Catriona Ellis  (University of Edinburgh): Toys and the Movement of Peoples: What The Museum of Childhood’s Collections Tell Us About Material Culture and Childhood.

14 March: 
1pm, G16, William Robertson Wing, School of History, Classics and Archaeology (Doorway 4 of the Old Medical School).
Catriona Ellis  (University of Edinburgh): Toys and the Movement of Peoples: What The Museum of Childhood’s Collections Tell Us About Material Culture and Childhood.
What do toys tell us about the movement of peoples? Toys reflect the interests of adults in collecting, rather than children in playing.  Toys are used to represent an ‘exotic’ life.
[Diaspora Studies Graduate Workshop]