In September 2019, Harriet chaired a session related to her research – on the theme of ‘Exhibitions and Persuasion’ – at the Design History Society‘s 2019 conference on the theme of ‘The Cost of Design‘. Held at University of Northumbria and co-convened by Dr Elizabeth Kramer and Dr Janine Barker, the conference explored the complexities of the historic and contemporary relationship between design and economy.
The panel included three papers: ‘Reorienting Identities at the Imperial Fairground: British Malaya and North Borneo’, by Dr Jesse O’Neill, Lecturer, Glasgow School of Art; ‘Design’s diplomatic turn: Contemporary design festivals as a tool of and for soft power’ by Enya Moore, Doctoral Candidate, University of Technology Sydney and ‘Regulating Movement: The ICOM Customs Label for Circulating Exhibitions’ by Nushelle de Silva, Doctoral Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.