‘Jute and Dundee’

This workshop will consider the history of the jute industry and its impact on the city of Dundee and surrounding geographical areas from a range of perspectives, economic, industrial, social and cultural.  The main aim of this workshop is to present and discuss on-going research from the Leverhulme funded project ‘Jute & Dundee: The management of industrial decline’ with academics and local historians who have completed research on an aspect of, or have an interest in, the evolution and subsequent industrial decline of jute as an industry and employer in Dundee.  Individuals who had associations with the jute industry in Dundee in the post war years will also be present.  The organisers have close connections with local archivists who will attend and participate as will curators from local museums and libraries.  An important feature of this workshop will be the attendance of academics who have completed research on the jute industry in India.  This will be a unique opportunity to discuss the connections between the intertwined development of jute in Dundee and India, which will be beneficial to all delegates.