But first… Some Housekeeping: A Conversation On Housework And Magic
This conversation explored the histories, geographies, practices, rituals and art of housework and celebrated a commissioned conversation between Stacy Makishi, a performance artist who offers audiences transformational and sacred rituals using the most mundane household objects, and Dr Rhodri Hayward (QMUL Reader in History) who writes on the histories of magic and tidying up. Other panelists included Tommy White, QMUL’s Assistant Residences Operations Manager, who helps students learn the art of housekeeping when they first arrive on campus, Dr Laura Humphreys, Curatorial & Collections Engagement Project Manager at the Science Museum, and author of the forthcoming Globalising Housework: Domestic Labour in Middle-class London Homes,1850-1914 and Sophie Harman, Professor of International Politics.
