Thursday 24 March 2011

University of Wolverhampton, UK

CHORD welcomes proposals to a one-day workshop devoted to the relationship between retailing and institutions, from approximately 1400 to the present. The term 'institutions' is to be interpreted widely, and includes both institutions established by retailers and institutions that sought to influence, control, limit, or to do business with retailers. All methodological and disciplinary perspectives are welcome. Papers based on any geographical areas are also welcome.

Topics of interest include - but are not limited to:

• Guilds and urban control
• Retailers and the armed services
• Central and local government
• Retailers, charities and pressure groups
• Trade, professional and consumer associations
• Retailers and political associations
• Retailers and the church
• Trade unions and employees' associations
• Retailers, banks and insurance societies

Proposals (including title and an abstract of c. 200 words) should be sent to: [log in to unmask] by 28 January 2011

The workshop will take place in Room MC315, Millennium City Building, Wolverhampton. For directions, please click here. MC building is located in City Campus South.

For further information, please contact [log in to unmask]

CHORD web-pages: http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/chord.html