Because of the restrictions consequent upon the pandemic, all lectures this season will be available using Zoom. Help on using Zoom is available by clicking here. A “printer-friendly” copy of the programme of events can be downloaded here.
A talk by Prof. Nigel Wood, a past president of the Leicester Lit&Phil, and a Professor of Literature at Loughborough University. By now, Jane Austen has been claimed by costume drama adaptations, but at the time she was an author acutely aware of contentious issues . At the risk of denying her the glamour and … Continue reading The Unfashionable Jane Austen
To be given by the incoming President, Dr. Bridget Towle, CBE The lecture will cover 400 years of the history of the hosiery and knitwear industry. It will try to explain why the centre of the English industry was based in Leicester and Leicestershire. Three themes continue through time, the impact of fashion, the employment … Continue reading The President’s Address: “The Rise and Fall of an Industry – Hosiery in Leicestershire”