A one day conference to explore radical cultures in the West Riding of Yorkshire, being held at the University of Bradford in April 2007.
This conference will explore the institutions, individuals, associational culture and memory of radicalism in the historic West Riding of Yorkshire.
The conference is organised by Dr James Gregory (j.gregory2@bradford.ac.uk) in the Dept. of Languages and European Studies and Dr Matt Roberts (Mathew.Roberts@shu.ac.uk) from the Dept. of History at Sheffield Hallam University.
Abstracts for 20 minute papers are invited on the broad theme of radicalism, anti-radicalism, or the relationship between radicalism in this region and the wider world in the period c.1760 — c.1960. Please email the abstracts and a one page CV to Dr Gregory. Closing date for proposals is 1 December 2006.
The West Riding had a rich and diverse radical tradition, the origins of which can be traced back to at least the eighteenth century. The region played a central role in many of the principal political movements of the modern period: parliamentary reform; Chartism; trades unionism; radical Dissent; secularist and republican radicalism; ethical socialism and labour politics; and sexual and utopian radicalism.
