UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 5, Page 4
September 29, 1994
Workshops to focus on society, culture

     The Department of History will present a series of workshops
dealing with the history of technology, society and culture at noon on
Tuesdays, in 436 of Ewing Hall.
     The programs are free and open to the public.
     Speakers, their topics and dates include:
     Howell Harris, University of Durham, "'Little Drops of Water,
Little Grains of Sand, Make the Molder's Calling the Finest in the
Land:' Mechanization and Scientization of the Casting Process, 1880-
1930," Sept. 27;
      Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, University of Pennsylvania, "Virginity
and Factory Patriarchy: Women Workers in Industrializing Colombia,"
Oct. 11;
     Gary Kulik, Winterthur Museum, "The Shaping of America:
Technology and the Environment: American Difference Revisited, "Oct.
18;
     Paul Durbin, UD Department of Philosophy, "History of Technology
and Philosophy of Technology;" Oct. 25;
     Gail Cooper, Lehigh University, "Engineers and Consumers in the
Air Conditioning Industry 1904-1942," Nov. 1;
     Barbara Melosh, George Mason University, "Strangers and Kin:
Writing the History of Adoption, "Nov. 15;
     Marion Roydhouse, Philadelphia College of Textiles, "Writing
Pennsylvania's History: What Were Women Doing?," Nov. 22;
     Guillaume de Syon, Boston University, "Technological Icons and
Nationalism: The Zeppelin Airships, 1990-1939," Nov. 29; and
     Jesus Cruz, UD Department of History, "Homes from Inside:
Approaches to Material Life and Household Consumption in the Hispanic
World (17th-19th centuries)," Dec. 6.
     Presentations begin at 12:15 and will end at 1:30 p.m.
     Each lecture will be followed by a discussion. Participants
should bring a brown bag lunch.
     For further information, call 831-2371.