicester);
• Matthew Jenkins (CECS University of York);
• Jon Klancher (Carnegie Mellon University);
• Karen Lipsedge (University of Kingston);
• Jon Mee (CECS University of York);
• Amy Prendergast (Trinity College, Dublin);
• Jane Rendall (CECS University of York);
• Anne Marie Roos (University of Lincoln);
• Gillian Russell (CECS University of York);
• Joanna Wharton (University of York).

The conference is supported by the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York; Departments of History and English, University of York; Modern Humanities Research Association, Yorkshire Philosophical Society and York Georgian Society.

Tickets

• Book your tickets online
• Read the conference programme (PDF , 381kb)

In-person

• "General" staff from other universities and members of the public (£15 per day).
• "UoY" staff and students from University of York (FREE - but you must reserve a ticket).
• "Concession" anyone in receipt of means tested benefits; students from other universities; members of York Georgian Society or Yorkshire Philosophical Society (£7 per day).

You must purchase a ticket for each day that you would like to attend. For example, if you would like to attend the full conference, please add a Thursday ticket, Friday ticket and Saturday ticket to your basket before checking out.

Online

You are also able to attend the conference online. Online tickets enable you to join the conference at any time. Please note that there are no day rates available.

• "General" staff from other universities and members of the public (£20 for the full weekend).
• "UoY" staff and students from University of York (FREE - but you must reserve a ticket).
• "Concession" anyone in receipt of means tested benefits; students from other universities; members of York Georgian Society or Yorkshire Philosophical Society (£10 for the full weekend).

Catering

All tickets (apart from "online") include complimentary tea and coffee each day.

We are able to offer lunch for all attendees at an additional cost of £10 per day. Lunch must be booked in advance so please ensure that you purchase lunch for each day that you require. For example, if you would like to attend the full conference, and have lunch each day, please add a Thursday ticket, Friday ticket, Saturday ticket, Thursday lunch, Friday lunch and Saturday lunch to your basket before checking out.

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Conference organisers

Matthew Daniel Eddy (University of Durham), Rachel Feldberg (University of York) and Jane Rendall (University of York).