By studying the relationship between food and cultural identity we can obtain greater insight into local and national histories. Garry Tregidga looks at the cultural associations of everyday products like the pasty and saffron cake to explore both wider themes in Cornish history and the different ways of studying the past.

Garry Tregidga was awarded a PhD in the 1990s on the subject of regional political history. He subsequently became Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies and founder of Cornish Story. His research interests include oral history, music, and the Celtic Revival in Cornwall in the nineteenth century.

Find out more about the Cornish Study Days here.

The cost of each session is £6. For further details and to register for the course at Rescorla please email G.H.Tregidga@exeter.ac.uk