Events of Material Culture Studies Interest
2010-2011
To promote conversations among researchers in material culture studies and to foster public understanding of objects and their meaning, the Center for Material Culture Studies at the University of Delaware collaborates in the presentation of several events on and around campus. Unless otherwise indicated, all events are open to the public free of charge, but some require registration. Additions to this calendar are welcome; please email dandrews@udel.edu.
9th Annual Material Culture Symposium for Emerging Scholars
Winterthur Museum & Library
Saturday 16 April 2011
This annual event is organized entirely by graduate students at the University of Delaware and is hosted by the Winterthur Museum & Library. It brings together scholars and professionals in such fields as anthropology, American studies, art history, archeology, and history to present their material culture research to a broad public.
UD Library Special Collections
Fall 2010 Material Culture Studies Colloquium:
“From fiber to fashion: Reimagining the sources and uses of textiles”
30 September/1 October
"Textiles in a global world: An interdisciplinary symposium”
This event is supported by a grant from the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center
7-9 October
Conference: “Useful and beautiful: The transatlantic arts of William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites”
Other events on campus and at regional museums and archives:
21 September Tuesday 4:00-5:30 pm seminar room, 77 East Main St.
Material culture studies reading group. All are welcome.
Text for discussion: Bruno LaTour, Reassembling the social: An introduction to actor-network theory (Oxford UP:2005). Rsvp: smanno@udel.edu
22 September Wednesday 12:15 pm Old College Gallery
Gallery talk on the University Art Collection. A new long term installation of works acquired by UD over the past century, presenting paintings from the 17th century to the present day, as well as sculptures, ceramics and Russian icons.
Janis Tomlinson, Director, University Museums
22 September Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
Marsha Dickson, Chair, Department of Fashion and Apparel Sciences, “Textile artisans and fair trade.” Part of the colloquium series, “Fiber and fashion: Reimagining the sources and uses of textiles)
22 September Wednesday 6:00 pm. Memorial Hall 123
Maya Jasanoff, Associate Professor, Department of History, Harvard University
"Empires of Liberty: The American Revolution and the Renewal of the British Empire"
This event is supported by a grant from the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center.
29 September Wednesday Alison Hall 150
Nicole Belolan. Graduate student, American Civilization program, Department of History, “Berlin needlework: Victorian craft or kitsch? “
30 September Thursday 5:00 pm Trabant Theatre
Marjorie Lynn Devon, Director of Tamarind Institute & Research Professor, University of New Mexico
RSVP: universitymuseums@udel.edu or 302-831-8037
http://www.udel.edu/museums/
OCTOBER
October 01 Friday 5:00-7:00 pm Mezzanine Gallery, Carvel State Building, Wilmington, DE
Collective Conscious
An 8-channel interactive sound installation and social experiment by Ashley John Pigford.
(Corner of 9th and French Streets, Wilmington, DE)
Opening Event: Friday, October 1st, 5pm-7pm.
Installation Dates: October 1-29, 2010
Installation Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm.
Art is about asking questions, and this interactive sound installation takes this literally. In this piece, participants are asked to contribute their voices to a database of answers to questions posed by the artist. There is a voice-activated microphone in the gallery space for participants to use. The participants' answers are added to a computer system that re-sequences all of the voices to create ‘chance-operation’ combinations of words which are broadcast through eight
'sculpted' speakers spread throughout the gallery space. By doing this, the artist has created an 'emergent system of meaning' -reflecting the melting pot of meaning that is our Collective Conscious. This event is supported by a grant from the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center
05 October Tuesday 5:00 pm Smith Hall
Art Colloquia lecture, “David Mabb’s Collaboration with William Morris”
David Mabb, Reader in Art and Course Leader in Postgraduate Studies in Art Practice, Goldsmiths, University of London
06 October Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
Michael Keefe, Department of Mechanical Engineering, “Stretching fabric to the limit: Using textiles for ballistic protection”
06 October Wednesday 5:30 pm Gore Recital Hall
Art History lecture. “Charles Rennie Mackintosh: An American Influence?”
James Macaulay, formerly Senior Lecturer in Architectural History, Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow; past Chairman of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain; author of Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Life and Work
07 October Thursday 6:00 pm Copeland room, Hagley Library
Anne Boylan, University of Delaware, "Women's History on the Radio: Creating a Usable Past, 1935-1952." Comment: Beth Bailey, Temple University
Part of the Hagley Center research series. For information and a copy of the paper, email clockman@hagley.org
08 Friday 4:30 pm Old College Gallery
Gallery talk by Thomas G. Boss
Ethel Reed and Poster Art of the 1890s
5 – 6:30 pm Public reception
RSVP required for the reception: universitymuseums@udel.edu
12 October Tuesday 4:00 pm seminar room 77 East Main St.
Teaching and learning with objects discussion. All welcome. Contact dandrews@udel.edu
13 October Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
Martha McDonald. American performance artist with textiles now living in Australia, "The further the distance, the tighter the knot"
14 October Thursday 7-8 pm UD@Crane, Philadelphia
Marianne Gythfeldt and Ashley Pigford, "PG-2: Audio-Visual and Improvised Musical Performance." This event is supported by a grant from the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center.
For further information: email design@udel.edu
18 October Monday 5:30 pm Gore 204
Paul Staiti, Professor of Fine Arts on the Alumnae Foundation, Department of Art History, Mount Holyoke College, "Gilbert Stuart's political imaginary." This event is supported by a grant from the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center
19 October Tuesday 5:00 pm Rotunda, Winterthur Museum & Garden
“Rembrandt: The Painter at Work,” Ernst Van de Wetering, Head, Rembrandt Research Project
20 October Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
Margaret Stetz, Mae & Robert Carter Professor, Women’s Studies, “Fabricating girls’coming of age fiction”
21 October Thursday 7:30 pm
History Department lecture. Linda Gordon, New York University. Contact Rebecca Davis
27 October Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
Wendy Rosie Scott. London-based freelance broadcast journalist, writer, lecturer and consultant specializing in culture and lifestyle, “Fashion: The Makings of a fake fairytale”
27 October Wednesday 5:30 pm Kirkbride 006
Art History lecture. Kaja Silverman, Sachs Professor of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, “No direction home: The recent work of Knut Asdam”
28 October Thursday 5:00 pm Old College Gallery
Gallery talk on the University Art Collection. A new long term installation of works acquired by UD over the past century, presenting paintings from the 17th century to the present day, as well as sculptures, ceramics and Russian icons.
Janis Tomlinson, Director, University Museums
NOVEMBER
03 November Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
John Bernard. Department of Food and Resource Economics. (title tba—part of the colloquium series, “Fiber and fashion: Reimagining the sources and uses of textiles)
10 November Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
Mary Smull. Fashion designer, “So ****ing labor intensive: Art, textiles, and eBay converge in the 21st Century”
10 November Wednesday 5:30 pm Memorial Hall 123
Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, Associate Professor, English Department, Northeastern University
"Gender and Revolution in the Caribbean."This event is supported by a grant from the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center.
11 November Thursday 4:00 pm Copeland Room, Hagley library
Bess Williamson, University of Delaware, "Repair Shop for Heroes: Technology in, and as, Rehabilitation in Post World War II America." Comment: Beth Linker, University of Pennsylvania. Part of the Hagley Research Seminar Series Those planning to attend are encouraged to read the paper in advance. Copies may be obtained by contacting Carol Lockman at clockman@hagley.org
11 November Thursday 7-8 pm UD@Crane, Philadelphia
Marianne Gythfeldt and Ashley Pigford, "PG-2: Audio-Visual and Improvised Musical Performance." This event is supported by a grant from the Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Center.
For further information: email design@udel.edu.
12 November Friday Clayton Hall
Materials in Art 2010: Making Stuff symposium.Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about how advanced scientific methods can be used to improve understanding of the structure and properties of art, including paintings, sculpture, textiles, and photographs. In addition to invited talks and a poster session, the symposium program will include equipment demonstrations by vendors interested in disseminating information about their instruments, including microscopes, spectrometers, and X-ray diffraction systems; a series of hands-on demonstrations appropriate for middle school and high school students by the Society of Plastics Engineers' PlastiVan; and a "materials as art" contest.
The symposium complements a four-part PBS series, titled “Making Stuff”17 November Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
Linda Eaton, Director of Collections and Senior Curator of Textiles, Winterthur Museum, (title tba—part of the colloquium series, “Fiber and fashion: Reimagining the sources and uses of textiles)
30 November Tuesday 5:30 pm Memorial Hall 127
Art History lecture. Barbara London, Video and Media Curator, Museum of Modern Art, New
York, “The cutting edge is still sharp”
DECEMBER
01 December Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
Perry Chapman, Department of Art History, “Clothes and costumes in Rembrandt’s self portraits”
08 December Wednesday 1:25-2:15 Alison Hall 150
Fashion entrepreneur Sarah Van Aken, SVA Holdings, Philadelphia (title tba—part of the colloquium series, “Fiber and fashion: Reimagining the sources and uses of textiles)