Alana Rachel McPake
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3089-1900
Research title: ‘Make do and mend’ to ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’: Attitudes towards Clothing Production and Consumption in Postwar Britain
Research Summary
My research explores attitudes towards clothing consumption and production in Britain since 1945. In particular, it looks at how many of the practices championed in sustainability and zero-waste conversations are revivals or adaptations of historical traditions.
Supervisors
Grants
AHRC-SGSAH DTP Studentship (2021-2025)
Teaching
Graduate Teaching Assistant in History 2A: The Social and Cultural History of Europe.
Additional Information
I am currently the Secretary for Historical Perspectives, a cross-disciplinary postgraduate network for historical research.