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Looking into the Modern Interior:
History, Theory and Discipline in Education and Practice
A Joint Symposium of
Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), U.S.A &
Modern Interiors Research Center (MIRC), Kingston University, London
Atlanta, Georgia
March 23-24, 2010
Conference Hosts:
Bridget May, Ph.D. – Marymount University, Virginia
Anne Massey, Ph.D. - Kingston University, London
The Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) and Modern Interiors Research
Center (MIRC) are proud to sponsor a symposium centered on the modern
interior, c. 1870 to the present. Abstracts are invited that explore the
conference theme of history, theory and disciplinarity in the modern interior.
The symposium proposes that the history, education and practice of interior
design have a very particular and disciplinarily specific relationship, and asks
what roles do history and theory have in the education and practice of interior
design? Is the history of the modern interior best addressed from the
perspective of architectural theory, art or design history, material culture,
visual culture, business history or life writing? Or is it an interdisciplinary
subject, defined ‘through’ practice, which allows us to explore and question
boundaries between different approaches and methods?
Subjects to be explored include, but are not limited to, issues of definitions
and interpretations of the modern interior from a disciplinary and/or
interdisciplinary perspective; examinations and re-examinations of the
historiography of the modern interior; the social, political or cultural relevance
of the modern interior in both history and practice; the role of individual
interior decorators, designers and architects on the practice and history of the
interior; significant people, firms and practices; the development and role of
education in the modern interior. The aim of this joint symposium is to
understand the practice of modern interior design through its histories, to
understand how it interior design has been defined as a specific design
discipline, and to identify champions of the modern interior and rebels who
challenged its borderlines.
Submission Process
Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be attached to an email and sent
by October 1, 2009 to Dr. Anne Massey, Kingston University,
[log in to unmask] OR Dr. Mary Anne Beecher University of Manitoba,
[log in to unmask] Authors are to submit a brief vita along with their
abstracts.
Please identify your emails by including “Symposium Proposal” in the subject
line. An email confirming receipt will be sent within 48 hours. If such email has
not been received, the author should contact the person to whom abstract
was sent. To ensure a blind review, NO identifying information should be
included on the abstract. Any abstracts with identifying information will not be
reviewed. Questions regarding the submission process may be directed to
either Drs. Massey or Beecher.
The blind review process will be completed by November 15, 2009 at which
time authors will be notified of decision. Accepted abstracts will appear in the
conference proceedings.
In addition, based on the quality of the abstract, certain authors may be
invited to submit their full papers for publication. More information will follow
the November deadline.
IDEC Conference Information
The symposium will take place immediately before the Interior Design
Educators Council’s Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, March 24-27, 2010.
Participants of the symposium (IDEC pre-conference) are encouraged also to
submit these or additional abstracts to the IDEC conference. Go to
http://www.idec.org/events/2010.php for more information.
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