'Blending Instruction with Amusement': The Huddersfield Philosophical Society Exhibition of 1840

Author: Griffiths, David

Source: Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Volume 83, August 2011 , pp. 175-198(24)

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Abstract:

This article describes and discusses the Huddersfield Exhibition of 1840, one of a series of 'mechanics' exhibitions' held in the years around that date. It examines the content of the exhibition as a cultural event in its own right, and considers the social profile of those who exhibited and those who attended. Beyond its cultural significance, however, the article also explores a number of themes of early-nineteenth century historiography, asking to what extent the exhibition was of industrial, scientific or political significance. Particular attention is paid to the part it may have played in middleclass strategies to manage the unstable social and political environment of the time.

Keywords: RATIONAL RECREATION; CULTURE; HUDDERSFIELD; NINETEENTH CENTURY; HEGEMONY; EXHIBITION; MIDDLE-CLASS; SCIENCE

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/008442711X13033963454598

Publication date: 2011-08-01

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