We are delighted to be taking part in Touching Time, which launches Doireann Ní Ghríofa's brilliant new book Said the Dead. In this event, Doireann Ní Ghríofa and our Research Associate Helen Victoria Murray will use Said the Dead as the basis for their discussion about how tactility and the symbolism of the hand can bring us closer to history, both as historians and creative practitioners. Their conversation will touch on themes of archive work and literature as forms of mediumship; bodies, gender and memory in Doireann’s work; and on hands as agents of care, discipline and control in Said the Dead and the work of The Victorian Hand.

Touching Time takes place at The Bindery, London, at 7pm on 20 May. The Victorian Hand has a very limited number of free tickets to offer our subscribers. If you’d like to attend, please email us at victorianhand@fashion.arts.ac.uk with a brief note on how your research or creative practice connects to the themes of the event. Alternatively, you can sign up as a free Faber Member to book a ticket (£10 / £5) here.