Digital Lecture: Patrick Geddes’ Evergreen and Charles Mackie
Murdo Macdonald gives this talk on Patrick Geddes’ Evergreen and Charles Mackie on Thursday 3rd June.
About Digital Lecture: Patrick Geddes’ Evergreen and Charles Mackie
| 3rd June 2021 | |
| 2pm | |
| Online Event Edinburgh | |
| This is a free event | |
| Event organiser/part of City Art Centre | |
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This talk takes Charles Mackie's work for Patrick Geddes' magazine The Evergreen as the starting point for exploring aspects of that fascinating product of the Celtic revival, and the people connected with it.
Murdo Macdonald has a longstanding interest in Patrick Geddes as a cultural activist. His most recent book, Patrick Geddes' Intellectual Origins is published by Edinburgh University Press.
Free, but booking is essential.
This lecture will now take place online.
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