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Manchester as "Coketown" and "Milton": irony and reality in the English industrial novel

A lecture by Prof Dr Cecile Sandten from TU Chemnitz

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Chemnitz, Industriemuseum
Zwickauer Straße 119, 09112 Chemnitz
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Manchester, England's vibrant industrial metropolis in the 19th century, is also the setting for the exploration of social ills in the works of Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell. In "Hard Times" (1854), the city as "Coketown" becomes the backdrop for Dickens' ironic social criticism. Gaskell calls her version of the city "Milton" in "North and South" (1855) and offers realistic insights into the social tensions between the working class and entrepreneurs. In addition to discussing these two aspects, the lecture will also shed light on the socio-political transformation processes triggered by these novels.

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Industriemuseum Chemnitz

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Tales of Transformation

In its major exhibition ‘Tales of Transformation’, the Industriemuseum Chemnitz compares the development of former industrial hotspots: Chemnitz, Gabrovo, Łódź, Manchester, Mulhouse and Tampere. The exhibition sheds light on the impulses for the future coming from these cities and what they can learn from each other: rapid growth and splendid wealth paired with precarious living conditions - later a radical collapse and the necessary reinvention. The exhibition is part of the main programme of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025.

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