The Smell of Scotland workshop: Scottish flavours In brief Date - 18 June 2024 Venue - Earth in Common, Leith Community Croft Research strand - The Smell of Scotland: History, Heritage, and Practice Book your free spot via Microsoft Form About the event This is the second in a series of three workshops exploring Scotland’s Smell History and Heritage, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and led by Dr Xuelei Huang (University of Edinburgh) and Dr Will Tullett (University of York). The aim of all of the workshops is to bring together cultural heritage professionals and academics to explore how Scottish smells are entangled with history, identity making, and biodiversity. This workshop focuses on social histories and geographies of flavours and smells of and in Scotland. It will be co-led by Isabelle Darmon (University of Edinburgh), and will include: An academic session exploring social science approaches to the flavours and smells of the Scottish food- (and drink-) scape . This part of the day is with Emily Falconer (University of Westminster), and Marisa Wilson, Nina Morris and Isabelle Darmon (University of Edinburgh) A plant scents and smell-walk at the urban croft of Earth in Common, led by Sophia Woodman (University of Edinburgh) together with our Earth in Common hosts (Evie Murray and Alison Flemming) A public engagement event on sugar and memory in Leith, led by Imogen Bevan (University of Edinburgh) and Tess Davies (University of Glasgow) Lunch will also be provided for all participants. About the research project From yellow gorse to whisky, Edinburgh's medieval Old Town to Glasgow's industrial riverside, the smellscapes of Scotland are rich and diverse. This project explores Scotland’s olfactory heritage, charting the ways in which the country's smells are entangled with history, identity making, and biodiversity. It is jointly led by Dr Xuelei Huang, whose work on olfactory histories and cultures includes Scents of China: A Modern History of Smell (Cambridge University Press, 2023) in which she revisits modern Chinese history through the nose. Her Co-Investigator is William Tullett (University of York), author of Smell and the Past: Noses, Archives, Narratives. The Smell of Scotland argues that scents are an essential component of Scotland’s culture and economy and should be explored, preserved and used. In doing so, it brings together academics, perfumers, heritage experts, tourism officers, artists, and Scotland's citizens in a series of workshops and smell-walks. Funded by a Research Workshop Grant from the Royal Society of Edinburgh over the course of January to December 2024. How to attend This event is free to attend, and open to all. Spaces are very limited, however, so you can secure your spot via Microsoft Form. Book your free spot via Microsoft Form Jun 18 2024 09.30 - 15.30 The Smell of Scotland workshop: Scottish flavours A one-day in-person workshop featuring sessions and a unique 'smell walk' all on the subject of the the social histories and geographies of Scotland's flavours and smells, as part of Dr Xuelei Huang's research project, 'The Smell of Scotland: History, Heritage, and Practice'. Earth in Common Leith Community Croft 4a John's Place Edinburgh EH6 7EL Find the venue on Google Maps Book your free spot via Microsoft Forms
The Smell of Scotland workshop: Scottish flavours In brief Date - 18 June 2024 Venue - Earth in Common, Leith Community Croft Research strand - The Smell of Scotland: History, Heritage, and Practice Book your free spot via Microsoft Form About the event This is the second in a series of three workshops exploring Scotland’s Smell History and Heritage, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh and led by Dr Xuelei Huang (University of Edinburgh) and Dr Will Tullett (University of York). The aim of all of the workshops is to bring together cultural heritage professionals and academics to explore how Scottish smells are entangled with history, identity making, and biodiversity. This workshop focuses on social histories and geographies of flavours and smells of and in Scotland. It will be co-led by Isabelle Darmon (University of Edinburgh), and will include: An academic session exploring social science approaches to the flavours and smells of the Scottish food- (and drink-) scape . This part of the day is with Emily Falconer (University of Westminster), and Marisa Wilson, Nina Morris and Isabelle Darmon (University of Edinburgh) A plant scents and smell-walk at the urban croft of Earth in Common, led by Sophia Woodman (University of Edinburgh) together with our Earth in Common hosts (Evie Murray and Alison Flemming) A public engagement event on sugar and memory in Leith, led by Imogen Bevan (University of Edinburgh) and Tess Davies (University of Glasgow) Lunch will also be provided for all participants. About the research project From yellow gorse to whisky, Edinburgh's medieval Old Town to Glasgow's industrial riverside, the smellscapes of Scotland are rich and diverse. This project explores Scotland’s olfactory heritage, charting the ways in which the country's smells are entangled with history, identity making, and biodiversity. It is jointly led by Dr Xuelei Huang, whose work on olfactory histories and cultures includes Scents of China: A Modern History of Smell (Cambridge University Press, 2023) in which she revisits modern Chinese history through the nose. Her Co-Investigator is William Tullett (University of York), author of Smell and the Past: Noses, Archives, Narratives. The Smell of Scotland argues that scents are an essential component of Scotland’s culture and economy and should be explored, preserved and used. In doing so, it brings together academics, perfumers, heritage experts, tourism officers, artists, and Scotland's citizens in a series of workshops and smell-walks. Funded by a Research Workshop Grant from the Royal Society of Edinburgh over the course of January to December 2024. How to attend This event is free to attend, and open to all. Spaces are very limited, however, so you can secure your spot via Microsoft Form. Book your free spot via Microsoft Form Jun 18 2024 09.30 - 15.30 The Smell of Scotland workshop: Scottish flavours A one-day in-person workshop featuring sessions and a unique 'smell walk' all on the subject of the the social histories and geographies of Scotland's flavours and smells, as part of Dr Xuelei Huang's research project, 'The Smell of Scotland: History, Heritage, and Practice'. Earth in Common Leith Community Croft 4a John's Place Edinburgh EH6 7EL Find the venue on Google Maps Book your free spot via Microsoft Forms
Jun 18 2024 09.30 - 15.30 The Smell of Scotland workshop: Scottish flavours A one-day in-person workshop featuring sessions and a unique 'smell walk' all on the subject of the the social histories and geographies of Scotland's flavours and smells, as part of Dr Xuelei Huang's research project, 'The Smell of Scotland: History, Heritage, and Practice'.
